Career

Zakir made his first-class National Cricket League debut on 18 September 2015. In December 2015 he was called up to the Bangladesh squad for the 2016 U19 Cricket World Cup. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut on 8 November 2016, playing for Chittagong Vikings in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.

In January 2018, Zakir scored 211 batters for the east zone against the central zone in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League, his first double century in top-flight cricket.

In February 2018, Zakir was called up to Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for his series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka on 15 February 2018.

In August 2018, Zakir was one of 12 debutants selected for a 31-man provisional squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asian Cup.

In October 2018, Zakir was drafted into the Rajshahi Kings team squad for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. In December 2018, he was called up to Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In November 2019, he was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Later that same month he was selected to play for Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League and he was called up in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. The Bangladesh team won the gold medal after beating Sri Lanka in the final by seven wickets.