Sirajullah Khadim (born June 10, 1988) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the

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. He previously played domestic cricket 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 ...

Personal life

Khadim was born on 10 June 1988 in

Brahmanbaria Brahmanbaria ( bn, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, Brāhmaṇabāṛiẏā) is a city of Bangladesh and the capital of Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila as well as Brahmanbaria District. It is the second largest city after Cumilla ...

. He immigrated to

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in 2014.

Bangladesh career

Khadim was admitted to the

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 2001 and represented Bangladesh at under-15, under-17 and under-19 level. He played for the

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at the

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in Sri Lanka. Khadim made his debut for

in 2005. He played for Mohammedan Sporting Club at the age of 18. In 2009, while practising for the

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, he received a serious eye injury which led to the end of his career in Bangladesh.

Portugal career

In August 2021, he was named in Portugal's

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(T20I) squad for the 2021 Portugal Tri-Nation Series tournament. He made his

(T20I) debut for Portugal, against

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, on 19 August 2021.

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* 1988 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Portuguese cricketers Portugal Twenty20 International cricketers Bangladeshi expatriates in Portugal People from Brahmanbaria district Cricketers from Chittagong Division {{Bangladesh-cricket-bio-1980s-stub