Legends of Rupganj

Legends of Rupganj is a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division. Rupganj, in Narayanganj District, 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
CaptainMashrafe Mortaza
Overseas player(s)Chirag Jani
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]

  • 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
  • 2021-22: 15 matches, won 11, 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, Naeem Islam from 2017–18 to 2021–22, and Mashrafe Mortaza in 2022–23.

Records

The team's 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]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold

Name Nat Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Naeem IslamBangladeshRight-hand batRight-arm off breakCaptain
Mohammad NaimBangladeshLeft-hand bat
Shahriar NafeesBangladeshLeft-hand bat
Mehedi MarufBangladeshRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Mominul HaqueBangladeshLeft-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Azmir AhmedBangladeshRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Akbar-ur-RehmanPakistanRight-hand batRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Asif AhmedBangladeshRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Wicketkeepers
Jaker AliBangladeshRight-hand bat-
Salauddin PappuBangladeshRight-hand bat-
Spin Bowlers
Nabil SamadBangladeshLeft-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Asif HasanBangladeshRight-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Minhazur RahmanBangladeshRight-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
Muktar AliBangladeshRight-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Mohammad ShahidBangladeshRight-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Rishi DhawanIndiaRight-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Subashis RoyBangladeshRight-hand batRight-arm fast-medium
Taskin AhmedBangladeshLeft-hand batRight-arm fast

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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