Mohammad Mithun

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Mohammad Mithun
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Mithun Ali
Born (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33)
Kushtia, Khulna, Bangladesh
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 91)11 November 2018 v Zimbabwe
Last Test11 February 2021 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 111)17 June 2014 v India
Last ODI20 July 2021 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 41)12 February 2014 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I30 March 2021 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2009Sylhet Division
2009–presentKhulna Division
2012Barisal Burners
2013Khulna Royal Bengals
2015–2018Rangpur Riders
2018–presentKandahar Knights
2019Sylhet Thunder
2022Sylhet Sunrisers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 10 34 17 115
Runs scored 333 714 127 6,068
Batting average 18.50 27.46 10.58 34.28
100s/50s 0/2 0/6 0/0 14/30
Top score 67 73* 47 206
Balls bowled – 12 – 476
Wickets – 0 – 14
Bowling average – – – 20.71
5 wickets in innings – – – 1
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 7/75
Catches/stumpings 6/– 7/– 4/– 151/20
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2022
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Team

Mohammad Mithun (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ মিঠুন; born March 3, 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the captain of Sylhet Strikers.[1] He made his first class in 2006/07 season for Sylhet Division.[2] He made his international debut for Bangladesh in February 2014.[3]

Domestic career[edit]

Mithun made his first-class debut playing for Sylhet Division in November 2006. He enjoyed a good limited-overs season in 2008/09 when he topped the run charts for his team with 285 runs at an imposing strike rate of 105.

In October 2018, Mithun was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[4] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6]

International career[edit]

Mithun was named as replacement for captain Mushfiqur Rahim in the two-match T20I series against Sri Lanka in February 2014 as the wicketkeeper. Mithun had been in Bangladesh cricket team's World T20 squad in 2009, making this his second inclusion in the senior team. He was then called up to the ODI squad for the three-match series against India in June 2014 and made his ODI debut and scored 26 runs.

In October 2018, Mithun was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[7] He made his debut against Zimbabwe on 11 November 2018.[8] He became the most experienced first-class cricketer from Bangladesh to make his Test debut, with 88 matches.[9]

In April 2019, Mithun was named in Bangladesh's 15 man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.deshrupantor.com/amp/486887/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AA%E0%A7%A8
  2. ^ "Mohammad Mithun". cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Mohammad Mithun profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh hand Nazmul, Mithun maiden Test call-ups". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. ^ "2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Nov 11-15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe's shot at rare away series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh pick ODI newbie Abu Jayed for World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Shakib, Jayed, Hossain in Bangladesh squad for World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

External links[edit]

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