Rishad Hossain has joined the Hobart Hurricanes [Source: AFP]Bangladesh leg spinner Rishad Hossain has joined the Hobart Hurricanes for the second time for the 16th season of the Big Bash League. Notably, Hossain made his debut in the league back in the 2025-26 season, representing the Hurricanes and bagging 15 wickets from the 11 innings he appeared in, while having best figures of 3/26 at an average of 20.86.Hobart Hurricanes secure Rishad Hossain for 16th seasonThe leg spinner from Rangpur will be joining the Hurricanes after the unit secured Australia white-ball spinner Adam Zampa last month. As per the BBL's official insight, Rishad has signed a one-year deal with Hobart and will be available for the first eight games of the 16th season. Notably, Rishad was also the leading wicket-taker for the Hobart Hurricanes in the previous season and also earned the club's BBL Player of the Year award, which made the general manager of the Hurricanes eager to secure him for the upcoming season.ALSO READIndian Cricketer Slams Shamar Joseph For Arshdeep Singh Assault In IND vs WI 4th T20I"Rishad Hossain made it really clear to us that he loved his time in Hobart last season and wanted to come back, and that certainly meant a lot to us," Beams said in a statement."Our list had taken a slightly different shape with the addition of Adam Zampa, but when a player of Rishad's quality is so determined to return to the Hurricanes, we wanted to explore every opportunity to make that happen," Beams added.How have Rishad’s recent exploits been?Notably, Rishad's last domestic cricket appearance was for his own country, where he represented Mohammedan Club in the Dhaka Premier League 2026 and managed to scalp seven wickets from the five matches he played.Rishad's recent exploits, though, haven't been overwhelming. In the Asian Games, representing Bangladesh, Rishad could manage only two wickets from the two matches he played, while being expensive at an economy rate of 8.92. However, his outing against Zimbabwe in the month of June was impressive, as he scalped five wickets from the two T20Is, including a four-fer. So far in 2026, Rishad Hossain has gathered 11 wickets in T20Is from nine appearances, while maintaining an average of 24.45 and an economy of 8.72.ALSO READNahid Rana’s Injury Timeline
