Afif Hossain
Afif exposing BCB’s bitter truth
Afif Hossain has been one of the most fortuitous cricketers in the national fold since his debut in February 2018.
Combinations key as Shakib, Fizz and Soumya come in
After Bangladesh took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 International series against Zimbabwe, opener Parvez Hossain Emon and batter Afif Hossain were eventually left out of the Tigers’ squad for the last two T20Is, to be played in Dhaka, without having played a game.
Shakib, Soumya, Mustafizur return for last two T20Is
Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar and Mustafizur Rahman were called up for the last two Twenty20 Internationals against Zimbabwe, which will be played in Mirpur on May 10 and 12.
‘We have picked Afif in Shakib’s place’
“We have included Afif Hossain. As Shakib is not in the squad for the first three matches, we have picked Afif in his place,”
Soumya, Afif return as BCB announces squads for NZ tour
Soumya Sarker and Afif Hossain were roped in as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand where the Tigers will play three ODIs and as many T20Is starting on December 17.
Khulna, Rajshahi secure tight wins in NCL
Chattogram's Hasan Murad had already had a four-for before Day Four began and had scalped three wickets in four deliveries on the previous day before stumps at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in the NCL's tier 2 game.
‘Soumya, Afif should be scoring tons’
Bangladesh are slated to play New Zealand at home right after the ongoing World Cup but despite some of the national prospects managed to get some runs in the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL), more is expected.
Taskin out, Khaled and Afif roped in for 3rd ODI
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made further changes to the squad for the third and final ODI against New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday as they retained pacer Khaled Ahmed following the second ODI and roped in out-of-form Afif Hossain.
Afif skips GT20 Canada due to visa complications
Bangladesh batter Afif Hossain was forced to sit out the Global T20 League in Canada after visa complications disallowed him to travel to the country.
Naim, Afif, Taskin return to ODI squad
Meanwhile, batters Yasir Ali and Rony Talukdar were left out from the previous squad, along with pacer Mrittunjoy Chowdhury who made way for Taskin
Afif's performance still not red-ball ready?
It was right after the Dhaka Premier League triumph for Abahani that Afif Hossain was asked whether he was interested in longer-version cricket given his sudden inclusion as captain of the A team for West Indies A's tour of Bangladesh. "Of course, why wouldn't I be?" came Afif's straightforward reply.
Shakib to play for Galle Gladiators: reports
Shakib Al Hasan, the world’s No. 1 all-rounder, has signed up for the Sri Lankan Premier League (LPL) franchise Galle Gladiators. The signing has been done under a direct contract, as per reports in Sri Lankan media.
Afif ends six-year wait to hit maiden List A ton
It took six years, 106 matches, and 95 innings but Afif Hossain finally managed to strike his maiden List A century as he scored an unbeaten 111 to help set up a 42-run win for Abahani over Prime Bank Cricket Club at the Fatullah Stadium on Thursday in the ongoing season of the Dhaka Premier League.
Afif sidelined ‘not because of his face but performance’
After having featured for a record 61 matches on the trot for Bangladesh, Afif Hossain eventually lost his place from the side following a run of subpar performances and the southpaw was consequently sidelined in both ODI and T20I series against Ireland at home.
Naim strikes ton as Abahani crush Mohammedan; Rupganj’s Babu bags hattrick, fifer
Naim Sheikh struck an unbeaten century to help Abhani Limited clinch a comfortable six-wicket win over archrivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League on Wednesday.
Afif amongst the runs in DPL after being dropped from national side
Bangladesh all-rounder batter Afif Hossain missed out on a fifty in Abahani LTD’s six-wicket win over rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club on Wednesday, a day after getting dropped from the national side owing to an extended run of poor form with the bat.
Afif -Shoriful excluded for third ODI against Ireland
Afif Hossain has left the team hotel in Sylhet after being excluded from squad for the ODI series against Ireland.
Unwell Afif leaves match midway through
Chattogram Challengers suffered their fifth defeat in the Bangladesh Premier League failing to chase down Rangpur Rider's 179 for six owing to an underwhelming collective effort with the bat at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday.
Afif, Rasooli power Chattogram to second win
Chasing 159 runs, Chattogram had no problem whatsoever and reached the target with 14 balls to spare courtesy of an unbeaten 103-run third-wicket stand between Afif and Rasooli.