Nurul Hasan (cricketer)
Nurul Hasan Sohan is a Bangladeshi cricketer who represents Bangladesh internationally in all formats. Sohan is well known in Bangladesh for his keeping skills and great flexibility. Sohan is a wicket-keeper who bats right-handed lower down the order as a hard-hitting finisher. He was born in Khulna. In July 2022, he was named as the captain of the Twenty20 International team for Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe.
Domestic career
Nurul has played for Sylhet Super Stars in the Bangladesh Premier League in 2015.In October 2015, Nurul posted his highest knock of unbeaten 182 against Dhaka Division in 2015-16 National Cricket League which helped Khulna to fight back in the match after being all out for just 117 in the first innings.
He was the leading run-scorer for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 546 runs in 12 matches.
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. He captained Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in List A and Twenty20 cricket in 2017-18 and 2018–19; they won the inaugural tournament of the Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League in 2018–19.
He was the leading run-scorer for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 524 runs in 16 matches. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Chattogram Challengers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.
International career
Nurul made his Twenty20 International debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 15 January 2016.He was added to Bangladesh's One Day International in December 2016 as a replacement for the injured Mushfiqur Rahim, for their series against New Zealand. He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh on 29 December 2016 against New Zealand. He made his Test debut in the second Test against New Zealand on 20 January 2017.
In December 2018, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In April 2021, he was named in the Bangladesh's preliminary squad for 2-match test series against Sri Lanka.
In June 2021, he was selected to play for Bangladesh across all formats for their tour to Zimbabwe, since he had last played an international match in 2018. He was originally replaced by Mushfiqur Rahim for the T20I series, after he had been one of the leading performers in the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.
In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
On 22 August 2025, he was named in the Bangladesh Squad for Asia Cup 2025 & T20I Series Against the Netherlands.