Shuvagata Hom

{{short description|Bangladeshi National cricketer}} {{Use British English|date=February 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Shuvagata Hom | fullname = Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury | image = | caption = Shuvagata Hom during 2016-17 BCL | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Mymensingh, Bangladesh | nickname = Shuvo | heightft = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right arm off break | role = Batting all-rounder | heightinch = | international = true | internationalspan = 2011–2016 | country = Bangladesh | testcap = 72 | testdebutagainst = West Indies | testdebutdate = 5 September | testdebutyear = 2014 | lasttestagainst = England | lasttestdate = 28 October | lasttestyear = 2016 | odicap = 100 | odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe | odidebutdate = 16 August | odidebutyear = 2011 | lastodiagainst = West Indies | lastodidate = 18 October | lastodiyear = 2011 | T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe | T20Idebutdate = 15 January | T20Idebutyear = 2016 | lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand | lastT20Idate = 26 March | lastT20Iyear = 2016 | T20Icap = 50

| columns = 4 | column1 = Test | matches1 = 8 | runs1= 244 | bat avg1= 22.18 | 100s/50s1= 0/1 | top score1= 50 | deliveries1 = 846 | wickets1 = 8 | bowl avg1 = 63.25 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/66 | catches/stumpings1= 8/0 | column2 = ODI | matches2 = 4 | runs2= 70 | bat avg2= 35.0 | 100s/50s2= 0/0 | top score2= 35* | deliveries2 = 12 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = 0 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 0 | catches/stumpings2= 0/0 | column3 = FC | matches3 = 135 | runs3= 6,877 | bat avg3= 36.57 | 100s/50s3= 17/38 | top score3= 166* | deliveries3 = 17,207 | wickets3 = 299 | bowl avg3 = 28.95 | fivefor3 = 8 | tenfor3 = 2 | best bowling3 = 7/48 | catches/stumpings3= 130/0 | column4 = LA | matches4 = 154 | runs4= 2,511 | bat avg4= 20.92 | 100s/50s4= 1/12 | top score4= 116 | deliveries4 = 4,792 | wickets4 = 127 | bowl avg4 = 28.82 | fivefor4 = 2 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 5/25 | catches/stumpings4= 55/0 | date = 20 November 2025 | source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/shuvagata-hom-402992 ESPNcricinfo | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{BAN}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2010 Guangzhou|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Incheon|Team}} |club12=Chattogram Challengers|year12=2023|club13=Chittagong Kings|year13=2024}}

'''Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury''' ({{langx|bn|শুভগত হোম চৌধুরী}}; born 11 November 1986) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, a right-handed batsman who represents Mymensingh Division in first-class and list A cricket and Rajshahi Division in Twenty20 matches. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Bangladesh in 2011 against Zimbabwe at Harare. He made his Test match debut against the West Indies in September 2014. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe on 15 January 2016.<ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/958415.html |title=Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh [Jan 2016], 1st T20I: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Jan 15, 2016 |access-date=15 January 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Born in Mymensingh, Shuvagata is one of the several Bangladesh players to emerge from smaller towns. He is known for his quick scoring ability in the lower order and play aggressive knocks. He now represents Mymensingh Division in First Class Cricket.

Shuvagata played for many years in the minor leagues before a talent scout brought him to play in Dhaka. He represented Dhaka's first division side, Cricket Coaching School and played as a No. 3 batsman. He was instrumental in making sure that his club was promoted to the premier league in Dhaka.

Shuvagata played some fine knocks that brought him into the reckoning for the national squad. He was named in the provisional squad of 30 players for the 2011 World Cup. Shuvagata was selected for the tour of Zimbabwe after the World Cup and has acquitted himself well with some handy contributions. He scored 70 runs in 3 matches against them and played one other game against West Indies before being dropped. Since then he has been sidelined and has been overlooked even after some good performances in first-class cricket.

