Overview
- He collapsed during pre-match warm-ups at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and received CPR before being taken to Al Haramain Hospital.
- The Bangladesh Cricket Board and chief physician Dr Debashish Chowdhury confirmed his death, and he was 59.
- Players, coaches and officials observed a one‑minute silence at the stadium, and the match went ahead as scheduled.
- Local reports said he was moved to intensive care and pronounced dead at the hospital, with media attributing the cause to cardiac arrest.
- A long-serving BCB specialist pace-bowling coach since 2008 and Dhaka Capitals assistant, Zaki was widely credited with developing Bangladesh’s fast bowlers, including work with Taskin Ahmed in 2016.