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{{short description|Bangladeshi cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rubel Hossain
| image = Rubel Hossain (2) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rubel Hossain in 2018
| country = Bangladesh
| full_name = Mohammad Rubel Hossain
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|1|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]], [[Khulna Division|Khulna]], Bangladesh
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm fast
| heightm = 1.75
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2009–2021

| testdebutdate = 9 July
| testdebutyear = 2009
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 56
| lasttestdate = 7 February
| lasttestyear = 2020
| lasttestagainst = Pakistan

| odidebutdate = 14 January
| odidebutyear = 2009
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 95
| lastodidate = 26 March
| lastodiyear = 2021
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand
| odishirt = 34

| T20Icap =23
| T20Idebutagainst = India
| T20Idebutdate = 6 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2009
| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand
| lastT20Idate = 1 April
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| T20Ishirt = 34

| club1 = [[Chittagong Division cricket team|Chittagong Division]]
| year1 = 2007/08–present
| club2 = [[Chittagong Kings]]
| year2 = 2012
| club3 = [[Sylhet Thunder|Sylhet Super Stars]]
| year3 = 2015
| club4 = [[Rangpur Riders]]
| year4 = 2016–2017
| club5 = [[Dhaka Dynamites]]
| year5 = 2018/19
| club6 = [[Chattogram Challengers]]
| year6 = 2019/20
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 27
| runs1 = 265
| bat avg1 = 9.46
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 45[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 4,223
| wickets1 = 36
| bowl avg1 = 76.77
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/166
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 104
| runs2 = 144
| bat avg2 = 4.96
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 17
| deliveries2 = 4,678
| wickets2 = 129
| bowl avg2 = 34.31
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/26
| catches/stumpings2 = 20/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 28
| runs3 = 20
| bat avg3 = 4.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 8*
| deliveries3 = 579
| wickets3 = 28
| bowl avg3 = 32.57
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/31
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 60
| runs4 = 555
| bat avg4 = 9.25
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 45*
| deliveries4 = 8,141
| wickets4 = 97
| bowl avg4 = 54.03
| fivefor4 = 4
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 7/51
| catches/stumpings4 = 18/–
| date = 1 April 2021
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rubel-hossain-300619 ESPNcricinfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{BAN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|Team]]}}
}}

'''Mohammad Rubel Hossain''' ({{langx|bn|মোহাম্মদ রুবেল হোসেন}} born 1 January 1990) is a Bangladeshi [[cricket]]er. Rubel made his international debut in January 2009 aged only 19.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubel Hossain|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rubel-hossain-300619|access-date=2021-08-12|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en}}</ref> He has the highest bowling average of any pace bowler to have bowled at least 2,000 deliveries in Test cricket.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Worst career bowling average {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283881.html|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> He is a quick bowler with a slingy action similar to [[Lasith Malinga]]'s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8086620.stm |title=World Twenty20 day two as it happened |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=6 July 2009 |access-date=9 July 2010}}</ref> Hossain announced his retirement from Test cricket on 19 September 2022 and international cricket on 16 April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran pacer Rubel retires from int'l cricket |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/407860/veteran-pacer-rubel-retires-from-int%E2%80%99l-cricket |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Early and domestic career==
Hossain's [[First-class cricket|first-class]] debut was for Chittagong Division in 2007, where he picked up one wicket for one hundred and thirty seven runs (1/137) against Khulna Division. After a string of good performances in the [[National Cricket League]], he was selected to play for the [[Bangladeshi U-19 cricket team|Bangladesh Under-19 team]], and soon after, the [[Bangladesh A cricket team|Bangladesh A team]].

The [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] in 2012 founded the six-team [[Bangladesh Premier League]], a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/547222.html |title=Bangladesh Premier League to begin on February 9 |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=28 December 2011 |access-date=20 January 2012}}</ref> An auction was held for teams to buy players,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/550096.html |title=Afridi and Gayle fetch highest BPL prices |first=Mohammad |last=Isam |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=19 January 2012 |access-date=20 January 2012}}</ref> and Hossain was bought by the [[Sylhet Royals]] for $70,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/DOWNLOAD/0000/0091/BPL_list.pdf |title=Bangladesh Premier League: players standing after auction |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 January 2012}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the [[Dhaka Dynamites]] team, following the draft for the [[2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In November 2019, he was selected to play for the [[Chattogram Challengers]] in the [[2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Hossain innovated a technique of delivery named 'Butterfly'.<ref>{{cite news|date=2 August 2017|title=Rubel eyes to deliver 'Butterfly'|work=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/21026/rubel-eyes-to-deliver-butterfly|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
Hossain was named in the [[One Day International]] squad for the tri-series with Sri Lanka and [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] and made his debut in the third game of the round-robin stage, a game Bangladesh needed to win to progress to the final. He cleaned up the middle-order and tail-enders with a 4-wicket haul in 5.3 overs. He also played in the tri-series final, where he had a poor end to the game, but retained his place for the three ODI series against Zimbabwe soon after. More good performances led to him being included in the Test squad to face the West Indies for the first time. He made his debut at [[Arnos Vale Stadium|Arnos Vale]], and took three wickets in West Indies' first innings, and also formed a 31-run and 10th wicket partnership with [[Shahadat Hossain]] in Bangladesh's first innings.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Indies vs Bangladesh, 1st Test, Kingstown, July 09 - 13, 2009 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-tour-of-west-indies-2009-380896/west-indies-vs-bangladesh-1st-test-401071/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> Hossain also featured in two Twenty20 matches at the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]].

