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1970Sep, 5

Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)

Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer
Mohammed Rafique (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ রফিক) (born 5 September 1970) is a Bangladeshi cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all formats of the cricket. He is the first consistent cricketer of his national cricket team. He is the first Man Of the Match for Bangladesh in One Day Internationals. One of the best spinners to ever have played for Bangladesh, Rafique was the first Bangladeshi bowler to take 100 wickets in Test matches.

He occasionally served his team with batting as well. When Bangladesh team needed quick runs, he was sent as an opener.

Rafique has been honoured for his contribution to the cricket world with positions in both the World XI for the Super Series against Australia in 2005 and the Asia XI for the exhibition series against Africa XI in 2007. Later on, he was named captain of Bangladesh Legends cricket team in 2020-21 Road Safety World Series.On 20 January, 2022 , Rafique joined Asia Lions along with Habibul Bashar in Legends League Cricket, where he took 2 wickets against India Maharajas.


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    Nigerian Civil War

    Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
  • 28Apr

    Richard Nixon

    Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
  • 5Sep

    101st Airborne Division

    Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.
  • 28Sep

    Gamal Abdel Nasser

    Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.
  • 8Oct

    Richard Nixon

    Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion".

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