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Naimur Rahman Durjoy (born 19 September 1974) is a Bangladeshi politician and retired cricketer. He is the incumbent
Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
member from the Manikganj-1 constituency representing the
Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
party since 2014. Durjoy served as the first captain of
Bangladesh national cricket team The Bangladesh men's national cricket team ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), popularly known as The Tigers, is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the Inte ...
. At international level, he played 8 Test and 29 ODI matches for the team.


Cricket career

A right arm offspinner, Durjoy was a member of Bangladesh's
1997 ICC Trophy The Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh national ...
winning side. He became his country's inaugural Test captain when he led Bangladesh on their Test debut, against
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
in 2000. Rahman took 6 for 132 in India's first innings, including the wickets of
Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-scor ...
and
Sourav Ganguly Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (; natively spelled as Gangopadhyay; born 8 July 1972), affectionately known as Dada (meaning ''"elder brother"'' in Bengali), is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain w ...
. However a loss of form saw him lose the captaincy the following year and also his spot in the side. After retirement, Durjoy became the president of the Cricketers' Welfare Association of Bangladesh.


See also

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List of Bangladesh cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. To date, 159 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on d ...


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* 1974 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricket captains Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Dhaka Metropolis cricketers Dhaka Division cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut Bangladeshi cricket coaches Awami League politicians 10th Jatiya Sangsad members Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Commonwealth Games competitors for Bangladesh People from Manikganj District {{Bangladesh-cricket-bio-1970s-stub