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{{short description|Bangladeshi cricketer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Sabbir Rahman
| image = Sabbir Rahman 2016 (cropped).jpg
| country = Bangladesh
| fullname = Mohammad Sabbir Rahman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|22|df=yes}}
| height =
| birth_place = [[Rajshahi]], Bangladesh
| nickname = Rumon<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Sabbir Rahman profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sabbir-rahman-373538|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en}}</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg break]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Middle order|Middle-order batsman]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2014– Present

| testdebutdate = 20 October
| testdebutyear = 2016
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 81
| lasttestdate = 8 February
| lasttestyear = 2018
| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka

| odidebutdate = 21 November
| odidebutyear = 2014
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 113
| lastodidate = 31 July
| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| odishirt = 1

| T20Icap = 42
| T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Idebutdate = 14 February
| T20Idebutyear = 2014
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan
| lastT20Idate = 7 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| club1 = [[Rajshahi Division cricket team|Rajshahi Division]]
| year1 = 2008–present
| club2 = [[Barisal Division cricket team|Barisal Division]]
| year2 = 2010
| club3 = [[Duronto Rajshahi]]
| year3 = 2012
| club4 = [[Barisal Burners]]
| year4 = 2013
| club5 = [[Barisal Bulls]]
| year5 = 2015
| year6 = 2016
| club6 = [[Rajshahi Kings]]
| club7 = [[Kabul Eagles]]
| year7 = 2017
| club8 = [[Sylhet Sixers]]
| year8 = 2017
| club9 = [[Peshawar Zalmi]]
| year9 = 2018
| club10 = [[Khulna Tigers]]
| year10 = 2023-present
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 11
| runs1 = 481
| bat avg1 = 24.05
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| top score1 = 66
| deliveries1 = 144
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 63
| runs2 = 1,325
| bat avg2 = 26.5
| 100s/50s2 = 1/6
| top score2 = 102
| deliveries2 = 306
| wickets2 = 3
| bowl avg2 = 115.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/12
| catches/stumpings2 = 37/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 48
| runs3 = 977
| bat avg3 = 23.26
| 100s/50s3 = 0/4
| top score3 = 80
| deliveries3 = 73
| wickets3 = 6
| bowl avg3 = 13.17
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| T20Ishirt=1
| caption=Sabbir in 2016
| best bowling3 = 3/11
| catches/stumpings3 = 25/–
| date = 7 October 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2017/content/player/373538.html ESPNcricinfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{BAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2016 Asia Cup|2016 Bangladesh]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]]|[[Cricket at the 2010 South Asian Games|Team]]}}
}}
'''Mohammad Sabbir Rahman''' ({{lang-bn|মোহাম্মদ সাব্বির রহমান}}; born 22 November 1988) is a Bangladeshi [[cricket]]er. He is from [[Rajshahi]] and besides the national team, he plays for [[Rajshahi Division cricket team|Rajshahi Division]] and the BPL. He is an all-rounder: a right-handed [[batsman]] and [[legbreak bowler]]. He was the highest run scorer for a test playing nation in the 2016 Asia Cup and became man of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/373538.html |title=Sabbir Rahman |work=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=17 December 2010 }}</ref> He [[Captain (cricket)|captained]] the Bangladesh Under 19's team. He made his international debut for [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in February 2014. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Sabbir Rahman profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sabbir-rahman-373538|access-date=2021-07-21|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
===One Day International===
Sabbir made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut for [[Bangladesh]] [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2014–15|against Zimbabwe]] on 21 November 2014.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/760787.html |title=Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong, Nov 21, 2014 |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

On 23 February 2019, against New Zealand, Sabbir scored his maiden ODI century which was also his first ever century in international cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome back, Sabbir Rahman - make the bat talk now|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/welcome-back-sabbir-rahman-make-the-bat-talk-now-1175539|access-date=2021-04-28|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
===Asia Cup 2016===
Sabbir was the top run scorer for Bangladesh in [[2016 Asia Cup]]. Sabbir was outstanding with the batting as he scored 176 runs with an average of 44.00 and strike rate of 123.94, and played a major part of Bangladeshi batting unit and was selected as 'Player of the series'.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/asia-cup-t20-2016-sabbir-rahman-bangladeshs-new-hope-with-the-bat-410691 | title=Asia Cup T20 2016: Sabbir Rahman, Bangladesh's new hope with the bat | date=5 March 2016 | publisher=cricketcountry.com | access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> He scored a fifty in the match against Sri Lanka, where it was the first time that Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in a T20I.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/977179.html | title=Sabbir's one-man act too much for Sri Lanka | date=28 February 2016 | first=Mohammad | last=Isam | publisher=ESPN Cricinfo | access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bdnews24.com/cricket/2016/02/28/sabbir-bowlers-earn-bangladesh-first-t20-win-against-sri-lanka | title=Sabbir, bowlers earn Bangladesh first T20 win against Sri Lanka | publisher=bdnews24.com | access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref>

