Mohammad Nazmul Islam (born 21 March 1991), also known as Nazmul Apu is a Bangladeshi first-class,

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and Twenty20

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er and former international

er. Nazmul is a left-handed batsman and a

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bowler.

Domestic career

Nazmul has played for Dhaka Division in the

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(NCL). He has represented his country playing for

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and at under-23 level. In the

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(BCL), he has played for both

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and South Zone. In October 2018, Nazmul was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the

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. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the

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in the

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. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the

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following the players' draft for the

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International career

In February 2018, Nazmul was added to Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against

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on 15 February 2018. In August 2018, Nazmul was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the

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. Later that month, he was named in Bangladesh's fifteen-man squad for the tournament. He made his

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(ODI) debut for Bangladesh against Afghanistan on 23 September 2018. In October 2018, Nazmul was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 3 November 2018.

Personal life

Covid-19

On 20 June 2020, Nazmul was reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 alongside fellow Bangladeshi cricketers Mashrafe Mortaza and

Nafees Iqbal Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ নাফিস ইকবাল খান; born 31 January 1985), better known as Nafees Iqbal, is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer. He played as a right-handed opening batsman ...

References

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