Raquibul Hasan
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Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladesh
i cricket
er who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladesh
i batsman of his era.
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.
In Independent Bangladesh
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. He bettered that, scoring 74 for South Zone at Jessore. But his proudest moment of the season came at Dhaka
as he was part of the Bangladesh team (led by Shamim Kabir
) that played in the 3 day-unofficial Test Match
against MCC in January, 1977. This historical match marked the resumption of international cricket at Dhaka
.
. He scored 5 against Pakistan
, and 12 against Sri Lanka in the second Asia Cup
in 1986.
In ICC Trophy
Raquibul Hasan
played in 3 ICC Trophy
tournaments. In 1979, he scored 52 runs in 4 matches with a highest of 34 against Canada
. He did better in 1982, scoring 167 runs at an average of 27.83. His highest, 42 came against West Africa
. finally, in 1986, he scored 121 runs at an average of 24.19. His unbeaten 47 helped Bangladesh beat Argentina. He retired from international cricket after the 86 ICC Trophy
.
es. Raquibul Hasan
failed to convert quite a few starts, into any score of substance. He (and his team) did lot better, against the Indians (Decan Blues) (led by former Indian captain) Ajit Wadekar
in Feb, 1978. His defiant 64 helped the lcoal side reach 320/9, despite the efforts of Indian
leg spinner M. V. Narasimha Rao. (The leggie took 6/120). This was the first time Bangladesh crossed the 300 mark in an international match. However, Raquibul failed with the bat the following season, against a relatively weak MCC squad. It was apparent that the captaincy was becoming a burden for him. So, the selectors chose WK batsman Shafiq-ul-Haq
Hira as captain for the 1st ICC Trophy
in England
, in the summer of 1979.
Raquibul's 2nd spell as captain came during the busy 1983-84 season. He led Bangladesh to victory in the 1984 South-East Asia Cup
in Dhaka
in January. In 1985, Gazi Ashraf
Hossain Lipu was named as the new captain.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i batsman of his era.
Early years
An opening batsman, Raqibul Hasan,made his first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut in 1968-69 at the age of 16, and was soon selected to represent Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
's U19 team against the English
England
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Schoolboys. He was twelfth man in a Test match against New Zealand at Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
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
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
in the Bangabandhu Stadium. It was a four day match against the Commonwealth
Commonwealth
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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
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
to play for a full-strength Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
took a shocking turn, and he was forced to flee for his life.
It would be nine long months before Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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
Haleem Chaudhri
Abdul Haleem Chaudhri was a Bengali cricketer. He played first-class cricket regularly for different teams from East Pakistan during the latter half of the 1960s. In March 1971, East Pakistan declared independence . Unfortunately Haleem Chaudhri was killed during the liberation war...
, who was his opening partner for East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
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.
In Independent BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
After returning to BangladeshBangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, Raqibul became a key figure in building the Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
cricket. He led the side in their return to international arena. In December 1976, the visiting MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
started their tour with a 2 day match at Rajshahi
Rajshahi
The city of Rajshahi is the divisional headquarters of Rajshahi division as well as the administrative district that bears its name and is one of the six metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Often referred to as Silk City and Education City, Rajshahi is located in the north-west of the country and...
against North Zone, he was named captain and top scored with 73 in the 2nd innings. He bettered that, scoring 74 for South Zone at Jessore. But his proudest moment of the season came at Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
as he was part of the Bangladesh team (led by Shamim Kabir
Shamim Kabir
Shamim Kabir enjoys a permanent position in the annals of Bangladesh cricket, having led the national side in its first ever international match, against MCC, in Dhaka, in January 1977. The tall and lanky opener had a successful match, scoring 30 and 25...
) that played in the 3 day-unofficial Test Match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
against MCC in January, 1977. This historical match marked the resumption of international cricket at Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
.
In full ODIs
Raqibul played in two ODI's for BangladeshBangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. He scored 5 against Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, and 12 against Sri Lanka in the second Asia Cup
Asia Cup
The ACC Asia Cup is an international men's One Day International cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years...
in 1986.
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Raquibul HasanRaquibul Hasan
Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...
played in 3 ICC Trophy
ICC Trophy
The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...
tournaments. In 1979, he scored 52 runs in 4 matches with a highest of 34 against Canada
Canadian cricket team
The Canada cricket team is the national cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition. It is run by Cricket Canada.While Canada is not sanctioned to play Test matches, the team does take part in One Day International matches and also in first-class games against other...
. He did better in 1982, scoring 167 runs at an average of 27.83. His highest, 42 came against West Africa
West African cricket team
The West African cricket team was a team representing the countries of Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone in international cricket matches whilst they were an associate member of the International Cricket Council between 1976 and 2003. They played in the ICC Trophy on three occasions, in 1982,...
. finally, in 1986, he scored 121 runs at an average of 24.19. His unbeaten 47 helped Bangladesh beat Argentina. He retired from international cricket after the 86 ICC Trophy
ICC Trophy
The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...
