Mehrab Hossain (; born 8 July 1987) is a former Bangladeshi

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er who came through successfully through the age groups of the country. He was a member of the U-19 Bangladesh National Cricket Team of the

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. He was called in the national team for the first time at the

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and played his first ODI match against Zimbabwe. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and slow left arm bowler. He represented Bangladesh in 12 U19 ODI matches, taking 16 wickets and scoring 213 runs. In May 2007, he was picked for the

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Test squad for the first time, for India's tour of the country. After dropping off from the national team, Hossain played in the domestic league for Dhaka Metropolis,

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and Chittagong Kings. Hossain migrated to Canada after retiring from playing professional cricket. In September 2023, he joined the

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at the

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as a police officer.

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