Career
He made his ODI debut on 14 January 2009 in Bangladesh"s victory over Sri Lanka, where he took 4/33 in 5.3 overs in a shortened ODI game. He made his Test debut on 9 July 2009 against the West Indies, and took 3 wickets. He has also featured in two Twenty20 matches, both coming in the 2009 Interstate Commerce Commission World Twenty20.
A quick bowler with a slingy action—not dissimilar to Lasith Malinga"s—Rubel can consistently deliver good pace and bounce.
His first-class debut arrived for Chittagong Division in 2007, where he picked up match figures of 1/137 against Khulna Division. After a string of good performances in the National Cricket League, he was selected to play for the Bangladesh Under-19 team, and soon after, the Bangladesh A team
Rubel is known as the fastest bowler in Bangladesh Cricket history. He bowled an impressive 149.5 km/h in a warm up game in 2009 Interstate Commerce Commission World Twenty20.
He also bowled at 148 km/h vs Sri Lanka in 2015.
Rubel"s best ODI figure is 6/26 vs New Zealand, where he also took a hattrick. Rubel Hossain consistantly bowled around 145 km/h in the 2015. Rubel cleaned up the middle-order and tail with a 4 wicket haul in just 5.3 overs.
He also played in the tri-series final, where he had a poor end to the game, but retained his place for the three ODI series against Zimbabwe soon after.
More good performances led to him being named in the Test squad to face the West Indies for the first time. The Bangladesh Cricket Board founded the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year.
An auction was held for teams to buy players, and Rubel was bought by the Sylhet Royals for $70,000. Bangladeshi police arrested Rubel after heroine Nazneen Akhtar complained that he raped her.
On Bangladesh"s victory over England, in which Hossain played a starring role in, Nazneen withdrew her charges.
Test five-wicket hauls ODI five-wicket hauls.