Tanvir Islam (born 25 October 1996) is a Bangladeshi

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the

2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League The 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was the fourth edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh between April and June 2017. The tournament started on 12 April 201 ...

on 21 April 2017. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 15 September 2017. He made his

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debut for

Khulna Titans Khulna Tigers ( bn, খুলনা টাইগার্স) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise was owned by Gemcon Sports a ...

on 24 November 2017 in the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the

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, with 22 dismissals in 16 matches. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

team, following the draft for the

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. In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the

2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup The 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup was the third edition of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Karachi, Pakistan and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Eight teams participated in the tournament including five under-23 age level teams of Test nations and ...

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

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in Bangladesh. Later the same month, he was selected to play for the

Khulna Tigers Khulna Tigers ( bn, খুলনা টাইগার্স) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise was owned by Gemcon Sports a ...

in the

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, and he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the

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. The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final. In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves. In the unofficial Test match, Islam took thirteen wickets in the match, including 8/51 in the second innings.

International career

In March 2023, he named as

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(T20I) squad for their series against England. He made his T20I debut in the third T20I of the series, on 14 March 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Tanvir 1996 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Barisal Division cricketers Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity cricketers Khulna Tigers cricketers People from Barisal Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh Asian Games medalists in cricket Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in cricket Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers Comilla Victorians cricketers