Legends of Rupganj
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Personnel | |
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Owner | Lutfar Rahman Badal |
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Founded | 2014 |
Legends of Rupganj is a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division. Rupganj, in Narayanganj District, just to the east of Dhaka, is the home town of the club's founding owner, Lutfar Rahman Badal.[1]
History
[edit]Under their previous name, Gazi Tank Cricketers, they won the title in 2013–14. In the 2014–15 season, under their new name and ownership, they finished fifth.[2]
- 2014–15: 16 matches, won 8, finished fifth
- 2015–16: 16 matches, won 9, finished third
- 2016–17: 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh
- 2017–18: 16 matches, won 10, finished second
- 2018–19: 16 matches, won 13, finished second
- 2021–22: 15 matches, won 11, finished second
- 2022–23: 16 matches, won 9, finished fourth
- 2023–24: 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh
Naeem Islam captained the team from 2017–18 to 2021–22, Mashrafe Mortaza in 2022–23.
Records
[edit]The team's highest score is 141 by Ashar Zaidi against Old DOHS Sports Club in the first match of the 2014–15 season.[3] The best bowling figures are 6 for 33, performed twice: by Naeem Islam against Partex Sporting Club, in the second match of the 2014–15 season,[4] and by Mohammad Sharif, who also took a hat-trick in the same innings, against Gazi Group Cricketers in 2017–18.[5]
Current squad
[edit]Players with international caps are listed in bold
Name | Nat | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
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Batsmen | ||||||
Naeem Islam | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | Captain | ||
Mohammad Naim | ![]() | Left-hand bat | ||||
Shahriar Nafees | ![]() | Left-hand bat | ||||
Mehedi Maruf | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
Mominul Haque | ![]() | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Azmir Ahmed | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
Akbar-ur-Rehman | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg break | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
Asif Ahmed | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
Jaker Ali | ![]() | Right-hand bat | - | |||
Salauddin Pappu | ![]() | Right-hand bat | - | |||
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Nabil Samad | ![]() | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Asif Hasan | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Minhazur Rahman | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Bowlers | ||||||
Muktar Ali | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
Mohammad Shahid | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
Rishi Dhawan | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
Subashis Roy | ![]() | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
Taskin Ahmed | ![]() | Left-hand bat | Right-arm fast |
References
[edit]- ^ Isam, Mohammad. "Tendulkar unveils new Dhaka club". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Dhaka Premier Division 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Legends of Rupganj v Old DOHS Sports Club 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Legends of Rupganj v Partex Sporting Club 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Gazi Group Cricketers v Legends of Rupganj 2017-18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links
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