A very experienced, (by Bangladesh standards) middle order batsman who's talents were spotted early - he was one of two Bangladesh players selected for the ICC Associates XI in the 1988 World Youth Cup cricket tournament. Gordon Greenidge has described him as one of only three, top class batsmen in Bangladesh.

A stylish, classical player, he hasn't always been comfortable with the
unorthodox requirements of one day cricket, as his modest ODI average shows. 

He does manage to pick up runs reasonably effectively behind the wicket by opening the face of the bat but has a tendency to get frustrated and to lose his wicket with reckless shots after getting set. Went into his first Test
match with a reputation of playing with too much bottom hand, though in the event he batted solidly, getting well forward to smother the spin on a
turning track.  Tidy in the field, (he was the fielder of the tournament in
the 1997 ICC Trophy), he is also an occasional off spinner.

A modest, level headed man, he displayed sound temperament by hauling
himself out of a terrible run of form in ODIs, (went fourteen innings
without passing twenty) with runs against the West Indies and England 'A' in late 1999.  Was unfortunate to lose the captaincy in August 2000 but will
always be remembered for leading Bangladesh to victory over Pakistan and for his excellent century in Bangladesh's inaugural Test. He became only the third batsman in Test history to make a century in his country's first Test
and his innings of 145 was the second highest by a batsman in his country's
first Test.  Right now, his ambition is to play at least nine or ten more
Tests before he retires from international cricket.

He has been one of very few Bangladesh players to have played club cricket abroad.  Was in England for the 2000 season, playing for USP, ('United Services of Portsmouth') and has also spent a year playing cricket in Australia.