Robiul Islam born: 20 October 1986 is an international cricketer from Bangladesh. A right-handed batsman and bowler, he is sometimes referred to on scoresheets by his nickname Shiblu. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in May 2010.
Robiul was selected for the tour of England in 2010 and made his debut at the Lord’s Test. He bowled 23 expensive wicket-less overs and was promptly dropped from the squad. Robiul was not able to take a wicket in the match, which was won by England, on the other hand a run out came from his bowling and he was not selected for the next Test.He did make a comeback of sorts during Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe in the next year and ended with match figures of 3/154. He always remained around the Test team but didn’t play much after a poor Zimbabwe series. However, things started to change as he picked up 29 wickets from 7 first class matches, which helped him return to the Test squad. He was then selected for the first Test against Zimbabwe in 2013, he played a Test after 16 months. Robiul finished the Test series with 15 wickets in two Tests. This was the most wickets taken by a Bangladeshi seamer in a Test series. However, form deserted him in the home series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka. He didn’t pick up a single wicket in the two matches that he played, which prompted the selectors to drop him for the second Test against Sri Lanka in February 2014.
Robiul Islam remained around the fringes of the Test team, Bangladesh’s tour to Sri Lanka that he returned to the Test side, when a haul of 29 wickets from seven first-class matches in Bangladesh’s domestic tournament caught the attention of the selectors. In the second match of the series Robiul played his first Test in 16 months.The following month, Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe where they played two Tests. Robiul was included in the squad and finished with 15 wickets, costing 19.53 runs each. This was the most wickets taken by a Bangladesh seam bowler in a Test series, bettering the 12 Shahadat Hossain managed against South Africa in 2008. Including spin bowlers, only Mohammad Rafique and Enamul Haque Jr have bettered Robiul’s tally of 15 wickets in a series, and Rafique took three matches to beat that figure.