Mehrab Hossain jnr Born on July 8, 1987, Mehrab is a left handed middle order batsman who also bowls left arm orthodox spin. He is a Bangladeshi cricketer who came through successfully through the age groups of the country. He was a member of the U-19 Bangladesh National Cricket Team of the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup and was called in the national team for the first time at the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and slow left arm bowler. He represented Bangladesh in 12 U19 ODI matches, taking 16 wickets and scoring 213 runs. In May 2007 he was picked for the Bangladesh Test squad for the first time, for India’s tour of the country.
Mehrab Hossain jnr is a left-handed middle-order batsman and handy slow left-arm orthodox bowler, making him a genuine allrounder. Mehrab was initially a part of Bangladesh’s Under-19 and A team setup and captained the Bangladesh academy team on a tour of Pakistan. He made his international debut for Bangladesh during the 2006 Champions Trophy in India and started out as an opening batsman in the ODIs before dropping down the order. He scored a fighting 83 in only his second Test, against New Zealand in Chittagong. Still inexperienced at the Test level, he will be looking to seal his spot in the middle order. Mehrab debuted against Sri Lanka at Colombo in July 2007 and returned with two single digit knocks. However, he came into his own in his next outing scoring a fine 83 against New Zealand and was involved in a 144 run stand for the 5th wicket with Mushfiqur Rahim. This innings though was followed by a string of failures that led to him being axed from the squad in early 2009.
Mehrab has now fallen well down the pecking order and would need to compile some big scores to inch closer towards a spot in the Bangladesh line-up.
He shares his name with another Bangladeshi cricketer Mehrab Hossain, hence the addition of Junior at the end of his name.