Legends of Rupganj

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Legends of Rupganj
LOR
Personnel
CaptainNaeem Islam
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[]

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

The captains have been Alok Kapali and Shakib Al Hasan in 2014–15, Mosharraf Hossain in 2015–16, Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam in 2016–17, and Naeem Islam in 2017-18 and 2018–19.

Records[]

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[]

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[]

  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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