Bangladeshi cricket team in England in 1998

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The Bangladeshi cricket team toured England, Ireland and Scotland in the 1998 season to accilimatise themselves ahead of the 1999 Cricket World Cup. They played series of games against Irish and Scottish team across June and July 1998. It was the first tour by an Bangladeshi team. [1]

The team was captained by the Akram Khan [2] and its outstanding player was Aminul Islam, the vice-captain and star-batsmen of his era.

Squad

  1. Akram Khan (captain)
  2. Aminul Islam (vice-captain)
  3. Athar Ali Khan
  4. Minhazul Abedin
  5. Faruque Ahmed
  6. Mohmmad Rafuque
  7. Naimur Rahman
  8. Khaled Mahmud
  9. Khaled Masood
  10. Hasibul Hossain
  11. Morshed Ali Khan
  12. Azam Iqbal
  13. Shafiuddin Ahmed
  14. Atiar Rahman
  15. Zakir Hasan
  16. Enamul Haque
  17. Tanveer Khan

Ahmed Sajjadul Alam (tour-manager) Gazi Ashraf Hossain (manager) Gordon Greenidge (coach)

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References

  1. "Cricketers leave for UK June 2". The Daily Star, Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Bangladesh in Ireland, England and Scotland, Jun-Jul 1998 - Bangladesh Squad". BBC News. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

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