Najmul Hossain Shanto


Najmul Hossain Shanto is a Bangladeshi cricketer. In December 2015 he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2016 playing for Comilla Victorians in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.
In December 2017, he and Mizanur Rahman batting for Rajshahi Division against Dhaka Metropolis in the 2017–18 National Cricket League, made the highest opening partnership in a domestic first-class match in Bangladesh, scoring 341 runs.
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 749 runs in 16 matches.
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans 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 Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.

International career

In November 2016, he was named in a 22-man preparatory squad to train in Australia, ahead of Bangladesh's tour to New Zealand. In January 2017 he was added to Bangladesh's Test squad ahead of the second Test against New Zealand. He made his Test debut in the second Test against New Zealand on 20 January 2017.
In August 2018, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup. He made his One Day International debut for Bangladesh against Afghanistan on 20 September 2018.
In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. After being dropped from the team since 2018 Asia Cup, he was again recalled for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh, against Zimbabwe, on 18 September 2019.
In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Later the same month, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the men's 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.