Anisur Rahman
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Anisur Rahman is a former Bangladesh
i cricket
er who played in 2 ODIs from 1995 to 1998.
cup in 1989. There he took 3/44 against India
, and 3/36 against Pakistan.
Impressed by his performances, the selectors quickly elevated him to the national squad. There, however, he struggled to hold his place, as Bangladesh already had two other left arm seamers, Gholam Nousher
Prince and Jahangir Alam Talukdar
Dulu. Anis' career was also hampered by injuries and No-Ball problem. Still, he briefly emerged in 1994, following the retirement of Prince
and Dulu
, as the country's top pace bowler.
, (December, 1994), he took 3/29 against Pakistan
A, 4/29 against Sri Lanka
A, & 3/28 against India
A. In these matches, he used the reverse swing of the old ball with great effect. In fact, Anisur Rahman was one of the first Bangladesh
i bowler to successfully use the reverse swing.
He played in 2 ODIs against India
, but failed to impress. On each occasion, he suffered at the hands of the India
n maestro Sachin Tendulkar
.
in Dhaka
in 1976-77, that marked the entrance of Bangladesh
in international cricket arena. In fact he took the first wicket for the local side. Dipu also played in Bangladesh's first ICC Trophy
match against Fiji in 1979, sharing the new ball with Mashud. Gholam Nousher
Prince played in Bangladesh's first official ODI in 1986, and Bikash Ranjan Das
played in Bangladesh's first official Test match. Again, Morshed Ali Khan
was part of Bangladesh's first ODI win, against Kenya
in 1998. And, finally, a year later, Manjural Islam played in the WC win against Scotland at Edinburgh
.
Prince
was the main Bangladeshi pace bowler in the '80s. despite being hampered by injuries, he played in all 7 ODIs for the national side during the period 1986-90. In the 1990, International Cricket Council
trophy, he shared the new ball with another left armer Dulu
. The two did an admirable job taking a total of 22 wickets. Apart from these two, the other notable left arm pace bowlers were Abul Khair Mohon and Morshed Alam.
Anisur Rahman emerged as the top left arm seamer in 1994, spearheading the Bangladesh attack during the 2nd SAARC cricket tournament in Dhaka
. He had a short international career, as did Morshed Ali Khan
, but Manjural Islam enjoyed a longer stint. He has taken 28 wickets in 17 tests. His best bowling was in his debut match, 6/81 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo
. He also bowled well in 1999 WC. Now, he is a part of the Dhaka warriors side in ICL. In recent times, Syed Rasel
has emerged as a regular member of the ODI squad.
An interesting case is that of Mohammad Rafique
. He emerged in the domestic circuit in the late 80's as a promising left arm seam bowler. But encouraged by his teammate, the Pakistani all-rounder Wasim Haider
he started bowling left arm spin. And he finished his test career (as a left arm slow bowler) with 100 wickets.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 2 ODIs from 1995 to 1998.
The early days
The tall left armer was a big success with the ball in the U-19 AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
cup in 1989. There he took 3/44 against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
, and 3/36 against Pakistan.
Impressed by his performances, the selectors quickly elevated him to the national squad. There, however, he struggled to hold his place, as Bangladesh already had two other left arm seamers, Gholam Nousher
Gholam Nousher
Gholam Mohammad Nousher is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 9 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.He was Bangladesh's main strike bowler during the 2nd half of the 1980s.-The early years:...
Prince and Jahangir Alam Talukdar
Jahangir Alam Talukdar
Mohammad Jahangir Alam Talukdar is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1990.The left arm fast bowler first played for the Bangladesh side in the 3 day match against Pakistan in January 1986. But it was only from the 1989–90 season that he started to appear regularly in...
Dulu. Anis' career was also hampered by injuries and No-Ball problem. Still, he briefly emerged in 1994, following the retirement of Prince
Gholam Nousher
Gholam Mohammad Nousher is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 9 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.He was Bangladesh's main strike bowler during the 2nd half of the 1980s.-The early years:...
and Dulu
Jahangir Alam Talukdar
Mohammad Jahangir Alam Talukdar is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1990.The left arm fast bowler first played for the Bangladesh side in the 3 day match against Pakistan in January 1986. But it was only from the 1989–90 season that he started to appear regularly in...
