Neeyamur Rashid Rahul, also known as Niamur Rashid, (born 1 January 1975) is a former Bangladeshi

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er who played in two

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s in 1999. Post retirement from cricket he became a

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Playing career

In 1999, he made his ODI debut against

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. He was also a part of the playing XI of Bangladesh's famous victory over Pakistan in

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, which was his last match in international cricket.

Career as a match referee

After retiring from cricket, he became a match referee. He first officiated as match referee in

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, officiating all 6 matches of the tournament. Due to

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, ICC rescinded its decision to use neutral match referee, instead allowing local match officials to officiate in international cricket. and subsequesntly, he was named as the match referee for all matches played between Bangladesh and West Indies in 2020-21. Thus, he became the first Bangladeshi match referee to officiate in test matches. In January 2023, he was named as one of the match referees for the

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* 1975 births Living people Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladeshi cricketers Dhaka Division cricketers Dhaka Metropolis cricketers Cricket match referees People from Pabna District Cricketers from Rajshahi Division {{Bangladesh-cricket-bio-1970s-stub