Rafiqul Alam ( bn, রফিকুল আলম) (born 4 October 1957) is a former Bangladeshi

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er who played in two

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s in the

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. In his debut match against

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he scored 14. He followed this with 10 against

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In ICC Trophy

He was a member of the

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team that took part in the 2nd

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tournament in

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. He played in all 7 matches (including the semi-Final against eventual champions

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). Alam, however, failed to impress and scored only 79 runs. His highest was 33 in the very first match against

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. He was slightly more successful four years later. He scored 135 runs with an average of 27.00. His top score was 51 against

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. He also took 5 wickets in the tournament.

Innings against Omar Qureshi XI

Rafiqul Alam is best remembered for his sterling 86 against Omar Qureshi XI, a team of Pakistani players led by

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in January 1986.

In domestic cricket

From the late 1970s until the early 1990s Rafiqul Alam was one of the most consistent performers in domestic cricket arena. Unfortunately, he failed to achieve the same consistency in international arena. Nevertheless, many analysts still consider him one of the best

er of the 1980s.
Rafiqul Ameer."Looking Back: Bangladesh Cricket in the 80s". Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

After retirement

After serving as junior national selector in the 1990s, Rafiqul Alam concentrated on coaching club sides. He was the successful head coach of Kalabagan Krira Chakra in the late 1990s and 2000, 2001 and 2002. In 2007, he became chief national team selector. He has also been the coaching director of Dhanmondi Cricket Academy since its inception.

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* http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2006/05/02/sports.htm 1957 births Living people Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladeshi cricket coaches Cricketers from Dhaka {{Bangladesh-cricketbio-stub