Mohammad Saiful Islam Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাইফুল ইসলাম খান) (born 14 April 1969) is a former Bangladeshi
cricket
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er who played in seven
One Day International
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s from 1990 to 1997.
Originally from
Mymensingh
Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...
, Saif played for the Bangladesh U-19 side in 1989. He made his full ODI debut at Eden Garden
Calcutta
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on 31 December 1990. His best performance in ODI came at
Sharjah
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Sharjah is the capital o ...
against
Sri Lanka
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in 1995. he took 4/36 to help
Bangladesh
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bowl out their opposition for the first time in a full ODI.
ESPNcricinfo Scorecard
: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, (1995-04-06) (Retrieved on 2007-12-31) He also played in the Bangladesh side that won the ICC Trophy
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in 1997. But with the emergence of a group of talented medium pacers he soon lost his place in the national side.
References
1969 births
Living people
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Dhaka Division cricketers
People from Mymensingh
Sportspeople from Mymensingh Division
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