Mohammad Naim
{{short description|Bangladeshi cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =Naim Sheikh
| image =
| country = Bangladesh
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2019–present
| fullname = Mohammad Naim Sheikh
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Faridpur, Bangladesh
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 6 ft 1 in
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling =
| role = Opening Batter
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 9 January
| testdebutyear = 2022
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testcap = 100
| lasttestdate =
| lasttestyear =
| lasttestagainst =
| odidebutdate = 6 March
| odidebutyear = 2020
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 134
| lastodidate = 9 September
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Idebutagainst = India
| T20Idebutdate = 3 November
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Icap = 67
| lastT20Iagainst = Afghanistan
| lastT20Idate = 6 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| club1 = Dhaka Dynamites
| year1 = 2019
| club2 = Rangpur Rangers
| year2 = 2019/20
| club3 = Minister Dhaka
| year3 = 2022
| club4 = Rangpur Riders
| year4 = 2023
| club5 = Durdanto Dhaka
| year5 = 2024
| club6 = Khulna Tigers
| year6 = 2025
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|hidedeliveries=true
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|matches1 = 1
|runs1 = 24
|top score1 = 24
|100s/50s1 = 0/0
|bat avg1 = 12.00
|catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
|column2 = ODI
|matches2 = 8
|runs2 = 95
|top score2 = 28
|100s/50s2 = 0/0
|bat avg2 = 13.57
|catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
|column3 = T20I
|matches3 = 35
|runs3 = 815
|top score3 = 81
|100s/50s3 = 0/4
|bat avg3 = 23.97
|catches/stumpings3 = 18/–
|column4 = FC
|matches4 = 31
|runs4 = 1,595
|top score4 = 180
|bat avg4 = 29.53
|100s/50s4 = 3/5
|catches/stumpings4 = 29/–
| date = 4 February 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/990081.html ESPNcricinfo
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}
{{MedalCountry| {{BAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara|Team}}
}}
Mohammad Naim Sheikh (born 22 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in November 2019.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/990081.html |title=Mohammad Naim |access-date=22 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Domestic career
Naim made his List A debut for Legends of Rupganj in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 22 February 2018.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1135544.html |title=26th match, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Dhaka, Feb 22 2018 |access-date=22 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Prior to his List A debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2017/12/06/media-release-icc-under-19-cricket-world-cup-2018-bangladesh-squad-announced/ |title=Media Release : ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018: Bangladesh squad announced |access-date=6 December 2017 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board}}
Naim made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis in the 2018–19 National Cricket League on 15 October 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1161247.html |title=Tier 2, National Cricket League at Bogra, Oct 15-18 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Naim was the leading run-scorer for Legends of Rupganj in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 807 runs in 16 matches.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12909;team=4644;type=tournament |title=Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2018/19 - Legends of Rupganj: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 April 2019}} In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27407697/mohammad-naim-yeasin-arafat-saif-hassan-look-bangladesh-future |title=Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 August 2019}}
=Bangladesh Premier League=
==Dhaka Dynamites==
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}} He made his Twenty20 debut for the Dhaka Dynamites in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 12 January 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1169390.html |title=12th Match (D/N), Bangladesh Premier League at Dhaka, Jan 12 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In his debut season he scored only 62 runs in an average of 31.00 with the strike rate of 93.93 and the best of 25*.
==Rangpur Rangers==
In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28105555/tamim-iqbal-team-coach-mohammad-salahuddin-dhaka |title=BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 November 2019}} He finished the season with 359 runs in an average of 32.63 including 2 fifties.https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2019-20-13480
==Minister Dhaka==
In December 2021, he was selected to play for the Minister Dhaka in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League. He had a poor tournament personally, where scored only 50 runs in 7 innings with an average of 8.33.https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2021-22-14443
==Rangpur Rangers==
He was again drafted in the squad of Rangpur Rangers for the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.https://www.bpllivescore.com/bpl-2024-all-player-list-draft-auction-24-september/ He scored 217 runs in an average of 16.69 with the best of 45.https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2022-23-15147
==Durdanto Dhaka==
In 2024 Bangladesh Premier League he played for Durdanto Dhaka, where he scored 310 runs in 12 innings with an average of 25.83 including 2 fifties.https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2023-24-15981
==Khulna Tigers==
He was drafted in the squad of Khulna Tigers for the 2025 Bangladesh Premier League. During a league stage against Rangpur Riders he scored his maiden BPL century. He scored 111* off 62 deliveries, hitting 8 sixes and 7 fours.https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-premier-league-2024-25-1459492/khulna-tigers-vs-rangpur-riders-39th-match-1459575/full-scorecard
He finished tournament as the highest run scorer. He scored 511 runs in 14 innings at an average of 42.58 including 1 century and 3 fifties.https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/bangladesh-premier-league-2024-25-16817 He also became the second Bangladeshi cricketer after Najmul Hossain Shanto to score 500 or more runs in a single season of Bangladesh Premier League.
International career
In September 2019, Naim received his maiden call up for national team, when he was added to the squad for last two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, but he did not play in the series.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109952/ |title=Bangladesh include uncapped Mohammad Naim, Aminul Islam for next two T20Is |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=16 September 2019}} In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for their series against India.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27865009/arafat-sunny-al-amin-hossain-tamim-iqbal-back-bangladesh-squad |title=Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Tamim Iqbal back in Bangladesh squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2019}} He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh, against India, on 3 November 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187013.html |title=1st T20I (N), Bangladesh tour of India at Delhi, Nov 3 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 November 2019}}
In November 2019, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/10/media-release-bangladesh-squad-for-emerging-teams-asia-cup-2019-announced/ |title=Media Release : Bangladesh squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=11 November 2019}} Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/29/media-release-bangladesh-u23-squad-for-13th-south-asian-game-announced/ |title=Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=30 November 2019}} The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.{{cite web |url=https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2019/12/09/south-asian-games-bangladesh-secure-gold-in-mens-cricket |title=South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket |work=BD News24 |access-date=9 December 2019}}
In February 2020, Naim was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28763968/afif-hossain-mohammad-naim-break-bangladesh-odi-squad |title=Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim break into Bangladesh ODI squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 February 2020}} He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh, against Zimbabwe, on 6 March 2020.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1214669.html |title=3rd ODI (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Mar 6 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 March 2020}}
In September 2021, Naim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-bangladesh-squad-no-surprises-mahmudullah-captain-shakib-mushfiqur-rahim-in-1276979 |title=No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}} In December 2021, he named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nz-vs-ban-2021-22-shakib-al-hasan-picked-for-new-zealand-test-tour-despite-not-wanting-to-travel-1292235 |title=Shakib Al Hasan picked for New Zealand Tests despite not wanting to travel |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 December 2021}} He made his Test debut for Bangladesh on 9 January 2022, against New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1288980.html |title=2nd Test, Christchurch, Jan 9 - 13 2022, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 January 2022}}
Teams Played
Bangladesh, Bangladesh U23, Bangladesh U19, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Dhaka Dynamites, Rangpur Rangers, Beximco Dhaka, Minister Group Dhaka.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/13281/mohammad-naim |title=Mohammad Naim |work=Shamim Nesco |access-date=31 October 2022}}
References
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External links
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