Shohidul Islam (born 5 January 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Dhaka Metropolis. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in November 2021.[1] In July 2022, he was suspended from playing in any form of cricket for ten months, backdated to 28 May 2022, due to a doping violation.[2][3]
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| Full name | Md. Shohidul Islam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1995 Narayanganj, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Khokan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 73) | 22 November 2021 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut on 21 November 2016 playing for Chittagong Vikings in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.[4] In November 2018, bowling for Central Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Central Zone in the tournament, with eighteen dismissals in four matches.[6] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[7] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[8]
In March 2021, in the opening round of the 2020–21 National Cricket League, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with 106 runs for Dhaka Metropolis.[9]
International career
In April 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their away series against Sri Lanka.[10][11] In May 2021, Shohidul was named in Bangladesh's preliminary One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against Sri Lanka.[12]
In November 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[13] He made his T20I debut on 22 November 2021, for Bangladesh against Pakistan.[14] Later the same month, he was added to Bangladesh's Test squad, also for their series against Pakistan.[15] He was also named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[16] In March 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[17] In May 2022, he was again named in Bangladesh's Test squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[18]