Md Ashikur Rahman ( bn, মোঃ আশিকুর রহমান; 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.

Career

Ashikur represented

Bangladesh U-19 cricket team The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Bangladesh in cricket at Under-19 level. They have been playing official Under-19 ODI matches since 1997 including competing in the last twelve World Cups and are the defending champion ...

in the youth level and was selected in the Bangladeshi squad for the

2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in New Zealand from 19 January to 9 February 2002. A total of 16 sides competed in the tournament with Australia defeating South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (R ...

which was captained by Nafees Iqbal. 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. He played first-class and List A matches for Dhaka Metropolis, Chittagong Division and

Sylhet Division Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions ...

from 2001 to 2008 in a career spanning for six years and never received a call up to play for the

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

. 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 The Bangladesh women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 200 ...

. He is currently serving as a development coach of

Prime Bank Cricket Club Prime Bank Cricket Club, owned by Prime Bank Limited, plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division in Bangladesh. It won the tournament in 2014–15. The club also participated in the 2013–14 Victory Day T20 Cup and was crowned the champio ...

which is owned by the Prime Bank Limited in the

Dhaka Premier League The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as the Dhaka Premier League, is a club List A tournament in Bangladesh. History Since its inauguration in 1973–74 the league has been the premier club cricket competition in Bangladesh. I ...

. On 12 May 2020, he was reportedly tested positive for

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after being admitted to the Mugda hospital in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

after developing symptoms including chest pain.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahman, Ashikur 1983 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers 21st-century Bangladeshi cricketers Dhaka Metropolis cricketers Chittagong Division cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Bangladeshi cricket coaches People from Comilla People from Chittagong Sportspeople from Chittagong Division