===Test cricket===
On 20 October 2016, Sabbir made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut [[English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17#Test series|against England]].<ref>{{cite news | title = England tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v England at Chittagong, Oct 20 ,2016 | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1029825.html | access-date = 20 October 2016 }}</ref>

===2019 Cricket World Cup===
In April 2019, Sabbir was named in Bangladesh’s 15 man squad for [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangladesh pick ODI newbie Abu Jayed for World Cup|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bangladesh-pick-odi-newbie-abu-jayed-for-world-cup-1181103|access-date=2021-04-28|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangladesh pick uncapped Abu Jayed for World Cup|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1180213|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref>

==BPL==
He once held the record for the highest ever individual score in Bangladesh Premier League ([[Bangladesh Premier League|BPL]]) history (122), until the record was beaten by [[Chris Gayle]] in the 2017 edition of the BPL.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2016-17/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=159;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Bangladesh Premier League {{!}} Records {{!}} High scores {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the [[Sylhet Sixers]] 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 [[Cumilla Warriors]] 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>

== Controversies ==

On 29 November 2016, Sabbir, along with [[Al-Amin Hossain]], were fined 30% and 50% of their BPL contracts respectively by the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) for "serious off-field disciplinary breaches".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/18162909/sabbir-rahman-al-amin-hossain-fined-serious-field-disciplinary-breach|title=Sabbir, Al-Amin fined for "serious off-field disciplinary breach"|date=29 November 2016|website=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

On 1 January 2018, Sabbir was stripped of his central contract, barred from playing international cricket for 6 months, and fined [[Bangladeshi taka|Tk]] 20 lakh (US$25,000) by the BCB for an incident that happened on 21 December 2017 during [[Rajshahi Division cricket team|Rajshahi Division]]'s first class match against [[Dhaka Metropolis cricket team|Dhaka Metropolis]]. During the incident, Sabbir went behind a sight screen and assaulted a young boy who had made a noise towards him during an innings break on the second day of the match. Sabbir was questioned by the match referee on day three, at which point Sabbir got "physically aggressive".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21900533/sabbir-rahman-being-investigated-allegedly-assaulting-fan|title=Sabbir Rahman being investigated for allegedly assaulting fan|last=Isam|first=Mohammad|date=28 December 2017|website=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21931127/sabbir-rahman-loses-bcb-central-contract-fined-suspended|title=Sabbir Rahman loses BCB central contract, fined and suspended|last=Isam|first=Mohammad|date=1 January 2018|website=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

On 28 July, the BCB started investigations after Sabbir allegedly threatened two fans on Facebook following an [[Bangladeshi cricket team in the West Indies and the United States in 2018|ODI loss to West Indies]]. The incident started when one of the fans made a sarcastic comment regarding Sabbir's form on the account of "Shabbir Rahaman Roman", which is believed to be Sabbir's personal Facebook account. Sabbir then responded by allegedly sending messages containing foul language and threats of physical harm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24215384/social-media-fracas-brings-sabbir-rahman-bcb-scanner|title=Social-media fracas brings Sabbir Rahman under BCB scanner|date=28 July 2018|website=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, the BCB recommended a six-month suspension from international cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24542242/sabbir-rahman-faces-six-month-ban-international-cricket |title=Sabbir Rahman faces six-month ban from international cricket|last=Isam|first=Mohammad|work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>

On 16 June 2021, [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club cricket team|Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club]] lodged a complaint against Sabbir, who was playing for [[Legends of Rupganj]], for allegedly racially abusing and throwing stones at [[Elias Sunny]], who was playing for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-17|title=Sabbir Rahman allegedly throws stone, racially abuses Elias Sunny during DPL match|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sabbir-rahman-throws-stone-racially-abuses-elias-sunny-7362306/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The alleged incident took place during a T20 match between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi and [[Old DOHS Sports Club]] during the [[2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League|Dhaka Premier Division T20 League]] at the [[Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan cricket grounds|Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) ground 3]] in [[Savar Upazila|Savar]]. Sabbir, who had a game against [[Partex Sporting Club]] at the BKSP 4 ground later in the day, abused and threw stones at Sunny, who was fielding at the time, while Sabbir was standing outside the boundary. This incident caused the game to be paused for a few minutes. Sunny has alleged that this is not an isolated incident and that this is a continuation of a previous incident where Sabbir had racially abused Sunny while the two were playing against each other in a previous match. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) is investigating this incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dpl-2021-complaint-filed-against-sabbir-rahman-for-alleged-racial-abuse-and-stone-throwing-1266734|title=DPL 2021: Complaint filed against Sabbir Rahman for alleged racial abuse and stone throwing|work=ESPN}}</ref> Following the investigation, Sabbir, along with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi manager Sultan Mahmud, was fined [[Bangladeshi taka|Tk]] 50,000 (US$590).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Isam|first=Mohammad|date=17 June 2021|title=BCB fines Sabbir Rahman and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club manager BDT 50,000 each for DPL incident|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dpl-2021-bcb-fines-sabbir-rahman-and-sheikh-jamal-dhanmondi-club-manager-bdt-50-000-each-1266814|url-status=live|access-date=17 June 2021|website=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref>

==References==
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