Wahidul Gani is a former 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...

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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 one ODI in 1988 and coach who is mostly regarded for his coaching to the young and talented cricketers.

Playing career

Wahidul Gani was a right arm leg spin bowler and a lower order batsman. He played his only ODI match against Pakistan in the 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...

 at Chittagong MA Aziz Stadium

MA Aziz Stadium

MA Aziz Stadium is the main stadium in use in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The local cricket and football teams play there. Its total capacity is 20,000. On a historical note, this stadium was used as headquarters during the war for independence in 1971...

 in 1988.

Coaching career

After retiring he dedicated his time to finding and coaching young talented Bangladeshi cricketers. He founded a coaching institution called 'Ankur' at his own will and trained his students by himself, three times a week at the indoor of the Abahani Club. His willing reputation caught the eyes of the cricket fans as one of his student Mohammad Ashraful

Mohammad Ashraful

Mohammad Ashraful is a Bangladeshi international cricket player and has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. A top-order batsman with a penchant for flashy strokeplay, he has also been selected to represent ACC Asia XI ODI side...

 scored a century to become the youngest Test Match

Test cricket

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 centurion of the history. Ashraful was picked up by Gani at the age of 11 and now being considered one of the most talented batsman. Another of his student Mohammad Sharif

Mohammad Sharif (cricketer)

Mohammad Sharif is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 8 ODIs from 2001 to 2002. He was called in the national side after five years for the Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe for ODIs, and was recalled for tests after five and a half years for the Indian tour of Bangladesh...

 also started his international carrier on a high but later lost his place for the national team because of long term injury. Gani's most recent recent reputation comes from his coaching of left-handed Shahriar Nafees

Shahriar Nafees

-Career Story:Nafees, a left-handed opening batsman, first played in the national team in Bangladesh's maiden English Tour . Nafees scored his maiden first-class century, as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah in April 2006 against Australia. He scored his maiden one-day hundred against...

whose century against the world champion Australia nearly won the match for Bangladesh.

External links

• http://www.articlesbase.com/cricket-articles/the-spinners-2090427.html by Rafiqul Ameer
• http://www.articlesbase.com/cricket-articles/the-original-tigers-2244729.html The Original Tigers by Rafiqul Ameer