[1] He played as a right-handed opening batsman, and was a part-time right-arm medium pace bowler.

[5] He represented Bangladesh U19 team in youth level and captained the national side at the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

[10] His only Test century came in January 2005, one which aided Bangladesh towards their first-ever series victory, 1–0 against Zimbabwe.

[11][12] However he couldn't achieve better milestones like his brother Tamim Iqbal during his short playing career and was dropped from the national team in 2006 following a string of poor scores.

[17][18][19] His role as a translator was also credited in the 2019 Netflix original webseries Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians.