Mohammad Jahangir Alam Talukdar (born 4 December 1968) is a former Bangladeshi

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er who played in two

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s in 1990. A left-arm fast bowler (commonly called Dulu) he first played for

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side in a three-day match against Pakistan in January 1986. But it was only from the 1989–90 season that he started to appear regularly in international level. His 3/29 helped BCCB (White) defeat the Indian team Deccan Blues at

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in January 1990. He was a key performer in the 4th

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tournament in

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in 1990. There he shared the new ball with another left-arm fast bowler,

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. Dulu's best performance came in the second round. His 3/27 against

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and 2/24 against

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helped Bangladesh win vital matches. In December 1992, Dulu took 3/19 against

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A, at

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, in the 1st

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cricket tournament. He also played in the 5th

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.Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November, 1994. Apart from being a fast medium bowler, Jahangir Alam Talukdar was an unorthodox but effective lower-order right-hand batsman.

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