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Full name | Mohammad Rafikul Islam Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | November 7, 1977 47) Rajshahi, Bangladesh | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test(cap 29) | 25 October 2002 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only ODI(cap 63) | 9 October 2002 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2006 |
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