Ashiqur Rahman (cricketer, born 1983)
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1983)
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Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman Majumder (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আশিকুর রহমান মজুমদার; born 24 October 1983) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and coach who has featured in 15 first-class matches and 18 List A matches. He is currently serving as the BCB Development coach.[1]
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| Born | 24 October 1983 Comilla, Chittagong, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lovin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dhaka Metropolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chittagong Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sylhet Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Ashikur Rahman represented Bangladesh U-19 cricket team in the youth level and was selected in the Bangladeshi squad for the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was captained by Nafees Iqbal.[2] He played a pivotal role in Bangladesh's stunning group stage match victory over India chasing a low total of 78 runs during the World Cup taking 3 crucial wickets and also faced 26 balls without scoring.[3][4][5]
He played first-class and List A matches for Dhaka Metropolis, Chittagong Division and Sylhet Division from 2001 to 2008 in a career spanning for six years and never received a call up to play for the national team.[6]
He retired from playing professional cricket and became a coach of Bangladesh Cricket Development. He also had a short stint as the assistant coach of the Bangladesh women's national cricket team. He is currently serving as a development coach of Prime Bank Cricket Club which is owned by the Prime Bank Limited in the Dhaka Premier League.[7]
On 12 May 2020, he was reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 after being admitted to the Mugda hospital in Dhaka after developing symptoms including chest pain.[6][8][9]