Najmul Hossain Shanto
Najmul Hossain Shanto — career overview
Najmul Hossain Shanto is a cricketer who represents Bangladesh in international cricket as a batsman (Left Handed Bat, Right-arm offbreak bowler). In international cricket Najmul Hossain Shanto has appeared in 37 Tests (2,189 runs at 32.19, with 5 hundreds and 4 fiftys); 56 ODIs (1,646 runs at 34.60, with 3 hundreds and 9 fiftys); 49 T20Is (960 runs at 22.86, with 4 fiftys). With the ball, Najmul Hossain Shanto has taken 2 international wickets across formats. Full batting and bowling records, recent form and milestones are shown below. Compare Najmul Hossain Shanto with other players using the player comparison tool, or see where Bangladesh rank in the latest ICC rankings.
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 37 | 70 | 2 | 2189 | 163 | 32.19 | 4158 | 52.65 | 5 | 4 | 246 | 29 |
| ODI | 56 | 55 | 3 | 1646 | 122 | 34.60 | 2114 | 79.96 | 3 | 9 | 175 | 15 |
| T20I | 49 | 47 | 5 | 960 | 71 | 22.86 | 886 | 108.35 | - | 4 | 87 | 19 |
| T20 (dom.) | 50 | 48 | 5 | 987 | 71 | 22.95 | 905 | 109.07 | - | 4 | 89 | 20 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 37 | 11 | 118 | 86 | - | - | 0/2 | - | 4.37 | - | - | - |
| ODI | 56 | 10 | 117 | 125 | 2 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 77.00 | 6.41 | 81.0 | - | - |
| T20I | 49 | 3 | 18 | 26 | - | 0/3 | 0/3 | - | 8.67 | - | - | - |
| T20 (dom.) | 50 | 3 | 18 | 26 | - | 0/3 | 0/3 | - | 8.67 | - | - | - |
Format Performance
Batting — Runs & Average
Bowling — Wickets & Economy
Career Milestones
Najmul Hossain Shanto — Career Overview
Najmul Hossain Shanto is a batsman from Bangladesh. Najmul bats left handed bat and bowls right-arm offbreak. Specialist batters anchor an innings and shape its tempo. The best combine a tight defensive technique with the range of strokes needed to score off any ball, and the temperament to bat long across all conditions and formats. Bangladesh is one of the playing nations represented across the international and franchise calendar, with players drawn from the domestic system and the academy pathway into the senior side. International batting record — 37 Tests: 2,189 runs at an average of 32.19, strike rate 52.65 (5 hundreds, 4 fiftys); 56 ODIs: 1,646 runs at an average of 34.60, strike rate 79.96 (3 hundreds, 9 fiftys); 49 T20Is: 960 runs at an average of 22.86, strike rate 108.35 (4 fiftys). International bowling — 2 wickets in ODI at 77.00, economy 6.41. Franchise leagues — the IPL, PSL, BBL, CPL, SA20 and others — make up an increasing share of the modern cricket calendar, with selection in these competitions shaping income, exposure and the pathway back into national squads. Career statistics in cricket are best read across formats: a Test average, an ODI strike rate and a T20I economy each tell a different part of the story, and modern selection often turns on how a player splits their time across red-ball and white-ball cricket within a packed annual schedule. Recent form, opposition strength and conditions at the venue also weigh heavily alongside the headline numbers. Our player database tracks Najmul Hossain Shanto's match-by-match appearances across the international and domestic calendar, with batting and bowling splits by format, opposition, venue and time period. Career milestones — highest score, best bowling figures, fastest fifty or hundred and notable franchise performances — sit alongside the running totals so the full arc of a career is easy to read in one view. On GeoCric you can dig into Najmul Hossain Shanto's career numbers, format-by-format breakdowns, batting and bowling averages, century and five-wicket counts, league appearances and recent form — refreshed against live match data and free to read.