Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi ( bn, আবু জায়েদ চৌধুরী রাহী; born 2 August 1993) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for

Sylhet Division Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions of ...

. His ability to swing the ball is regarded as the best in Bangladesh. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2018. In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(ODI) squad for the

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, despite being uncapped in an ODI match. He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh the following month, against the

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Domestic career

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 National Cricket League tournament, with 29 dismissals. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

Chittagong Vikings The Chattogram Challengers ( Chittagonian/ bn, চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স) is a franchise cricket team which participates in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The franchise was founded in 2012 & based ...

team, following the draft for the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with eighteen dismissals in thirteen matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker for East Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, with twenty dismissals in five matches. In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the

Rajshahi Royals Rajshahi Royals ( Varendri/ bn, রাজশাহী রয়্যালস) were a Bangladeshi franchise Twenty20 cricket team. The team was based in Rajshahi in Bangladesh and competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 fra ...

in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.

International career

In February 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against

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on 18 February 2018. In June 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's

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squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against the

on 4 July 2018. In August 2018, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the

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. In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

. On 13 May 2019, he made his ODI debut for Bangladesh, against the

, in the fifth match of the tri-series in Ireland. In Bangladesh's next match of the tri-series, and Jayed's second ODI, he took his first

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in ODIs, with five wickets for 58 runs against

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Personal life

On 8 July 2020 Abu Jayed married Dr Touhida Akter Juha at his hometown

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

. Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, they couldn't arrange a big ceremony.

Teams Played

Bangladesh U19, Rangpur Riders, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Dhaka Dynamites, Bangladesh, Khulna Titans, Chittagong Vikings, Bangladesh A, Rajshahi Royals, Fortune Barishal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayed, Abu 1993 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Brothers Union cricketers Kala Bagan Cricket Academy cricketers Old DOHS Sports Club cricketers Rangpur Riders cricketers Khulna Tigers cricketers Bangladesh East Zone cricketers Bangladesh under-23 cricketers Dhaka Dominators cricketers Chattogram Challengers cricketers People from Sylhet