Hannan Sarkar
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Hannan Sarkar (born December 1, 1982, in Dhaka
) is a Test cricket
er for the Bangladesh cricket team. He made his Test debut aged only 19 as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka
in July 2002, but he has not been selected for Bangladesh since playing against New Zealand
in October 2004.
Along with Sunil Gavaskar
, he holds the dubious distinction of being the only Test cricketer to be dismissed
with the first delivery
of the Test match on three occasions. His record is unique in that it was West Indian
Pedro Collins
who claimed his wicket on each occasion, the second and third in consecutive matches at the end of May and beginning of June 2004.
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
) is a Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
er for the Bangladesh cricket team. He made his Test debut aged only 19 as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
in July 2002, but he has not been selected for Bangladesh since playing against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in October 2004.
Along with Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar is a former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any...
, he holds the dubious distinction of being the only Test cricketer to be dismissed
Dismissal (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a dismissal occurs when the batsman is out . Colloquially, the fielding team is also said to have snared, bagged or captured a wicket. At this point a batsman must discontinue batting and leave the field permanently for the innings...
with the first delivery
Delivery (cricket)
A delivery or ball in cricket is a single action of bowling a cricket ball towards the batsman.During play of the game, a member of the fielding team is designated as the bowler, and bowls deliveries towards the batsman...
of the Test match on three occasions. His record is unique in that it was West Indian
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
Pedro Collins
Pedro Collins
Pedro Tyrone Collins is a West Indian cricketer.He is the half brother of Fidel Edwards. He is one of the very few left-handed seam bowlers who have had a chance to represent the West Indies cricket team...
who claimed his wicket on each occasion, the second and third in consecutive matches at the end of May and beginning of June 2004.
External links
- Tests - Out to First Ball of Match from cricinfo.com