[2] Saber was a member of the Pakistan men's national field hockey team in the 1970s.

[5] He captained Bangladesh during an exhibition match against the touring Sri Lanka men's national field hockey team in 1978.

[6] In addition to hockey, Saber was also a regular in football, cricket[7] and basketball.

He also played Dhaka First Division Football and scored a hat-trick for Azad Sporting Club in the Aga Khan Gold Cup.

[9] He died on 19 June 2019 at the age of 74 at the Bangladesh Medical College Hospital in Dhaka.