Mohammad Naim Sheikh (born 22 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in November 2019.

Domestic career

Naim made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 22 February 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the

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. Naim made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis in the

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on 15 October 2018. Naim was the leading run-scorer for Legends of Rupganj in the

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tournament, with 807 runs in 16 matches. In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.

Bangladesh Premier League

Dhaka Dynamites

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

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team, following the draft for the

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. He made his

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debut for the Dhaka Dynamites in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 12 January 2019. In his debut season he scored only 62 runs in an average of 31.00 with the strike rate of 93.93 and the best of 25*.

Rangpur Rangers

In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the

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. He finished the season with 359 runs in an average of 32.63 including 2 fifties.

Minister Dhaka

In December 2021, he was selected to play for the Minister Dhaka in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League. He had a poor tournament personally, where scored only 50 runs in 7 innings with an average of 8.33.

Rangpur Rangers

He was again drafted in the squad of Rangpur Rangers for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League. He scored 217 runs in an average of 16.69 with the best of 45.

Durdanto Dhaka

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he played for

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, where he scored 310 runs in 12 innings with an average of 25.83 including 2 fifties.

Khulna Tigers

He was drafted in the squad of Khulna Tigers for the

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. During a league stage against

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he scored his maiden BPL century. He scored 111* off 62 deliveries, hitting 8 sixes and 7 fours. He finished tournament as the highest run scorer. He scored 511 runs in 14 innings at an average of 42.58 including 1 century and 3 fifties. He also became the second Bangladeshi cricketer after

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to score 500 or more runs in a single season of

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International career

In September 2019, Naim received his maiden call up for national team, when he was added to the squad for last two

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s (T20Is) in the

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, but he did not play in the series. In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for their series against India. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh, against

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, on 3 November 2019. In November 2019, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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in Bangladesh. Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the

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. The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final. In February 2020, Naim was named in Bangladesh's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh, against

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, on 6 March 2020. In September 2021, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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. In December 2021, he named in Bangladesh's

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squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his Test debut for Bangladesh on 9 January 2022, against

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Teams Played

Bangladesh, Bangladesh U23, Bangladesh U19, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Dhaka Dynamites, Rangpur Rangers, Beximco Dhaka, Minister Group Dhaka.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naim, Mohammad 1999 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen Dhaka Dominators cricketers Dhaka Metropolis cricketers Legends of Rupganj cricketers Cricketers from Dhaka South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in cricket Medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games