==Career== Shuvagata made his first-class debut on 20 January 2010 in a National League match for Dhaka against Barisal. Dhaka batted once in the match and coming in at number seven Shuvagata scored 52 runs from 82 balls.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/267/267836.html |title=f52217 Barisal Division v Dhaka Division: National Cricket League 2009/10 (First Phase) |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=2011-08-16}}</ref> During a warm-up match against a touring England team in March 2010, Shuvagata scored 91 runs from 30 balls for Bangladesh A from the bowling of Alastair Cook and Michael Carberry as England enticed his team to declare.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bdeshveng2010/content/story/451229.html |title=Pietersen and Ashraful fail again |first=Andrew |last=Miller |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=9 March 2010 |access-date=2011-08-16}}</ref> Shuvagata scored his maiden century in October 2010, during the opening match of the National League against Khulna Division. Shuvagata scored 105 runs from 203 balls as the match ended in a draw.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/480630.html |title=Rain forces stalemate in first round of matches |first=Rabeed |last=Imam |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=9 October 2010 |access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref> Dhaka were runners-up and Shuvagata played three of his team's nine matches, scoring 318 runs including two centuries.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6180;type=tournament |title=Records / National Cricket League, 2010/11 / Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref>

After the 2011 World Cup, Bangladesh faced Australia in a three-match ODI series. Shuvagata was drafted into the national squad for the first time.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/content/story/508358.html |title=Mortaza returns, Ashraful axed for Australia ODIs |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 March 2011 |access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref> He had to wait until Bangladesh's next series, five ODIs against Zimbabwe in August, before he made his debut. It was expected that Shuvagata would be introduced at the number four spot,<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-bangladesh-2011/content/story/523380.html |title=Uncapped Nasir, Shuvagoto in squad for Zimbabwe |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=15 July 2011 |access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref> but instead on debut he batted at number six. Debuting in the third match, he scored 32 runs from 36 balls before he was run out.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/332/332663.html |title=a21465 o3180 Zimbabwe v Bangladesh: Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2011 (3rd ODI) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2011-10-20}}</ref>

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) founded the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/547222.html |title=Bangladesh Premier League to begin on 9 February |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 December 2011 |access-date=2012-01-20}}</ref> An auction was held for teams to buy players,<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/550096.html |title=Afridi and Gayle fetch highest BPL prices |first=Mohammad |last=Isam |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 January 2012 |access-date=2012-01-20}}</ref> and Shuvagata was bought by the Sylhet Royals for $80,000.<ref>{{citation |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/DOWNLOAD/0000/0091/BPL_list.pdf |title=Bangladesh Premier League: players standing after auction |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2012-01-20}}</ref> He scored 55 runs from 6 innings in the competition.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2012/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=7188;type=tournament |title=Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2012-03-21}}</ref> In April the BCB awarded Shuvagata with a rookie contract.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/559489.html |title=Ashraful chopped from central contracts list |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=1 April 2012 |access-date=2012-04-02}}</ref>

In 2016 he was added to Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 after Taskin Ahmed was suspended from bowling with an illegal action.<ref name="BangBowlers">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/985527.html |title=Taskin and Sunny suspended from bowling due to actions|access-date=19 March 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Along with Sunzamul Islam, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League, with a total of 25 dismissals.<ref name="wickets">{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-cricket-league-2017/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=11710;type=tournament |title= Bangladesh Cricket League, 2016/17 Records: Most wickets |access-date=8 March 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> In February 2019, playing for Shinepukur Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League, he scored the fastest fifty by a Bangladeshi batsman in T20 cricket, from just 16 balls.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/hom-notches-fastest-t20-fifty-record-bangladesh-batsmen-1707553 |title=Hom notches fastest T20 fifty record for a Bangladesh batsmen |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh) |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28105555/tamim-iqbal-team-coach-mohammad-salahuddin-dhaka |title=BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>

In April 2021, he was named in the Bangladesh's squad for 2-match test series against Sri Lanka after his consistent all-round performance in first-class cricket, since he last played 5 years ago against England in test in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=প্রতিবেদক |first1=ক্রীড়া |title=সাকিবের জায়গায় পাঁচ বছর পর ডাক পেলেন শুভাগত |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/cricket/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A4 |access-date=9 April 2021 |work=Prothomalo |language=bn}}</ref> Minhajul Abedin, the chief selector of Bangladesh national team said, <nowiki>''</nowiki>Shuvagata is coming back after a while but he has been a consistent performer in first class cricket. We have considered him as a batting all-rounder but his off-break is pretty handy and gives us an option in the spin department."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-10|title=Shuvagata back as batting all-rounder|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/shuvagata-back-batting-all-rounder-2075081|access-date=2021-04-10|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

In Jan 2022, Twin centuries from Shuvagata Hom helped Walton Central Zone lift the trophy of the 2021-22 Bangabandhu Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL). They beat the BCB South Zone by four wickets in a thrilling encounter in the final of the tournament at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. It was their first BCL title in four years.

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