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{{Infobox cricketer
|          name = Habibul Bashar
|              female = 
|               image = Habibul Bashar Sumon.jpg
| image_size = 250px
|             country = Bangladesh
|            fullname = Qazi Habibul Bashar
|            nickname = Sumon
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|8|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nagakanda]], [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]], [[Bangladesh]]
|            heightft = 5
|          heightinch = 10
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|                role = [[Batsman]]
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right arm [[Off spin]]
|       international = true
|       testdebutdate = 10 November
|       testdebutyear = 2000
|    testdebutagainst = India
|             testcap = 4
|        lasttestdate = 22 February
|        lasttestyear = 2008
|     lasttestagainst = South Africa
|        odidebutdate = 6 April
|        odidebutyear = 1995
|     odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
|              odicap = 29 
|            odishirt = 7
|         lastodidate = 12 May
|         lastodiyear = 2007
|      lastodiagainst = India
|               club1 = [[Khulna Division cricket team|Khulna Division]]
|               year1 = 2003–2010
|               club2 = [[Biman Bangladesh Airlines cricket team|Biman Bangladesh Airlines]]
|               year2 = 2000–2001
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|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
|            matches1 = 50
|               runs1 = 3,026
|            bat avg1 = 30.87
|           100s/50s1 = 3/24
|          top score1 = 113
|         deliveries1 = 282
|            wickets1 = 0
|           bowl avg1 = &ndash;
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 0/1
|  catches/stumpings1 = 22/&ndash;
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|            matches2 = 111
|               runs2 = 2,168
|            bat avg2 = 21.68
|           100s/50s2 = 0/14
|          top score2 = 78
|         deliveries2 = 175
|            wickets2 = 1
|           bowl avg2 = 142.00
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = n/a
|       best bowling2 = 1/31
|  catches/stumpings2 = 26/&ndash;
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches3 = 87
|               runs3 = 5,175
|            bat avg3 = 32.75
|           100s/50s3 = 6/37
|          top score3 = 224
|         deliveries3 = 814
|            wickets3 = 8
|           bowl avg3 = 65.87
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 2/28
|  catches/stumpings3 = 39/&ndash;
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches4 = 156
|               runs4 = 3,418
|            bat avg4 = 24.41
|           100s/50s4 = 0/24
|          top score4 = 83
|         deliveries4 = 670
|            wickets4 = 8
|           bowl avg4 = 62.37
|            fivefor4 = 0
|             tenfor4 = n/a
|       best bowling4 = 2/17
|  catches/stumpings4 = 33/&ndash;
|                date=  30 August
|                year = 2008
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55906.html Cricinfo CricketArchive<br>cricketarchive.com
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'''Qazi Habibul Bashar''' ({{lang-bn|কাজী হাবিবুল বাশার}}) (born August 17, 1972) is a [[Bangladesh]]i [[cricket]]er. He was the former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team. He captained Bangladesh at [[2007 ICC World Cup]]. The first test victory came under his captaincy against Zimbabwe. He is the most successful captain in Bangladesh cricket's history. Under his captaincy, Bangladesh have beaten Australia, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka in limited overs matches. He is currently one of the chief selectors of [[Bangladesh Cricket Board|BCB]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/512836.html|title=Akram Khan named Bangladesh chief selector|date=27 April 2011|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Early career==
In 1989 Bashar played for the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the U-19 Asia Cup. In 1990s he played his domestic cricket for [[Biman Bangladesh Airlines cricket team|Biman Bangladesh Airlines]]. He made his ODI debut at the 1995 [[Asia Cup]] against [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. He missed the [[1997 ICC Trophy]]. He also missed the [[1999 cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]].

==Career milestones==
===Tests===
Test Debut: vs [[Indian cricket team|India]], [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Bangabandhu]], 2000
* He made his highest score of 113 in Test cricket against [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]], 2004

===ODIs===
ODI Debut: vs [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], 1995
* He made his highest score of 78 in ODI cricket against [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]], 2007

[[Image:Habibul Bashar graph.png|left|thumb|350px|An graph of Bashar's Test match batting career. It shows runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).]]

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{{succession box|
 before=[[Khaled Mashud]]|
 title=[[Bangladeshi national cricket captains|Bangladesh national cricket captain]]|
 years=2004/5–2007 |
 after= [[Mohammad Ashraful]]
}}
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==References==
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== External links ==

* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55906.html Player Profile from Cricinfo]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/2/2203/2203.html Player Profile from CricketArchive]
* [http://www.banglacricket.com/games/profile.php?c=1 Player Profile from Banglacricket] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617205445/http://www.banglacricket.com/games/profile.php?c=1 |date=2006-06-17 }}
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/engine/records/batting/highest_career_batting_average.html?class=1;id=25;type=team Bangladesh Test batting averages] from [[Cricinfo]]

{{Bangladeshi Test cricket captains}}
{{Bangladesh ODI cricket captains}}
{{Bangladesh Squad 2003 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Bangladesh Squad 2007 Cricket World Cup}}

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[[Category:1972 births]]
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[[Category:Bangladeshi cricketers]]


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