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Legends of Rupganj

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Legends of Rupganj
LOR
Personnel
OwnerLutfar Rahman Badal
Team information
Founded2014

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

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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

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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

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Players with international caps are listed in bold

Name Nat Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Naeem Islam Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm off break Captain
Mohammad Naim Bangladesh Left-hand bat
Shahriar Nafees Bangladesh Left-hand bat
Mehedi Maruf Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm off break
Mominul Haque Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Azmir Ahmed Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm off break
Akbar-ur-Rehman Pakistan Right-hand bat Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
Asif Ahmed Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm off break
Wicketkeepers
Jaker Ali Bangladesh Right-hand bat -
Salauddin Pappu Bangladesh Right-hand bat -
Spin Bowlers
Nabil Samad Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Asif Hasan Bangladesh Right-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Minhazur Rahman Bangladesh Right-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
Muktar Ali Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Shahid Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Rishi Dhawan India Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Subashis Roy Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm fast-medium
Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh Left-hand bat Right-arm fast

References

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  1. ^ Isam, Mohammad. "Tendulkar unveils new Dhaka club". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Legends of Rupganj v Old DOHS Sports Club 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Legends of Rupganj v Partex Sporting Club 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Gazi Group Cricketers v Legends of Rupganj 2017-18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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