Monir Hossain (born 27 January 1985) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played at First-class, List A and

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level. He is a left-handed batsman and slow

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bowler. He has represented

Barisal Division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

and

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 ...

in First-class and List A cricket. He has played with Duronto Rajshahi and the Barisal Bulls in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Career

Monir made his First-class and List A debuts for

in February 2006, against

Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division ( bn, রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,484,858. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 district ...

and Chittagong Division respectively. After playing for

in 2009, he returned to Barisal Division in 2010. Monir was selected by Duronto Rajshahi for the 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League. In October 2016, he was selected by the Barisal Bulls for the

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draft. Playing for Barisal Division against Rajshahi Division in the National Cricket League in November 2018, Monir finished the Rajshahi first innings by taking a

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, dismissing all three victims

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. In November 2019, Monir was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.

References

Bangladeshi cricketers Barisal Division cricketers Duronto Rajshahi cricketers Living people Prime Bank Cricket Club cricketers Victoria Sporting Club cricketers 1985 births People from Barisal {{Bangladesh-cricket-bio-stub