Ehsanul Haque

{{Short description|Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1979)}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ehsanul Haque

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 1, 1979}}

| birth_place = Chattogram, Bangladesh

| country = Bangladesh

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offbreak

| international = true

| onetest = true

| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka

| testdebutdate = 21 July

| testdebutyear = 2002

| testcap = 23

| odidebutagainst = West Indies

| odidebutdate = 2 December

| odidebutyear = 2002

| lastodiagainst = South Africa

| lastodidate = 22 February

| lastodiyear = 2003

| odicap = 64

| odishirt = 44

| columns = 3

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 7

| bat avg1 = 3.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 5

| deliveries1 = 18

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 6

| runs2 = 57

| bat avg2 = 9.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 20

| deliveries2 = 141

| wickets2 = 3

| bowl avg2 = 37.66

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 2/34

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 63

| runs3 = 4,017

| bat avg3 = 39.00

| 100s/50s3 = 10/24

| top score3 = 186

| deliveries3 = 3,116

| wickets3 = 46

| bowl avg3 = 37.89

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/87

| catches/stumpings3 = 50/–

| date = 29 September

| year = 2023

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ehsanul-haque-55880 ESPNcricinfo

}}

Ehsanul Haque ({{langx|bn|এহসানুল হক}}; born 1 December 1979) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer.

Ehsanul Haque was part of the Bangladesh team that took part in Under-19 World Cup in 1998. When the Green Delta National Cricket League was given first-class status in 2000 he appeared for Chittagong in the first round of matches, this was therefore his first-class debut at the age of 20. In that season he scored 540 runs at an average of just under 39, but struggled during the next season. Despite this he made his Test debut in 2002 against Sri Lanka coming in at 3, he was hit by a bouncer 2nd ball, took 14 deliveries to get off the mark and was eventually dismissed for 2, in the second innings he scored five.

[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2002/BDESH_IN_SL/SCORECARDS/BDESH_SL_T1_21-25JUL2002_BBB-COMMS.html Debut Ball-by-ball] It was his only Test match, but he maintained good form in first-class cricket.

Ehsanul Haque made his ODI debut as an opener against West Indies in 2002/03 and earned a place in the World Cup squad.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2560000/newsid_2563500/2563519.stm| title=Ehsanul Haque| work=BBC Sport| date=6 January 2003| accessdate=25 September 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2011-01-16 |title=A wicket & a hattrick |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-170235 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} He played in the first four pool games, scoring just 28 runs. In the match against Sri Lanka he was the third victim of Chaminda Vaas's hat-trick and would have been dismissed first ball in consecutive matches if Chris Gayle had not dropped him at second slip off Vasbert Drakes.[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/126780.html Near Miss] He was part of the Bangladesh team that lost to Canada, when he scored 13.{{cite web| url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/on-this-day-in-2003-canada-beat-bangladesh-in-their-first-world-cup-match-after-24-years-10366261.html| title=On this day in 2003: Canada beat Bangladesh in their first World Cup match in 24 years| publisher=FirstPost| date=11 February 2022| accessdate=25 September 2023}}

In 2008, the Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed him an age group team selector.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Sports |date=2008-10-07 |title=Ehsanul, Sajjad age group selectors |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-57605 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} In 2017, Haque ran against Manjurul Islam for a post on the national selection panel.{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2017 |title=Ehsanul or Manjurul to be named national selector |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/64480/ehsanul-or-manjurul-to-be-named-national-selector |website=Dhaka Tribune}}