22 Facts About Shahadat Hossain

Shahadat Hossain made his Test debut in 2005 during Bangladesh's first tour of England.

At times Shahadat Hossain had struggled with conceding too many runs, and for that reason was dropped in 2009.

In November 2010, Shahadat Hossain was a member of the squad that won Bangladesh's first gold in any event at the Asian Games.

Shahadat Hossain made history being the first Bangladeshi to take a hat-trick in the ODI format.

Shahadat Hossain's run in the team continued as he was picked for the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup as Bangladesh played hosts.

Shahadat Hossain finished with six wickets at an average of 28.50, and was named by Cricinfo writer Rabeed Imam as the fastest bowler and one of the most promising players in the tournament.

Cricinfo recorded that Shahadat Hossain "bowled at a lively pace and with tremendous control" to help Bangladesh gain a first-innings lead.

In January 2009 Shahadat Hossain was dropped from the national side.

The next time Shahadat Hossain played was when Bangladesh was hosting India for two Tests in January 2010.

Shahadat Hossain was his team's second-highest wicket-taker across the two Tests, but after taking a five-wicket haul in the first innings of the series he managed just two more.

Shahadat Hossain played in the first Test at Lord's and was one of three Bangladesh players still in the team five years after the team's first tour of England.

Shahadat Hossain finished as his team's second highest wicket-taker with six wickets in the series.

Shahadat Hossain was part of the 13-man Bangladesh squad that played in the 2010 Asian Games in late November.

Shahadat Hossain was not included in Bangladesh's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup, having lost his place in the ODI side to younger fast bowlers Shafiul Islam and Rubel Shahadat Hossain.

An auction was held for teams to buy players, and Shahadat Hossain was bought by the Khulna Royal Bengals for $30,000.

When Bangladesh hosted the 2012 Asia Cup Shahadat Hossain was included in the squad and played his first ODI since February 2010.

Shahadat Hossain's run-up is smooth, his deliveries come in at an angle and bowls with pace.

Shahadat Hossain has become renowned for hurting batsmen with his bouncer, having hit international players such as Mathew Sinclair and Ricky Ponting over the course of his career.

Shahadat Hossain's bowling has come in for criticism from fellow bowler Mashrafe Mortaza for conceding too many runs.

Shahadat Hossain has said his idols include Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Steve Harmison and Brett Lee.

Shahadat Hossain assaulted his own team-mate Mohammad Arafat when Arafat refused to shine the ball on one side as per his instructions.

Shahadat Hossain was given a five-year ban, with two years suspended for the incident.