Syed Rasel

Syed Rasel
Personal information
Born	3 July 1984(age 40); Jessore,Bangladesh
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium-fast
International information
National side	Bangladesh(2005–2010);
Test debut (cap44)	12 September 2005 vSri Lanka
Last Test	11 July 2007 vSri Lanka
ODI debut (cap78)	31 August 2005 vSri Lanka
Last ODI	15 July 2010 vIreland
ODI shirt no.	47
T20I debut (cap16)	1 September 2007 vKenya
Last T20I	5 November 2008 vSouth Africa
Domestic team information
2001–2011, 2014–2015	Khulna Division
2011–2012	Barisal Division
2012	Duronto Rajshahi
Career statistics
	Source:ESPNcricinfo,29 October 2017

Syed Rasel(Bengali:সৈয়দ রাসেল) (born 3 July 1984) is a Bangladeshi formercricketerwho represented his country in all formats of the game. He was a left-handed medium-fast swing bowler who came up through the ranks of the under-19s, to theBangladesh Ateam, to the fullBangladeshteam, while playing domestically forKhulna Division.

Playing for Bangladesh A againstKentin August 2005, a 21-year-old Rasel tookbowling figuresof 7 for 50 in the first innings and finished the match with ten wickets.^[1]

International career

He was rewarded with a spot in the Bangladeshi squad for the tour of Sri Lanka the following month. He went on to make both his Test and ODI debuts on the tour, taking 4 for 129 in the second Test at Colombo.^[1]

Back home at Bogra in February 2006, Rasel took 2 for 28 to give Bangladesh their first ever ODI win over Sri Lanka.^[1]

Rasel's progress was halted when he damaged his foot in a motorbike accident but he recovered in time to take part in the 2006 Champions Trophy.^[2]

Despite not playing all but one game of their last ODI series before2007 Cricket World Cup,he made the squad for the Caribbean. In the 3rd Test against Sri Lanka during the 2007 season he became the 700th Test victim ofMuttiah Muralitharan.^[3]

At the start of November 2010, the BCB announced 16 central contracts. Rasel was one of six players in the third tier (grade B).^[4]When the central contracts were next renewed, in April 2012, Rasel's contract was allowed to lapse.^[5]

In 2011, he signed for Halstead Cricket Club to play in theEast Anglian Premier Cricket League.^[6]

References

^^a ^b ^c"Player Profile: Syed Rasel".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved11 June2024.
^Cricinfo staff (18 September 2006),Bangladesh hit by injuries,Cricinfo.com,retrieved8 March2009
^"Muralitharan's 700th wicket seals Sri Lanka win".Reuters. 9 August 2007.Retrieved11 June2024.
^Ashraful handed top-level central contract,Cricinfo, 1 November 2010,retrieved4 February2011
^Ashraful chopped from central contracts list,Cricinfo, 1 April 2012,retrieved2 April2012
^"Halstead Cricket Club sign international bowler".Halstead Gazette.22 April 2011.Retrieved11 June2024.

External links

Syed RaselatESPNcricinfo

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[cricinfo-1] "Player Profile: Syed Rasel".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved11 June2024.

[2] Cricinfo staff (18 September 2006),Bangladesh hit by injuries,Cricinfo.com,retrieved8 March2009

[3] "Muralitharan's 700th wicket seals Sri Lanka win".Reuters. 9 August 2007.Retrieved11 June2024.

[4] Ashraful handed top-level central contract,Cricinfo, 1 November 2010,retrieved4 February2011

[5] Ashraful chopped from central contracts list,Cricinfo, 1 April 2012,retrieved2 April2012

[6] "Halstead Cricket Club sign international bowler".Halstead Gazette.22 April 2011.Retrieved11 June2024.

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