Kamrul Islam Rabbi

Kamrul Islam
Personal information
Full name
Kamrul Islam Rabbi
Born 10 December 1991
Patuakhali, Barisal, Bangladesh
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 79) 20 October 2016 v England
Last Test 12 July 2018 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008/09– Barisal Division
2012/13 South Zone
2013/14 Cricket Coaching School
2014/15– East Zone
2014/15– Victoria Sporting Club
2015/16 Comilla Victorians
2016/17 Barisal Bulls
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 3 50 44
Runs scored 14 704 74
Batting average 2.80 11.93 8.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 7 63 26*
Balls bowled 312 7510 2115
Wickets 4 107 69
Bowling average 49.75 41.22 27.68
5 wickets in innings 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/87 5/65 5/64
Catches/stumpings 0/– 19/– 6/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 21 January 2017

Kamrul Islam Rabbi (born 10 December 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played for Barisal Division from the 2008–09 season. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Domestic career

Rabbi made his first-class debut in October 2008 against Sylhet Division. He did not bat in the match, and bowled sixteen overs, taking figures of 3/33. He played for Barisal Burners in the Bangladesh Premier League.

His best first-class bowling figures are 5 for 65 for Barisal Division against Chittagong Division in 2012–13.

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Rajshahi Kings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. He was the leading wicket-taker for Gazi Group Cricketers in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 17 dismissals in 11 matches. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rajshahi Royals in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.

On 8 December 2020, in the 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup, Rabbi took a hat-trick, bowling for Fortune Barishal against Minister Group Rajshahi.

International career

In November 2015, he was named in the One Day International squad for Bangladesh's series against Zimbabwe.

On 20 October 2016, he made his Test debut against England. 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. In November 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan