Shahadat Hossain Dipu, who faced the loss of his father at the tender age of 9, has now found a place in the Test team.
Shahadat Hossain Dipu, who faced the loss of his father at the tender age of 9, has now found a place in the Test team.
Against All Odds: Shahadat's Path to the Test Team
Shahadat Hossain Dipu, who faced the loss of his father at the tender age of 9, has now found a place in the Test team. His father, Abdus Sabur, a driver at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, succumbed to cancer in 2010, leaving Shahadat's family in significant distress. Despite these hardships, Dipu continued to pursue his dream of becoming a cricketer. However, in 2013, when he faced failure in the BKSP trial, shattering his cricket dreams, a person named Sudipta Dev entered his life.
Sudipta, a familiar face in the Chittagong Premier League, managed to convince Shahadat's mother and elder brother to enroll him in the Ispahani Cricket Academy. Twenty overs later, Shahadat, once on the brink of giving up his dream, found himself in the Test team, thanks to Sudipta's support.
Despite facing constant challenges, Shahadat persevered on the cricket field. He was part of the team that clinched the ICC U-19 World Cup in 2020. His consistent performance in domestic cricket earned him a spot in the Test team against Afghanistan. A decade ago, without Sudipta's intervention, Shahadat might not have become a cricketer, breaking free from the shackles of scarcity and stepping into the path of prosperity.
Shahadat made his debut in twenty-over cricket against Malaysia in October of this year. Within two months, having played three matches in the Asian Games, Dipu made his Test cricket debut. The young cricketer from Chittagong stepped onto the field against New Zealand at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. On this momentous day, experienced cricketer Muminul Haque Sourav bestowed the debut cap upon Dipu, symbolizing the beginning of a promising journey.
Dipu boasts a successful career in first-class cricket, amassing 1,383 runs in 22 matches with 2 centuries and 11 half-centuries. In the recently concluded league, he showcased his prowess by collecting 128 runs in three innings across two matches.
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