Full Name

Mohammad Nazmul Islam

Born

March 21, 1992, Dhaka

Age

31y 364d

Also Known As

Nazmul Apu

Nicknames

Apu

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Bowler

Nazmul Islam's signature "snake dance" made him popular at the time of his Bangladesh debut in 2018, but there is more than just a unique celebration about this smart left-arm spinner.

After making his first-class debut in 2010 at the age of just under 19, Nazmul had to take the long route to the senior side, compared to how many of Bangladesh cricketers stay in the BCB's system from the age-group playing years. His breakthrough season was 2013-14 when he took 31 wickets in the National Cricket League. However, he was always behind other left-arm spinners like Abdur Razzak, Enamul Haque jnr and Saqlain Sajib in the pecking order.

Nazmul had to rely on the BPL editions to remain in the eye of selectors. His 12 wickets in the 2017 edition finally caught the attention and he was given a call-up to Bangladesh's T20I squad in February 2018. Although he didn't pick up as many wickets initially, the Bangladesh think-tank understood his effectiveness.

It earned him a place in Bangladesh's ODI squad for the first time, in the Asia Cup in September, with his debut coming against Afghanistan during the Super Fours stage.
Mohammad Isam

Nazmul Islam Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests121747642/274/7619.002.6243.5000
ODIs5526422452/382/3844.805.0952.8000
T20Is131223126583/283/2833.126.8828.8000
FC841391662175052676/2310/6428.102.7062.21692
List A122121601042731535/325/3227.924.2639.2230
T20s959016622074744/184/1828.027.4822.4100

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests120442.001625.00001000
ODIs510777.001353.84000020
T20Is134318718.0017105.88002020
FC84105218493810.10213139.84001058370
List A1226623320407.4455257.9700194410
T20s95251484167.639192.300071220
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Nazmul Islam drops a catch
Ariful Haque and Nazmul Islam made their Test debuts
Nazmul Islam breaks into the naagin dance for the first time in his Test career
Nazmul Islam brings out the "nagin dance" celebrations
Nazmul Islam and Mushfiqur Rahim high-five each other
Nazmul Islam brings out the 'naagin' dance after getting Shikhar Dhawan out