Mohammad Rafique

Playername	Mohammad Rafique
Country	Bangladesh
Fullname	Mohammad Rafique
Nickname	Moe
Living	true
Dayofbirth	5
Monthofbirth	9
Yearofbirth	1970
Placeofbirth	Dhaka
Countryofbirth	East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Role	Bowler
Oneit20	true
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left arm orthodox
International	true
Testdebutdate	10 November
Testdebutyear	2000
Testdebutagainst	India
Testcap	8
Lasttestdate	29 February
Lasttestyear	2008
Lasttestagainst	South Africa
Odidebutdate	5 April
Odidebutyear	1995
Odidebutagainst	India
Odicap	27
Odishirt	77
Lastodidate	10 June
Lastodiyear	2007
Lastodifor	–
Club1	Khulna Division
Year1	2001 - 2007
Club2	Sylhet Division
Year2	2000 - 2001
Club3	Dhaka Warriors
Year3	2008 -
| columns	4
Column1	Tests
Matches1	33
Runs1	1,059
Bat avg1	18.57
100s/50s1	1/4
Top score1	111
Deliveries1	8,744
Wickets1	100
Bowl avg1	40.76
Fivefor1	7
Tenfor1	0
Best bowling1	6/77
Catches/stumpings1	7/–
Column2	ODI
Matches2	125
Runs2	1,191
Bat avg2	13.38
100s/50s2	0/2
Top score2	77
Deliveries2	6,414
Wickets2	125
Bowl avg2	37.91
Fivefor2	1
Tenfor2	n/a
Best bowling2	5/47
Catches/stumpings2	28/–
Column3	FC
Matches3	62
Runs3	1,748
Bat avg3	18.02
100s/50s3	1/9
Top score3	111
Deliveries3	16,304
Wickets3	237
Bowl avg3	28.01
Fivefor3	12
Tenfor3	2
Best bowling3	7/52
Catches/stumpings3	23/–
Column4	LA
Matches4	164
Runs4	1,551
Bat avg4	13.14
100s/50s4	0/3
Top score4	77
Deliveries4	8,430
Wickets4	184
Bowl avg4	31.85
Fivefor4	2
Tenfor4	n/a
Best bowling4	5/16
Catches/stumpings4	43/–
Date	20 September
Year	2008
Source	http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2199/2199.html CricketArchive

Mohammed Rafique () (born September 5, 1970 in Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.

International career

A slow-left-arm orthodox bowler, Rafique was one of the few Bangladeshi players in the ICC bowler rankings' top fifty. He has become a permanent fixture in the national team, and is a household name in Bangladesh. To date he is the only Bangladeshi player to have taken 100 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals. He has also achieved the double of 100 wickets and 1000 runs in both formats.

One of the most senior players in the Bangladesh team, Rafique was better known for his abilities in ODIs early in his career. He was nevertheless selected to play in Bangladesh's inaugural Test against India, and showed his promise with three wickets.

His career was almost derailed soon afterwards, when he was reported to the ICC for a suspect action. He was tardy in taking remedial action, and was out of the national team until 2002, when he was picked for the home series against South Africa. His return to cricket was classy and promising, with a six-wicket haul in the second Test against South Africa. He has not looked back since. He was the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the home Test series against India, and the second highest during the away tour to Zimbabwe.

Rafique is also known as a handy, hard-hitting lower-order batsman. His 77 versus Kenya in May 1998 at Hyderabad was instrumental in Bangladesh's first ever ODI win against Kenya. With the ball, he took 3/56, and was adjudged the man of the match. He also scored a Test century against the West Indies in Bangladesh's drawn Test. Also he scored 65 against Australia in 2005-6, including six sixes. He was instrumental in steering the Tigers to a series whitewash against the Kenyans, and recorded his best match figures in Tests against Australia in a match they only narrowly lost

Rafique had a successful 2007 World Cup, taking eight wickets and helping Bangladesh to win games against India and South Africa. Rafique has also been honoured for his contribution to the cricket world with squad places in both the World XI for the Super Series against Australia in 2005, and the Asia XI for the exhibition series against Africa XI in 2007.

Rafique announced his international retirement on February 7, 2008. Bangladesh's home series against South Africa will be his last for the national team. He became the first Bangladeshi to ever take the milestone of 100 test wickets by having Robin Peterson caught at first slip by Junaid Siddique on the 1st of March during the second test. Out of 53 players who have scored 1,000 runs and taken 100 wickets in Test cricket, Rafique was the first to have represented Bangladesh.

Rafique was banned—with 13 professional players—for ten years from all forms of cricket by the Bangladesh Cricket Board following his enrollment in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in August 2008, but renounced his ties with the ICL a year later and has since been accepted back into the fold. He is still playing first-class cricket for Dhaka Division and recently starred in the Big Boss T20 Premier League with a match-winning performance for Abahani Limited in the final. However the players announced there departures from the Indian Cricket League in June 2009

Other levels of cricket

He started his career as a left arm seamer with the 2nd Division side, Bangladesh Sporting, in 1985. In 1988, he joined Bangladesh Biman cricket team. There, under the influence of the Pakistani allrounder Wasim Haider he converted to slow orthodox spin bowling.

In Dec. 1994 he played for the Bangladesh team in the 2nd SAARC cricket tournament. His 3/25 against India "A" helped Bangladesh win a vital game.

He was one of outstanding successes of the Bangladesh team that won the 1997 ICC Trophy. Overall, in 9 matches, he took 19 wickets at an average of 10.68. His best 4/25 came in the Semi-Final against Scotland. With his spinning partner Enamul Haque Moni taking 12 wickets in the tournament, it was a great truimph for spin bowling. In the final against Kenya he came good with the bat. Sent in to open, in a rain shortened game, he blasted 26 of only 15 deliveries, smashing couple of huge sixes.

Awards

BCB Cricketer of the Year (2005)

BCB Bowler of the Year (2006)

BCB All-Rounder of the Year (2006)

External links

The Middle Ages by Rafiqul Ameer

References

Cricinfo Profile

CricketArchive Profile

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