Abu Hider

Abu Hider Rony (Bengali: আবু হায়দার রনি; born 14 February 1996) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.^[1] He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in January 2016.

Abu Hider

Personal information
Full name	Abu Hider Rony
Born	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 29) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowling Allrounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2016–present)
ODI debut (cap 126)	20 September 2018 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	26 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 51)	20 January 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	22 December 2018 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 2 13 65 130 Runs scored 1 58 1400 985 Batting average 1.00 58.00 19.44 16.98 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/5 0/3 Top score 1 22* 77 54* Balls bowled 108 216 9244 5719 Wickets 3 6 194 192 Bowling average 29.66 55.00 28.31 25.89 5 wickets in innings 0 0 6 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/50 2/40 6/86 7/20 Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 33/– 43/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 April 2025

Domestic career

Dhaka Premier Division League

Playing for Gazi Group Cricketers, he took most wickets (35 in 16 matches) in the 2016-17 season, which his team won.^[2]

In the next season he was retained by Gazi Group Cricketers. He took 17 wickets in 9 innings in the 2017–18 DPL.^[3]

In the 2019 DPL he played for Gazi Group Cricketers, where he took 7 wickets in 8 innings at an average of 50.00. His best bowling figures were 2/46.^[4]

He was signed by Mohammedan Sporting Club cricket team for the 2020 DPL. He got the chance to play just one match as the tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. He took 1 wicket at an average of 43.00. His best bowing figures being 1/43.^[5]

He made a comeback in 2022 DPL in the jersey of Brothers Union cricket team by taking 17 wickets in 11 innings in an average of 29.05. His best bowling figure was 4/51.^[6]

In the next season he didn't had a good season. He played for Agrani Bank Cricket Club. He took 12 wickets in 13 innings in an average of 49.41. His bowling figure was 3/65.^[7]

He cameback strongly in 2024 DPL. He played the season for Mohammedan Sporting Club cricket team. He took 31 wickets in 16 innings in an average of 19.06. His best bowling figure was 7/20. He became the highest wicket taker of the tournament.^[8]

In the following season he was retained by the Mohammedan Sporting Club cricket team. He took 15 wickets in 11 innings in an average of 25.33. His best bowling figure was 4/66.^[9]

Bangladesh Premier League

Comilla Victorians

He was picked by Comilla Victorians for 2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League. In his debut season he took 21 wickets in 12 innings in an average of 15.04. His best bowling figure was 4/19. He became the second highest wicket taker of the tournament.^[10]

Barisal Bulls

In 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League he was selected to play for Barisal Bulls. He took 4 wickets in 7 innings in an average of 53.75. His best figure was 2/34.^[11]

Dhaka Dynamites

He was selected to play for Dhaka Dynamites in 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League. He took 15 wickets in 13 innings in an average of 19.93. His best bowling figure was 3/11.^[12]

Comilla Victorians

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Comilla Victorians team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[13] He took 3 wickets in 6 innings with an average of 40.00. His best bowling figure was 2/37.^[14]

Cumilla Warriors

He was drafted to play for the Cumilla Warriors in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In the tournament, he took only 2 wickets in 10 innings in an average of 141.00. His best bowling figure was 1/19.^[15]

Comilla Victorians

He played for the Comilla Victorians in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League. He took 4 wickets in 5 innings in an average of 30.75. His best bowling figure was 3/19.^[16]

He was retained by the Comilla Victorians for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League. He took 3 wickets in 4 innings in an average of 27.33. His best bowling figure was 1/13.^[17]

Rangpur Riders

In September 2023, he was drafted to play for the Rangpur Riders team in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League. He made strong comeback in this season of BPL. In a League stage match against Fortune Barishal he took a 5 wicket haul, which includes the wicket of Kyle Mayers, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. He took 5 wickets for only 12 runs in that match. In the season he took 9 wickets in 5 innings in an average of 10.55. His best bowling figure was 5/12.^[18]

Khulna Tigers

He played the season for the Khulna Tigers. He continued his good form. He took 17 wickets in 10 innings in an average of 21.64. His best bowling figure was 4/44.^[19]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 20 January 2016.^[20]

In August 2018, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.^[21] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Afghanistan on 20 September 2018.^[22] In November 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.^[23]