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Salma Khatun: Bangladesh’s First Woman Cricket Selector

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Salma Khatun: Bangladesh's First Woman Cricket SelectorSaralnama

65 T20Is and 18 ODIs. Former Bangladesh captain Salma Khatun made history on by becoming the country's first woman cricket selector. She joins Sazzad Ahmed on the senior women's selection panel. Khatun's appointment comes just before the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup starting. She will monitor player performances during the event. Khatun, from Khulna, was Bangladesh's first women's team captain. She ranked No. 1 in T20I bowling in 2014 and 2015, taking 84 wickets. BCB media chairman Iftekhar Rahman called it a revolutionary decision. Hasibul Hossain joins the men's selection panel. Bangladesh women team starts their World Cup on against Pakistan in Colombo, with warm-up games on 25 and. (Updated 21 Sep 2025, 12:09 IST; source: link)

Key Points

  • 65 T20Is and 18 ODIs
  • Former Bangladesh captain Salma Khatun made history on by becoming the country's first woman cricket selector
  • She joins Sazzad Ahmed on the senior women's selection panel