Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury (; born 7 January 1994), better known as simply Ebadot Hossain, nicknamed 'Sylhet Rocket' due to his speed and skill, is a Bangladeshi

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2019. He is also an active soldier of the

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; he is one of two cricketers who are also active soldiers, along with Sheldon Cottrell of the

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Early life

Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury was born on 7 January 1994 to a

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family of Chowdhuries in the village of Kathaltali in Barlekha, Moulvibazar District. He was the second of the six children of Nizamuddin Chowdhury and Samia Begum. In 2012, Ebadot Hossain joined the

as a volleyball player. In 2016, he attended a pacer hunt competition conducted by BCB under Aaqib Javed's supervision. Ebadot was picked by Aaqib for BCB's High-Performance program. And thus, Ebadot became a cricketer from a volleyball player.

Domestic career

Ebadot made his first-class debut for

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in the 2016–17 National Cricket League on 25 September 2016. Ebadot made his

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debut for Mohammedan Sporting Club in the

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on 8 May 2017. He made his

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debut for

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on 6 November 2017 in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League. Ebadot was the leading wicket-taker for

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in the

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, with thirteen dismissals in six matches. In October 2018, Ebadot was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the

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. The following month, bowling for North Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, he took his maiden ten-wicket match haul in first-class cricket. In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.

International career

In November 2016, Ebadot was named in a 22-man preparatory squad to train in Australia, ahead of Bangladesh's tour to New Zealand. In February 2019, Ebadot was added to Bangladesh's

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squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against

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on 28 February 2019, and his first test wicket was

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. In January 2022, he took his first

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in Test cricket, against New Zealand at

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in the first Test of the series. He ended up with the figure 6/46, which helped Bangladesh to achieve their first win against New Zealand in their home across formats in 33 encounters and their first Test win against New Zealand. He was named the Man of the Match for picking up seven wickets in the match. In February 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan. In March 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their series against South Africa. In May 2022, he was again named in Bangladesh's ODI squad, this time for their series against the West Indies. In August 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their tour of Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut on 10 August 2022, for Bangladesh against

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. Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for the

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. He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2022, against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Ebadot 1994 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen Rangpur Riders cricketers Sylhet Strikers cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Mohammedan Sporting Club cricketers Fortune Barishal cricketers People from Barlekha Upazila Cricketers from Sylhet Division