Kamrul Islam Rabbi (born 10 December 1991) is a Bangladeshi

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er who has played for

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from the 2008–09 season. He is a right-handed

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and a right-arm

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bowler.

Domestic career

Rabbi made his first-class debut in October 2008 against

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. He did not bat in the match, and bowled sixteen overs, taking figures of 3/33. He played for

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in the

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. His best first-class bowling figures are 5 for 65 for Barisal Division against

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in 2012–13. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

Rajshahi Kings 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 ...

team, following the draft for the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for

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in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 17 dismissals in 11 matches. 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

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. On 8 December 2020, in the

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, Rabbi took a

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, bowling for Fortune Barishal against Minister Group Rajshahi.

International career

In November 2015, he was named in the

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squad for Bangladesh's series against Zimbabwe. On 20 October 2016, he made his

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debut against England. 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 November 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabbi, Kamrul Islam 1991 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh East Zone cricketers Bangladesh South Zone cricketers Barisal Division cricketers Comilla Victorians cricketers Cricket Coaching School cricketers Victoria Sporting Club cricketers Bangladesh under-23 cricketers Rajshahi Kings cricketers Gazi Group cricketers People from Patuakhali district