Afif Hossain Biography and Career
Afif Hossain Dhrubo is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was born on 22 September 1999 at Khulna, Bangladesh. He is Left-handed allrounder batsman. In February 2018, he was named In Bangladesh’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, films and family of Afif Hossain Elgar so read the article till the end.
Career
Afif Hossain is an international cricketer and he played so many games for country, state and clubs this biography article is incomplete without talking about his career. So here you will gain info about his achievements and life story.
In October 2018, Afif Hossain was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh’s 2019–20 season.
In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rajshahi Royals in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. He was the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in the tournament, with 276 runs.
Following Bangladesh’s matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Afif as the rising star of the Bangladesh. In December 2018, Afif was named in Bangladesh’s team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
Afif Hossain made his international debut in 2018 against Sri Lanka in the first T20I but his second-ball duck with the bat and 1/26 in 2 overs with ball witnessed him to be dropped from next match.
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He was included in the squad for 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, and in the first match against Zimbabwe, while Bangladesh was on the verge of defeat losing 6 wicket for 60 runs and still needing 85 runs to win, he came to bating at no.8 and scored a blistering knock of 52 runs in 26 balls and made a crucial 82-run stand with Mosaddek Hossain to overcome the target. Subsequently, he was selected for Man of Match award for his knock.
Short biography of Afif Hossain
Afif Hossain made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka on 15 February 2018. Afif was a student of the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan, Bangladesh’s biggest sports institute, that has also produced players likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, etc. He was also known as a big-hitter at the U-19 level, and coaches found him similar to Tamim Iqbal.
At the age of 17 years and 72 days, Afif became the youngest bowler to take a T20 five-wicket haul on his debut on 3 December 2016 for Rajshahi Kings in the BPL 2016.
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Playing in the closing stages of the league phase, he ran through Chittagong Vikings with his 5 for 21, including the wicket of Chris Gayle.
Afif made his first-class debut for East Zone in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League on 11 February 2017. Opening the batting, he scored 105 in the first innings and was named player of the match.
On 5 June 2017, in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Afif took a hat-trick playing for Abahani Limited. Afif was the vice-captain of the Bangladesh U-19 side for the 2016 Asia Cup.
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Random biography facts about Afif Hossain
In November 2019, Afif Hossain was named in Bangladesh’s squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh’s squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.
In February 2022, he scored 93* and helped Bangladesh to get a famous win against Afghanistan in Chattogram, which is the highest individual score for any Bangladeshi batter in ODI cricket while batting at number 7 and lower.
Currently In August 2022, Afif Hossain scored 85 runs in 81 balls in the last ODI against Zimbabwe to prevent a whitewash. Bangladesh was able to get to a score of 256/9, and Bangladesh won. He won the Man of the Match Award for his efforts in this match.
We hope this biography article of Afif Hossain will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.
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