, as the country's top pace bowler.
Success in international cricket
In the 1994-95 SAARC Quadrangular Tournament at DhakaDhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
, (December, 1994), he took 3/29 against Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
A, 4/29 against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
A, & 3/28 against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
A. In these matches, he used the reverse swing of the old ball with great effect. In fact, Anisur Rahman was one of the first Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
i bowler to successfully use the reverse swing.
He played in 2 ODIs against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
, but failed to impress. On each occasion, he suffered at the hands of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n maestro Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
.
Bangladeshi left arm seamers
An interesting fact about the Bangladesh team is that, there is always a left arm seam bowler in the national squad. Dipu Roy played in the historical 3-day match against the MCCMarylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
in 1976-77, that marked the entrance of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
in international cricket arena. In fact he took the first wicket for the local side. Dipu also played in Bangladesh's first ICC Trophy
ICC Trophy
The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...
match against Fiji in 1979, sharing the new ball with Mashud. Gholam Nousher
Gholam Nousher
Gholam Mohammad Nousher is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 9 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.He was Bangladesh's main strike bowler during the 2nd half of the 1980s.-The early years:...
Prince played in Bangladesh's first official ODI in 1986, and Bikash Ranjan Das
Ranjan Das
Bikash Ranjan Das is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in one Test in 2000....
played in Bangladesh's first official Test match. Again, Morshed Ali Khan
Morshed Ali Khan
Mohammad Morshed Ali Khan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 3 ODIs in 1998.The tall left arm bowler played in the tri-nation tournament in India in 1998. He performed well, specially in the first match against India. There, he took 1/31 from ten overs.-References:...
was part of Bangladesh's first ODI win, against Kenya
Kenyan cricket team
The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
in 1998. And, finally, a year later, Manjural Islam played in the WC win against Scotland at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
.
Prince
Gholam Nousher
Gholam Mohammad Nousher is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 9 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.He was Bangladesh's main strike bowler during the 2nd half of the 1980s.-The early years:...
was the main Bangladeshi pace bowler in the '80s. despite being hampered by injuries, he played in all 7 ODIs for the national side during the period 1986-90. In the 1990, International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
trophy, he shared the new ball with another left armer Dulu
Jahangir Alam Talukdar
Mohammad Jahangir Alam Talukdar is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1990.The left arm fast bowler first played for the Bangladesh side in the 3 day match against Pakistan in January 1986. But it was only from the 1989–90 season that he started to appear regularly in...
. The two did an admirable job taking a total of 22 wickets. Apart from these two, the other notable left arm pace bowlers were Abul Khair Mohon and Morshed Alam.
Anisur Rahman emerged as the top left arm seamer in 1994, spearheading the Bangladesh attack during the 2nd SAARC cricket tournament in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. He had a short international career, as did Morshed Ali Khan
Morshed Ali Khan
Mohammad Morshed Ali Khan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 3 ODIs in 1998.The tall left arm bowler played in the tri-nation tournament in India in 1998. He performed well, specially in the first match against India. There, he took 1/31 from ten overs.-References:...
, but Manjural Islam enjoyed a longer stint. He has taken 28 wickets in 17 tests. His best bowling was in his debut match, 6/81 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
. He also bowled well in 1999 WC. Now, he is a part of the Dhaka warriors side in ICL. In recent times, Syed Rasel
Syed Rasel
Syed Rasel is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left-handed medium-fast swing bowler who came up through the ranks of the under-19s, to the Bangladesh A team, to the full Bangladesh team, while playing for Khulna Division....
has emerged as a regular member of the ODI squad.
An interesting case is that of Mohammad Rafique
Mohammad Rafique
Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...
. He emerged in the domestic circuit in the late 80's as a promising left arm seam bowler. But encouraged by his teammate, the Pakistani all-rounder Wasim Haider
Wasim Haider
Wasim Haider is a former Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who played three One Day International matches during the 1992 Cricket World Cup.- External links :...
he started bowling left arm spin. And he finished his test career (as a left arm slow bowler) with 100 wickets.
External links
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