Personal information | |
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Born | 15 March 1964 59) Dacca, East Pakistan (present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh) | (age
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak |
International information | |
National side | |
ODI debut(cap 14) | 27 October 1988 v India |
Last ODI | 31 December 1990 v Sri Lanka |
Source: CricInfo, 13 February 2006 |
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