Akram Khan (cricketer)

Mohammad Akram Hussain Khan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আকরাম হুসেইন খান; born 1 November 1968) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer.

A hard hitting middle order batsman, Akram played first-class cricket for Chittagong Division.

[1] Akram Khan was part of Bangladesh's inaugural Test match, in 2000–01 against India.

8, he defied the strong Pak bowling attack scoring 21* runs of 35 deliveries.

He played a large part in Bangladesh's upset win in 1999 World Cup over Pakistan with an innings of 42 runs.

Bangladesh were struggling at 15/4, chasing a small total, after the Dutch fast bowler Lefebre demolished the top order.

Then Akram Khan changed the course of the match with two half-century partnerships with the veteran Minhajul Abedin and the medium-pacer Saiful Islam.

His effort against the Dutch is not his only match winning innings in International Cricket Council Trophy history.

In December, 1994, he led his side to the final of 1994–95 SAARC Quadrangular cricket tournament in Dhaka.

He batted bravely in the final, top-scoring with 66 (before falling to leg spin of Sairaj Bahutule).

After Mohammad Rafique & Athar Ali Khan posted a century opening stand, Akram's quickfire 39 runs (from just 51 deliveries) took Bangladesh to 237/4, winning by 6 wickets against Kenya.