Career
He is a Left handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler. Sarkar is a top-order batsman, who was a part of the 2010 and 2012 Under-19 World Cup teams. In the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, Sarkar came into the spotlight after "mankading" Australia"s Jimmy Peirson.
He made his First-Class debut for Khulna Division against Dhaka Division in the 2010-2011 season.
In November 2013, he was included in Bangladesh"s T20 squad for a one-off game against New Zealand, but did not find a place in the final XI. Sarkar was included in the squad for Bangladesh"s home series against Zimbabwe and made his debut in the final ODI in December 2014. He was subsequently named in the 2015 World Cup squad.
Sarkar plays for the Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League, Khulna Division in the National Cricket League, and Prime Bank Cricket Club in the Dhaka Premier Division. He made his One Day International début for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 1 December 2014.
He represented Bangladesh in the 2015.
Sarkar made his Twenty20 International debut for Bangladesh against Pakistan in April 2015. On 22 April 2015, Sarkar hit his maiden ODI hundred and added 145 with Tamim Iqbal. He made his Test debut against Pakistan in April 2015.