| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | ODIs | ||
| Matches | 13 | 39 | ||
| Runs scored | 530 | 794 | ||
| Batting average | 21.19 | 23.35 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/2 | -/3 | ||
| Top score | 145 | 70 | ||
| Balls bowled | 198 | 412 | ||
| Wickets | 1 | 7 | ||
| Bowling average | 149.00 | 58.71 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 1/66 | 3/57 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 5/- | 13/- | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2006 | ||||
Aminul Islam Bulbul (Bengali: আমিনুল ইসলাম Āminul Isalām) (born February 2, 1968, in Dacca) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 39 ODIs from 1988 to 2002.
Aminul scored the first hundred for the Bangladesh cricket team when Bangladesh played their first Test against India. He currently resides in Sydney.
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Just two years after quitting soccer due to an injury, Aminul Islam (commonly known as Bulbul) saw himself making his debut for the national Cricket team at Chittagong in the Asia Cup (1988). He scored 27 in the match against Sri Lanka.[1]
A year later, he scored a century against Malayasia in the U-19 Asian cup.[2] In 1995, he scored a century against the visiting England A side in a three day match at Dhaka.
Despite the fact that his ODI career started in 1988, and went on until 2001–02, he played only 39 ODI matches. This was due to the fact that before becoming a full member of ICC in 2000, Bangladesh very seldom got the chance to play official one day internationals. Over the years Bulbul's role in the side changed. In the initial years he was a lower order batsman cum off spin bowler. In the later years he mainly concentrated on his batting.His highest ODI score of 70 came against India at Mohali in 1998. His best bowling 3/57, came against Zimbabwe at Nairobi in Oct. 1997.
Career ODI batting performances (Countrywise):[3]
| Opposition | Matches | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100 / 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 54 | 54.00 | 41* | 0/0 |
| England | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 30 | 0/0 |
| India | 8 | 277 | 46.17 | 70 | 0/2 |
| Kenya | 5 | 93 | 23.25 | 37 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 45 | 45.00 | 30* | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 42 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 29 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 66 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 16 | 0/0 |
| Overall | 39 | 794 | 23.35 | 70 | 0/3 |
Bulbul represented Bangladesh in 3 ICC trophy tournaments, in 1990, 1994 and 1997. Unfortuanately, he failed to perform up to expectation in both 1990 and 1994. But, after a slow start in the 1997 event in KL, he came good in the big matches.In the SF against Scotland he scored 57, sharing 3rd wicket stand of 115 with Mom Khaled Mashud Pilot. In the final he scored a quickfire 37 out of 37 balls (with 1 six an 1 four. he shared a 53 run 4th wicket stand with skipper Akram Khan.
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| Year | Matches | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100 / 50 | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best |
| 1990 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 30 | 0/0 | 69 | 1 | 69.00 | 1/17 |
| 1994 | 7 | 143 | 23.83 | 74 | 0/1 | 31 | 1 | 31.00 | 1/13 |
| 1997 | 10 | 217 | 31.00 | 57 | 0/2 | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 22 | 448 | 24.89 | 74 | 0/3 | 100 | 2 | 50.00 | 1/13 |
he took over the captaincy of the national team in 1998.He was the captain of Bangladesh cricket team in 1999 cricket world cup.
Now he is a member of Developing program of ACC.His assignment is in China,Brunei,Thailand and some assosiate members of ICC.He currently lives in Malaysia.
| Preceded by Akram Khan (cricketer) |
Bangladesh ODI captains 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Naimur Rahman |
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| Preceded by - |
Bangladesh WC captains 1999 |
Succeeded by Khaled Mashud |
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