His best ODI figure was of six wickets for twenty six runs (6/26) vs New Zealand at [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Mirpur]], where he also took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] and was nominated to be one of the best ODI bowling performance of the year 2013 by ESPNcricinfo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saeed strikes, Mitch monsters|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2013/content/story/707521.html|access-date=2021-08-12|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

He consistently bowled around 145 km/h in the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=943730472393489&substory_index=0&id=100117146754830|title=Happy Birthday, Rubel Hossain!|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] (Bangladesh) Facebook page|date=1 January 2017|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref>

During the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in England, Rubel suffered a fractured jaw after accidentally colliding with a glass door at the team hotel. He was flown back to Dhaka for surgery and was ruled out for at least six weeks. Following his recovery, Rubel rejoined the national squad and resumed full training, reflecting his determination to return to international cricket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rubel undergoes surgery, ruled out for six weeks |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/23186/rubel-undergoes-op-ruled-out-for-six-weeks |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=29 July 2017 |title=Rubel Hossain fit after surgery, begins training with Bangladesh squad |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/rubel-hossain-fit-after-surgery-begins-training-with-bangladesh-squad-4779116/ |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

In April 2018, Hossain was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a central contract by the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) ahead of the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23229414/bcb-cuts-contracts-list-2018-ten |title=BCB cuts contracts list for 2018 to ten |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, he was named in [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#Bangladesh|Bangladesh's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26535028/bangladesh-pick-odi-newbie-abu-jayed-world-cup |title=Bangladesh pick ODI newbie Abu Jayed for World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1180213 |title=Shakib, Jayed, Hossain in Bangladesh squad for World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> In September 2021, he was named as one of the two reserve players in Bangladesh's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 26 October 2021, he was added to Bangladesh's main squad for the tournament, after [[Mohammad Saifuddin]] was ruled out due to a back injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2310464 |title=Injured Bangladesh star ruled out of World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref>

On 19 September 2022, Rubel Hossain announced his retirement from Test cricket. In a post on his official Facebook page, he stated that stepping away from the longer format would allow emerging fast bowlers more opportunities and enable him to focus on limited-overs cricket. He concluded his Test career with 27 matches, taking 36 wickets at an average of 76.77.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain retires from Test cricket |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/bangladesh-pacer-rubel-hossain-retires-from-test-cricket-3359001 |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=NDTV Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain says goodbye to Test cricket |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bangladesh-pacer-rubel-hossain-says-goodbye-to-test-cricket/articleshow/94307430.cms |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

On 15 April 2026, Rubel Hossain announced his retirement from international cricket. In his official Facebook page, he said, "I am pacer Rubel Hossain. I played 27 Tests, 104 ODIs and 28 T20Is for Bangladesh. The national team is my emotion. But at some point, I had to say goodbye to international cricket. With that in mind, I am bidding farewell to international cricket."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18a7zCcgJb/}}</ref>

==Controversies==
Bangladeshi police arrested Hossain after a Bangladeshi actress named Naznin Akter Happy filed rape charges against him. He was in police custody for three days but later the court granted him bail to participate for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. On Bangladesh's victory over England, in which Hossain played a starring role, Nazneen withdrew the charges.<ref>{{cite web|title=Naznin Akter Happy drops rape charges against Rubel Hossain|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/world-cup/naznin-akter-happy-drops-rape-charges-against-rubel-hossain/news-story/fc4f459da99043837351fa5f9716598b|website=news.com.au|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref> Because of Rubel's performance against England, Happy's lawyer, Debul Day, ended his participation in the case saying "I no longer wish to fight against Rubel after seeing Bangladesh succeed. Rubel should feel no pressure."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-a-country-made-its-cricket-heros-rape-case-disappear/|title=How a Country Made Its Cricket Hero's Rape Case Disappear|date=12 March 2015|work=Sports|access-date=7 October 2017|language=en-us}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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