Mohammad Naim

Naim Sheikh
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Naim Sheikh
Born (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 25)
Faridpur, Bangladesh
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOpening Batter
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 100)9 January 2022 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 134)6 March 2020 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI9 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 67)3 November 2019 v India
Last T20I6 September 2023 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019Dhaka Dynamites
2019/20Rangpur Rangers
2022Minister Dhaka
2023Rangpur Riders
2024Durdanto Dhaka
2025Khulna Tigers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 8 35 31
Runs scored 24 95 815 1,595
Batting average 12.00 13.57 23.97 29.53
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 3/5
Top score 24 28 81 180
Catches/stumpings 1/– 4/– 18/– 29/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2025

Mohammad Naim Sheikh (born 22 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in November 2019.[1]

Domestic career

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Naim made his List A debut for Legends of Rupganj in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 22 February 2018.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

Naim made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis in the 2018–19 National Cricket League on 15 October 2018.[4]

Naim was the leading run-scorer for Legends of Rupganj in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 807 runs in 16 matches.[5] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[6]

Bangladesh Premier League

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Dhaka Dynamites

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In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Dhaka Dynamites in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 12 January 2019.[8] In his debut season he scored only 62 runs in an average of 31.00 with the strike rate of 93.93 and the best of 25*.

Rangpur Rangers

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In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[9] He finished the season with 359 runs in an average of 32.63 including 2 fifties.[10]

Minister Dhaka

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In December 2021, he was selected to play for the Minister Dhaka in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League. He had a poor tournament personally, where scored only 50 runs in 7 innings with an average of 8.33.[11]

Rangpur Rangers

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He was again drafted in the squad of Rangpur Rangers for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.[12] He scored 217 runs in an average of 16.69 with the best of 45.[13]

Durdanto Dhaka

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In 2024 Bangladesh Premier League he played for Durdanto Dhaka, where he scored 310 runs in 12 innings with an average of 25.83 including 2 fifties.[14]

Khulna Tigers

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He was drafted in the squad of Khulna Tigers for the 2025 Bangladesh Premier League. During a league stage against Rangpur Riders he scored his maiden BPL century. He scored 111* off 62 deliveries, hitting 8 sixes and 7 fours.[15] He finished tournament as the highest run scorer. He scored 511 runs in 14 innings at an average of 42.58 including 1 century and 3 fifties.[16] He also became the second Bangladeshi cricketer after Najmul Hossain Shanto to score 500 or more runs in a single season of Bangladesh Premier League.

International career

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In September 2019, Naim received his maiden call up for national team, when he was added to the squad for last two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, but he did not play in the series.[17] In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for their series against India.[18] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh, against India, on 3 November 2019.[19]

In November 2019, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[20] Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[21] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[22]

In February 2020, Naim was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[23] He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh, against Zimbabwe, on 6 March 2020.[24]

In September 2021, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25] In December 2021, he named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[26] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh on 9 January 2022, against New Zealand.[27]

Teams Played

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Bangladesh, Bangladesh U23, Bangladesh U19, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Dhaka Dynamites, Rangpur Rangers, Beximco Dhaka, Minister Group Dhaka.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohammad Naim". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ "26th match, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Dhaka, Feb 22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Media Release : ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018: Bangladesh squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Tier 2, National Cricket League at Bogra, Oct 15-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2018/19 - Legends of Rupganj: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "12th Match (D/N), Bangladesh Premier League at Dhaka, Jan 12 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  9. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2019-20-13480
  11. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2021-22-14443
  12. ^ https://www.bpllivescore.com/bpl-2024-all-player-list-draft-auction-24-september/
  13. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2022-23-15147
  14. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2023-24-15981
  15. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-premier-league-2024-25-1459492/khulna-tigers-vs-rangpur-riders-39th-match-1459575/full-scorecard
  16. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2024-25-16817
  17. ^ "Bangladesh include uncapped Mohammad Naim, Aminul Islam for next two T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Tamim Iqbal back in Bangladesh squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  19. ^ "1st T20I (N), Bangladesh tour of India at Delhi, Nov 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  22. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim break into Bangladesh ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  24. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Mar 6 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  25. ^ "No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan picked for New Zealand Tests despite not wanting to travel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  27. ^ "2nd Test, Christchurch, Jan 9 - 13 2022, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Mohammad Naim". Shamim Nesco. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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