.
| Year | Matches | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100 / 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 1979 ICC Trophy Canada proved too strong for Malaysia, Rasiah Ratnalingham's excellent analysis of 12-5-18-3 not enough to stop the Canadians winning by 44 runs thanks to 77 from Cecil Marshall and 4-33 from John Vaughan... |
4 | 52 | 13.00 | 34 | 0/0 |
| 1982 1982 ICC Trophy The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. It was the second ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls... |
7 | 167 | 27.83 | 42 | 0/0 |
| 1986 1986 ICC Trophy The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. It was the third ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and as with the previous two tournaments, games between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and... |
6 | 121 | 24.20 | 47* | 0/0 |
| Overall Overall An overall, coverall, over all, or dungarees, is a type of garment which is usually used as protective clothing when working... |
17 | 340 | 22.67 | 47* | 0/0 |
| Raqibul Hasan: Significant Performances in International cricket | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opposition | Venue | Performance |
| Dec. 1976 | MCC Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1976-77 The Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Bangladesh during the winter of 1976/77 marked the entrance of Bangladesh into international cricket. Though the tour was very short, it gave the Bangladeshi players their first taste of international cricket.... |
Rajshahi Rajshahi The city of Rajshahi is the divisional headquarters of Rajshahi division as well as the administrative district that bears its name and is one of the six metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Often referred to as Silk City and Education City, Rajshahi is located in the north-west of the country and... |
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| Jan 1977 | MCC Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1976-77 The Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Bangladesh during the winter of 1976/77 marked the entrance of Bangladesh into international cricket. Though the tour was very short, it gave the Bangladeshi players their first taste of international cricket.... |
Jessore | 74 |
| Feb. 1978 | Decan Blues(India) | Dhaka Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city... |
64 |
| Jan 1981 | MCC Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1980-81 The tour started immediately after Christmas and ended in mid-January. Micheal Mens, a member of the 76-77 MCC team was the captain of the side. The side included three former test players, John Jameson, John Hampshire, and Richard Hutton .... |
Chittagong Chittagong Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading... |
78* |
| Jan 1981 | MCC Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1980-81 The tour started immediately after Christmas and ended in mid-January. Micheal Mens, a member of the 76-77 MCC team was the captain of the side. The side included three former test players, John Jameson, John Hampshire, and Richard Hutton .... |
Dhaka Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city... |
51 & 51 |
| Dec. 1983 | Chandan Nagar | West Bengal(India) | 77 |
| Feb. 1984 | Kenya Bangladeshi cricket team in Kenya in 1983-84 The tour of the Bangladesh team to Kenya, during February, 1984, was the first visit of Bangladesh to any associate member country. The tour started a rivalry which became very intense in the 90's... |
Nairobi Nairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is... |
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| March 1986 | Rawalpindi Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 1986 The tour, during March, 1986, was in preparation for Bangladesh's participation in the 2nd Asia Cup, later that month. Also, this tour can be considered as a follow up of the tour of a Pak side , led by Imran Khan, during early January.Out of the 6 matches played, the tourists won 2, and lost the... |
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad... |
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| June 1986 | Argentina (ICC Trophy) 1986 ICC Trophy The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. It was the third ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and as with the previous two tournaments, games between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and... |
England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
47* |
Raqibul as captain
He had two spells as captain of Bangladesh; first during 1977-79 and 2nd during the 1983-84 season. He had a difficult time, during the Sri Lankaseries in January 78. The Lankan team was far superior in strength and they won all the 3 day unofficial Test MatchTest cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
es. Raquibul Hasan
Raquibul Hasan
Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...
failed to convert quite a few starts, into any score of substance. He (and his team) did lot better, against the Indians (Decan Blues) (led by former Indian captain) Ajit Wadekar
Ajit Wadekar
Ajit Laxman Wadekar is a former international cricketer. He played domestic first-class cricket for the Mumbai cricket team....
in Feb, 1978. His defiant 64 helped the lcoal side reach 320/9, despite the efforts of Indian
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
leg spinner M. V. Narasimha Rao. (The leggie took 6/120). This was the first time Bangladesh crossed the 300 mark in an international match. However, Raquibul failed with the bat the following season, against a relatively weak MCC squad. It was apparent that the captaincy was becoming a burden for him. So, the selectors chose WK batsman Shafiq-ul-Haq
Shafiq-ul-Haq
Shafiq-ul-Haq was a Bangladeshi cricket player who played in the 1979 ICC Trophy and the 1982 ICC Trophy in England. In the latter tournament he captained the side and they finished fourth...
Hira as captain for the 1st ICC Trophy
ICC Trophy
The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...
in England
England
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, in the summer of 1979.
Raquibul's 2nd spell as captain came during the busy 1983-84 season. He led Bangladesh to victory in the 1984 South-East Asia Cup
1984 South-East Asia Cup
The First South-East Asian Cricket Tournament was held in Dhaka in January 1984. Two teams from the host country were joined by teams from Singapore and Hong Kong...
in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
in January. In 1985, Gazi Ashraf
Gazi Ashraf
Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....
Hossain Lipu was named as the new captain.
Domestic cricket
He played his League cricket in Dhaka for Victoria Sporting Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club.External links
- http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2006/05/02/sports.htm
- http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/statsguru/content/player/56070.html
- http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/statsguru/content/story/88526.html
- http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/statsguru/content/story/286065.html
- http://www.banglacricket.com/History/roqibul1.php: A Legendary Cricketer
- http://www.banglacricket.com/History/roqibul2.php : Rebuilding Broken Dreams
- http://www.articlesbase.com/cricket-articles/the-three-bangladeshi-batsmen-1858722.html The Three Bangladeshi Batsmen By Rafiqul Ameer
- http://www.articlesbase.com/cricket-articles/the-first-generation-cricketers-of-bangladesh-2210264.html by Rafiqul Ameer
- http://www.articlesbase.com/cricket-articles/ora-egaro-jon-the-magnificent-eleven-2760063.html Ora Egaro Jon By Rafiqul Ameer