Legends of Rupganj

Legends of Rupganj are a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division. Rupganj, just to the east of Dhaka, is the home town of the club's founding owner, Lutfar Rahman Badal.[1]

Legends of Rupganj
LOR
Personnel
CaptainNaeem Islam
OwnerLutfar Rahman Badal
Team information
Founded2014

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]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold

Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Naeem IslamRight-hand batRight-arm off breakCaptain
Mohammad NaimLeft-hand bat
Shahriar NafeesLeft-hand bat
Mehedi MarufRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Mominul HaqueLeft-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Azmir AhmedRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Akbar-ur-RehmanRight-hand batRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Asif AhmedRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Wicketkeepers
Jaker AliRight-hand bat-
Salauddin PappuRight-hand bat-
Spin Bowlers
Nabil SamadLeft-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Asif HasanRight-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Minhazur RahmanRight-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
Muktar AliRight-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Mohammad ShahidRight-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Rishi DhawanRight-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Subashis RoyRight-hand batRight-arm fast-medium
Taskin AhmedLeft-hand batRight-arm fast

List A record
  • 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

Their 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]

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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