Najmul Hossain Shanto Biography 2025 Age, Height, Current teams, Salary, Net Worth

January 5, 2025 by Penny Gusner

Najmul Hossain Shanto Biography 2025 Details

Full name	Najmul Hossain Shanto
Born	25 August 1998 (age 26) Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Top-order batter
Category	Players Biography

International information

National side	· Bangladesh (2017–present)
Test debut (cap 84)	20 January 2017 v New Zealand
Last Test	14 June 2023 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 127)	20 September 2018 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	31 October 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	99
T20I debut (cap 66)	18 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	25 June 2025 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.	99

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Najmul Hossain Shanto

Najmul Hossain Shanto is a Bangladeshi cricketer and currently captain of the men’s national team in all formats. He is the second Bangladeshi to score a century in domestic Twenty20s after Sabbir Rahman. In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh’s squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Born: 25 August 1998 (age 26 years), Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Current teams: Bangladesh national cricket team, MORE

Dates joined: 2023 (Sylhet Strikers), MORE

Height: 1.78 m

2020-present: Abahani Limited

Batting: Left-handed

Bowling: Right-arm off break

Early life

Shanto is from Ranhat in Rajshahi, and he began his cricket career at the Clemon Rajshahi Cricket Academy. He cycled and walked to the academy every day because it was over 20 kilometers away from his house. He married Sabrin Sultana Ratna in 2020, while the COVID-19 epidemic was still in effect.

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Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut on November 8, 2016, for Comilla Victorians in the 2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League. In December 2017, he and Mizanur Rahman scored 341 runs as the highest opening partnership in a domestic first-class match in Bangladesh, playing for Rajshahi Division against Dhaka Metropolis in the 2017-18 National Cricket League. He scored the most runs in the 2017-18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, totaling 749 in 16 games. In October 2018, he was named to the Khulna Titans squad during the 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League draft. In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named to a training camp for Bangladesh’s 2019-20 season. In November 2019, he was chosen to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League. Najmul scored a century for Minister Group Rajshahi versus Fortune Barishal on December 8, 2020, during the 2020-21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup.

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International career

In November 2016, he was nominated to a 22-man preparation team to practice in Australia ahead of Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand. In January 2017, he was added to Bangladesh’s Test team for the second Test against New Zealand. On January 20, 2017, he made his Test debut in the second Test against New Zealand. In August 2018, he was one of twelve debutants named to Bangladesh’s 31-man preliminary team for the 2018 Asia Cup. He made his One-Day International (ODI) debut for Bangladesh against Afghanistan on September 20, 2018. In December 2018, he was nominated to Bangladesh’s ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup squad. Having been dropped from the team since the 2018 Asia Cup.

He was picked up again for the 2019-20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on September 18, 2019. In November 2019, he was selected captain of the Bangladesh squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Later that month, he was named captain of Bangladesh’s men’s cricket side at the 2019 South Asian Games. The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, defeating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.

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Physical Stats

Najmul Hossain Shanto Height (approx)	In centimeters -177cm In meters – 1.77 m In feet – 5’10” feet
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

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Career Info

Teams	Bangladesh Bangladesh Under-19s Fortune Barishal Kalabagan Cricket Academy Khulna Tigers Minister Rajshahi
Najmul Hossain Shanto Cap number	ODI debut cap: 127 T20I debut cap:  66
Cricket Debut	Domestic Cricket debut First-Class Debut He made FC debut on 07 May 2015 in the match of East Z (BD) vs North Z (BD) at Chattogram. List A cricket debut He made List A debut on 12 November 2014 in the match of Brothers vs Kalabagan CA at Savar. T20 Debut He made T20s debut on 08 November 2016 in the match of Victorians vs Vikings at Mirpur. International Cricket Debut Test debut He made Test debut on 20 January 2017 in the match of New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Christchurch. ODI cricket debut He made ODI debut on 20 September 2018 in the match of Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi. T20I cricket debut He made T20I debut on 18 September 2018 in the match of Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi.
Coach/Mentor	–

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Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Virgo
Najmul Hossain Shanto Net Worth	$1 Million
School	Not Known
College	N/A
Educational Qualification	12TH
Family	Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Siblings- N/A
Najmul Hossain Shanto Wife	Sabrin Sultana Ratna
Hobbies	Playing Cricket

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Najmul Hossain Shanto Net Worth and Salary 2025

Najmul Shanto is a professional cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh national team. He is an important member of the Bangladesh team. His overall net worth in  is estimated to be $5 million, or 40 crore in Indian rupees. All of his income comes from cricket.

Net Worth In	$5 Million
Net Worth In Indian Rupees	40 Crore
Profession	Cricketer
Salary	40 Lakhs/Year
Income Sources	Bangladesh Cricket Board