Full name Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam
Born November 20, 1983, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Current age 24 years 243 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Bangladesh A,Sylhet Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
22
43
2
1115
89
27.19
3027
36.83
0
7
137
5
13
0
ODIs
43
43
1
1005
108*
23.92
1833
54.82
1
6
94
3
9
0
First-class
69
124
11
4052
131*
35.85
8
20
52
0
List A
82
81
5
1792
108*
23.57
2
8
27
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
22
16
438
268
2
1/9
1/21
134.00
3.67
219.0
0
0
0
ODIs
43
19
539
459
15
4/16
4/16
30.60
5.10
35.9
1
0
0
First-class
69
1256
722
5
2/44
144.40
3.44
251.2
0
0
List A
82
909
720
29
4/16
4/16
24.82
4.75
31.3
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20-24, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Kandy, Jul 11-14, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan, Sep 9, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Jaipur, Oct 13, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2000/01
Last First-class
Warwickshire v Bangladesh A at Birmingham, Jul 11-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2000/01
Last List A
Ireland v Bangladesh A at Bangor, Jun 29, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Rajin Saleh is one of the most talented batsmen in Bangladesh, and, as a man who takes pride in his physical fitness as well, he has also become a favourite of his coach, Dav Whatmore. Saleh, a No. 3 batsman on the domestic circuit, first attracted attention when he averaged 56 in the National League in 2000-01. He had played only five matches for Sylhet when he was included in the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI which took on the Australian Cricket Academy the following year, but made 81 in the first match, a knock which drew high praise from the Aussie press. Technically sound, Saleh is equally solid forward or back, and has rapidly become a mainstay in the Bangladesh batting line-up. And before he had turned 21 he was elevated to the captaincy for the Champions Trophy in England in 2004, after Habibul Bashar broke his thumb. Back in the ranks, he cracked 89 in the historic victory over Zimbabwe at Chittagong early in 2005, but lost his place after making only 2 and 7 against England at Chester-le-Street. An undefeated 108 against Kenya at Fatullah in March 2006 - on the 35th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan - forced Saleh back into the Test reckoning, and he distinguished himself with innings of 67, 33 and 71 against the Australians. As a result of several ordinary one-day performances, Saleh played just one match in the Champions Trophy in October and hasn't played an ODI since. However, when Bangladesh named their 15 for the World Cup in the West Indies, Saleh's name was on the list.
Shahryar Khan February 2007
