Saif Hassan


Saif Hassan is a cricketer from Bangladesh. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in February 2020.

Domestic career

In January 2017 in the 2016–17 National Cricket League, he became the youngest player in Bangladesh to score a first-class double century when he made 204 for Dhaka Division.
He made his Twenty20 debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 814 runs in 16 matches. 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 December 2015 he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the captain of the Bangladesh U-19 side for the 2016 Asia Cup.
In December 2017, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for the series against India. He did not play in the first Test, and on the eve of the second Test, he was ruled out of the match with a split webbing. In November 2019, 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 2020, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the first Test match against Pakistan. He made his Test debut for Bangladesh, against Pakistan, on 7 February 2020.