Rubel Hossain

Rubel Hossain
Rubel Hossain in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Rubel Hossain
Born (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 56)9 July 2009 v West Indies
Last Test7 February 2020 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 95)14 January 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI26 March 2021 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.34
T20I debut (cap 23)6 June 2009 v India
Last T20I1 April 2021 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.34
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–presentChittagong Division
2012Chittagong Kings
2015Sylhet Super Stars
2016–2017Rangpur Riders
2018/19Dhaka Dynamites
2019/20Chattogram Challengers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 27 104 28 60
Runs scored 265 144 20 555
Batting average 9.46 4.96 4.00 9.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 45* 17 8* 45*
Balls bowled 4,223 4,678 579 8,141
Wickets 36 129 28 97
Bowling average 76.77 34.31 32.57 54.03
5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/166 6/26 3/31 7/51
Catches/stumpings 11/– 20/– 1/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 April 2021
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam

Mohammad Rubel Hossain (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ রুবেল হোসেন born 1 January 1990) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. Rubel made his international debut in January 2009 aged only 19. He has the highest bowling average of any pace bowler to have bowled at least 2,000 deliveries in Test cricket. He is a quick bowler with a slingy action similar to Lasith Malinga's. Hossain announced his retirement from Test cricket on 19 September 2022.