Raqibul Hasan Sr.
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| Raqibul Hasan | ||||
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 Bangladesh |
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
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| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | - | 2 | ||
| Runs scored | - | 17 | ||
| Batting average | - | 8.50 | ||
| 100s/50s | - | -/- | ||
| Top score | - | 12 | ||
| Balls bowled | - | 1 | ||
| Wickets | - | - | ||
| Bowling average | - | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | - | - | ||
| Catches/stumpings | -/- | 1/- | ||
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Raqibul Hasan (born January 15, 1953, Dhaka) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986.
An opening batsman, Raqibul made his first-class debut in 1968-69 at the age of 16, and was soon selected to represent Pakistan's U19 team against the English Schoolboys. He was twelfth man in a Test match against New Zealand at Dhaka in 1969-70. Barely sixteen at the time, he seemed sure to have a lengthy Test career ahead of him.
However on 26 February 1971 a match started at Dhaka in the Bangabandhu Stadium. It was a four day match against the Commonwealth side. The Pakistan team was playing and he was picked to play for them. At 18 years old he became the first and only Bengali to play for a full-strength Pakistan team. The match couldn't be finished as on the last day demonstrations erupted all over the city and the stadium was invaded. Within a month of his debut, events in his homeland of East Pakistan took a shocking turn, and he was forced to flee for his life.
It would be nine long months before Bangladesh won its independence, at the cost of millions of lives. In Raqibul's family there were six casualties. On top of that, he lost his best friend, Haleem Chaudhri, who was his opening partner for East Pakistan and his room-mate on tour. And he lost his cricketing godfather, Mushtaq, the man who spotted him as a boy and gave him his first chance at club level.
After returning to Bangladesh, Raqibul became a key figure in building the Bangladesh cricket. He led the side in their return to international arena. In December 1976, the visiting MCC started their tour with a 2 day match at Rajshahi against North Zone, he was named captain and top scored with 73 in the 2nd innings. [1]
Raqibul played in two ODI's for Bangladesh. He scored 5 against Pakistan,[2] and 12 against Sri Lanka [3] in the second Asia Cup in 1986. Later that year he played in the ICC Trophy in England, he retired afterwards at the relatively early age of 32. He had been a permanent member of the Bangladesh side until his retirement.
He played his League cricket in Dhaka for Victoria Sporting Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club.
He was tournament director of the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004.
In 1971 he was a first year student of political science at Dhaka University.
[edit] References
- ^ Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, Novermeber, 1994.
- ^ Cricinfo Scorecard: Bangladesh v Pakistan (1986-03-31). (Retrieved on 2007-12-25).
- ^ Cricinfo Scorecard :Bnagladesh v Sri-Lanka. (1986-04-02) (Retrieved on 2007-12-25)
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