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Aminul Islam Bulbul

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Not to be confused with Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1975).

Aminul Islam Bulbul
আমিনুল ইসলাম বুলবুল
President of Bangladesh Cricket Board
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2025
Vice President
Preceded byFaruque Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57)
Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Aminul Islam
NicknameBulbul
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 3)10 November 2000 v India
Last Test8 December 2002 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 12)27 October 1988 v India
Last ODI25 January 2002 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2001Biman Bangladesh
2001-2003Dhaka Division
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 13 39
Runs scored 530 794
Batting average 21.19 23.35
100s/50s 1/2 0/3
Top score 145 70
Balls bowled 198 412
Wickets 1 7
Bowling average 149.00 58.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/66 3/57
Catches/stumpings 5/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2006

Mohammad Aminul Islam (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আমিনুল ইসলাম; born 2 February 1968) popularly known by his nickname 'Bulbul' is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and captain, who has been serving as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board since May 2025.[1][2]

Aminul Islam scored the first hundred for the Bangladesh cricket team when Bangladesh played their first Test against India, thus becoming only the third cricketer after Charles Bannerman and Dave Houghton to score centuries on their own and their country's test debut.[3] He was one of Bangladesh's most celebrated cricketers in the pre-Test-status era.[4]

Early years

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Just two years after quitting soccer due to an injury, Aminul Islam (commonly known as Bulbul) saw himself representing International Cricket Council (ICC) Associates Young Cricketers' squad in the first-ever Youth World Cup held in Australia where he took six wickets with his off spin, one of which was that of Brian Lara. The same year he made his ODI debut for the national Cricket team at Chittagong in the Asia Cup (1988). He scored 27 runs in the match against Sri Lanka.[5]

A year later, he scored a century against Malaysia in the U-19 Asian cup.[6] In 1995, he scored a century against the visiting England A side in a three-day match at Dhaka.[7]

In ODIs

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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 seldom got a 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 and off spin bowler. In later years, he mainly concentrated on his batting. His highest ODI score, 70, came against India at Mohali in 1998. His best bowling figures, three wickets for fifty seven runs (3/57), were against Zimbabwe at Nairobi in October 1997.

Career ODI batting performances:[8]

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

In ICC Trophy

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Bulbul represented Bangladesh in three ICC trophy tournaments, in 1990, 1994 and 1997. However, 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 semi-final against Scotland he scored 57 runs, sharing 3rd wicket stand of 115 runs partnership with Khaled Mashud Pilot. In the final, he scored a quickfire 37 runs out of 37 balls (with 1 six and 1 four). He shared a 53 run 4th wicket partnership stand with skipper Akram Khan.

  Batting Bowling
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

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As a captain

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He took over the captaincy of the national team in 1998. He was the captain of the Bangladesh cricket team in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Preceded by Bangladesh ODI captains
1999–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Bangladesh WC captains
1999 		Succeeded by

As a coach and instructor

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Aminul Islam is one of Bangladesh's most qualified coaches at the moment and currently serves as ICC's Cricket Development officer for China, Hong Kong, UAE, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar.[12] He completed his Level-1, Level-2 and Level-3 coaching degrees from Cricket Victoria and has trained club sides in Melbourne and Sydney. He finished the initial two levels of instructing courses from Cricket Australia in 2005. He began working for the Asian Cricket Council improvement program and furthermore finished the renowned Level-3 instructing a course in 2009. In eight years at the ACC, he led around 80 training courses in Afghanistan, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and the UAE. He became the development manager for the ICC Asia region in 2016. As of 2023, he lives in Australia.[13]

As cricket administrator

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On 30 May 2025, he has been appointed as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board.[14][15]

Football career

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Before becoming a prominent figure in Bangladeshi cricket, Aminul played football at domestic level. As a striker, Aminul represented Gendaria Famous Club in the Pioneer League and was league top scorer once. In 1986, he played for East End Club in the First Division, however, he was unable to help the club avoid relegation. The following year, he joined Victoria SC and remained a First Division player, however, he suffered a major injury while playing against Mohammedan SC, which ended his football career.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Bulbul elected as new BCB president". The Daily Star. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Aminul Islam set to take charge as new BCB president". The Business Standard. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Two decades of Tigers' first Test: A look back". The Business Standard. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Win an achievement to savour? - Former captain and Bangladesh?s first Test centurion Aminul Islam Bulbul feels the country?s journey has just begun". The Telegraph. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ^ Cricinfo Scorecard: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (2 November 1988). Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  6. ^ Rafiqul Ameer. "Looking Back: Bangladesh Cricket in the 80's". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  7. ^ "Aminul: A proper Test batsman can cope with all formats, but a T20 specialist can't". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Aminul Islam: One day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. ^ Bangladesh in ICC Trophy 1990, Netherlands BanglaCricket (Retrieved 2011-07-21)
  10. ^ Bangladesh in ICC Trophy 1994, Kenya BanglaCricket (Retrieved 2011-07-21)
  11. ^ Bangladesh in ICC Trophy 1997, Malaysia BanglaCricket (Retrieved 2011-07-21)
  12. ^ "The many hats of Aminul Islam, Bangladesh's first Test centurion". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Bulbul: Our coaches are qualified, but neglected". Dhaka Tribune. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Aminul Islam Bulbul becomes BCB president". The Financial Express. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Aminul Islam becomes new BCB president". Prothom Alo. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  16. ^ "খেলাধুলা এইচএসসি পরীক্ষা না দিয়েই ফুটবল ম্যাচ খেলেছিলেন বুলবুল". Jago News24. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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