Naimur Rahman
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| Born |
Naimur Rahman Durjoy 19 September 1974 Manikganj District, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bangladeshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Manikganj-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assumed office 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naimur Rahman Durjoy (born 19 September 1974 in Manikganj) is a Bangladeshi politician and former cricketer. Aligned with the Bangladesh Awami League, he has been a member of the Jatiya Sangsad for Manikganj-1 since 2014. As a cricketer, he was his country's first captain in Test cricket. At international level, he played 8 Tests and 29 ODI matches for Bangladesh.
Cricket career
A right arm offspinner, Rahman was a member of Bangladesh's 1997 ICC Trophy winning side. He became his country's inaugural Test captain when he led Bangladesh on their Test debut, against India in 2000. Rahman took 6 for 132 in India's first innings, including the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.[1] However a loss of form saw him lose the captaincy the following year and also his spot in the side.
After retirement he became the president of the Cricketers' Welfare Association of Bangladesh.[2]
Political career
He has been the member of parliament from Manikganj-1 since 2014.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Only Test: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10–13, 2000". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ "Adhoc committee to run BCB". Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ Mahmood, Raihan (5 January 2014). "Joyful Joy and Durjoy". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Members of 10th Parliament – Constituency 168 – Manikganj-1". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
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| Preceded by None |
Bangladesh national cricket captain 2000/1–2002 |
Succeeded by Khaled Mahmud |
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