Naeem Islam

Naeem Islam

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Naeem Islam
Born	31 December 1986 (age 25) Gaibandha, Bangladesh
Nickname	Chhoka Naeem
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off break
Role	All-Rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 51)	17 October 2008 v New Zealand
Last Test	2 November 2011 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 91)	9 October 2008 v New Zealand
Last ODI	1 December 2011 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2011	Rajshahi Division
2011–present	Rangpur Division
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	8	53	64	101
Runs scored	416	731	3,674	2,158
Batting average	32.00	24.36	40.37	31.73
100s/50s	1/1	0/3	10/19	2/11
Top score	108	73*	137*	113*
Balls bowled	574	1,734	3.116	2,502
Wickets	1	35	35	53
Bowling average	303.00	39.57	43.74	37.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0	1	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/11	3/32	5/50	4/32
Catches/stumpings	2/–	18/–	43/1	45/2
Source: CricketArchive, http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/56054.html, 7 December 2012

Naeem Islam

Medal record
Men's Cricket
Competitor for  Bangladesh
Asian Games
Gold	2010 Guangzhou	Team

Mohammad Naeem Islam is an international cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 31 December 1986 in Gaibandha and is a right-handed batsman and occasional off break bowler. He made his debut for Rajshahi Division in 2004/05 and played through the 2006/07 season, after having represented the full range of Bangladesh representative youth teams and went on to make his international debut on 9 October 2008 against New Zealand. He has scored seven centuries and 17 fifties in first-class cricket as of December 2011, with a best of 136 against Barisal Division.

International career

Following the exodus of 14 players to the Dhaka Warriors team of the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League, Bangladesh were forced to introduce new players. Naeem Islam was one of three uncapped players called into the Bangladesh squad for a series of three One Day Internationals (ODIs) against New Zealand in October 2008, shortly after the exodus. Chief selector Rafiqul Alam called Islam a "talented young batsman". He played in all three matches in the series, although his first innings was not until the second match when he was run out without facing a ball. Naeem top scored in the final match with an unbeaten 46 in Chittagong, although that was unable to prevent his side slumping to a 79-run loss.
That was followed by his inclusion in the Test squad to face New Zealand in Chittagong, where he made his Test debut, scoring 14 in the first innings and 19 in the second. On a turning track, he picked up his maiden Test wicket when he dismissed Daniel Flynn caught behind in New Zealand's first innings.
Naeem was part of the 13-man Bangladesh squad that played in the 2010 Asian Games in late November.They played Afghanistan in the final and won by five wickets, securing the country's first gold medal at the Asian Games. The Bangladesh Cricket Board founded the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year. An auction was held for teams to buy players, and Naeem was bought by the Sylhet Royals for $90,000.