Habibul Bashar

Qazi Habibul Bashar () (born August 17, 1972) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was the former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team. He captained Bangladesh at 2007 ICC World Cup. The first test victory came under his captaincy against Zimbabwe. He is the most successful captain in Bangladesh cricket's history. Under his captaincy, Bangladesh have beaten Australia, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka in limited overs matches. He is currently one of the chief selectors of BCB

Early career
In 1989 Bashar played for the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the U-19 Asia Cup. In 1990s he played his domestic cricket for Biman Bangladesh Airlines. He made his ODI debut at the 1995 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka. He missed the 1997 ICC Trophy. He also missed the 1999 World Cup.

Career milestones
Tests
Test Debut: vs India, Bangabandhu, 2000
 He made his highest score of 113 in Test cricket against West Indies, 2004

ODIs
ODI Debut: vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 1995
 He made his highest score of 78 in ODI cricket against Zimbabwe, 2007


Reference

Other websites
 Player Profile from Cricinfo
 Player Profile from CricketArchive
 Player Profile from Banglacricket 
 Bangladesh Test batting averages from Cricinfo

Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:Bangladeshi cricketers
Category:People from Khulna Division
Category:International cricketers (men)