Faruque Ahmed ( bn, ফারুক আহমেদ; born 24 July 1966), also known as Faruk Ahmed, is a former Bangladeshi

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er who played in 7 ODIs from 1988 to 1999. A right hand middle order bat, he mostly batted at No. 3, but he could open the batting if necessary.

In ODIs

He made his ODI debut at Chittagong in 1988, against

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. His highest one day score was 57 against

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in 1990. There he put on 108 for the 3rd wicket with

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In ICC Trophy

Ahmed also played in two ICC Trophy tournaments, in

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. He scored 56 against

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in 1990. There he shared a match winning partnership of 121 with MOM

Nurul Abedin Nurul Abedin Nobel ( bn, নুরুল আবেদীন নোবেল; born 7 September 1964) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer, who played in four One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1990. Nurul Abedin was the elder brother of Minhajul Ab ...

(105). Overall, he scored 69 runs in 3 innings (Avg. 23.00). 4 years later, leading the side, he had a disappointing time with the bat in Kenya. He scored 114 runs at an average of 19.00.BanglaCricket: Bangladesh in ICC Trophy
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As a captain

In the domestic circuit, Ahmed proved himself as a successful captain very early in his career. This prompted the national selectors to make him the

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captain for the 1993–94 season. This however, didn't turn out to be a very good decision. Specially, in the 1994 ICC Trophy in

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, dissatisfaction among senior players combined with injury to key players meant that

failed to reach the Semis despite being one of the pre-tournament favorites. After the 94 ICC Trophy, not only did Ahmed lose his captaincy, he also lost his place in the side. Nevertheless, he showed great courage to win back his place in the side as a top order batsman. He was one of the members of the Bangladesh side in the 1999 WC in England. He, however, failed to impress there, and retired afterward. After retirement, like many others of his generation, he has continued to serve Bangladesh cricket as an administrator. He has served as a national selector.

References

External links

Faruque bids his final bye (24 August 1999) , Cricket News , Bangladesh , ESPN Cricinfo
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