Rajin Saleh

Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam (Bengali: খন্দকার মোহাম্মদ রাজিন সালেহ আলম) (born November 20, 1983) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer, who has played Tests and ODIs for the national team. He was recognised for his outstanding fielding attributes and was one of the best fielders of his generation. He was also a member of the national 2006 ICC Champions Trophy and 2007 Cricket World Cup squads. In November 2018, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket.^[1]

Rajin Saleh

Personal information
Full name	Khondokar Mohammad Rajin Saleh Alam
Born	(1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 41) Sylhet, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Sayem Alam (brother) Nasirul Alam (brother) Rezaul Haque (brother)
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2003–2008)
Test debut (cap 33)	20 August 2003 v Pakistan
Last Test	25 October 2008 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 67)	9 September 2003 v Pakistan
Last ODI	13 October 2006 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	35
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 24 43 148 140 Runs scored 1141 1,005 8,481 3,153 Batting average 25.93 23.92 36.08 24.63 100s/50s 0/7 1/6 18/44 5/14 Top score 89 108* 201* 108* Balls bowled 438 539 1,563 1,470 Wickets 2 15 9 38 Bowling average 134.00 30.60 104.66 32.92 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/9 4/16 2/44 4/16 Catches/stumpings 13/– 9/– 128/– 44/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 March 2023

International career

Alam was the twelfth man in Bangladesh's inaugural Test, played against India on November 10, 2000. He then spent three years out of the national squad. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in autumn 2003 when Bangladesh toured Pakistan, scoring a half-century on debut.^[2] He also made his ODI debut in that same series. During and after that series he proved himself to be one of the regular members of the national team. In 2004 ICC Champions Trophy he captained the side in the absence of the injured Habibul Bashar. He also made an unbeaten knock of 108 against Kenya to become the third Bangladeshi batsman to score a century in One-day Internationals.