Akbar Ali (born 8 October 2001) is a Bangladeshi

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er. He was referred as "Akbar the Great" after

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's victory in 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup under his captaincy and for his unbeaten knock in the final.

Career

Akbar made his

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debut for

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is res ...

in the

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on 25 February 2019. He made his List A debut for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the

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on 8 March 2019. In December 2019, Akbar was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Under his captaincy, Bangladesh won the

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, the first ever major ICC event title for Bangladesh. In the final, they defeated

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by three wickets, via the DLS method, to win their first ever ICC title. In February 2021, Akbar was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves. Akbar made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021, for the Bangladesh Emerging team against Ireland Wolves. In November 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Akbar 2001 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan cricketers People from Rangpur District