Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)

Mohammad Rafique

Rafique at BNS in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Rafique
Born	(1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 46) Dhaka, East Pakistan
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	all rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 8)	10 November 2000 v India
Last Test	29 February 2008 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 27)	5 April 1995 v India
Last ODI	10 June 2007 v Africa XI
ODI shirt no.	77
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001–2010	Dhaka Division
2000–2001	Sylhet Division
2008	Dhaka Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 33 125 62 164 Runs scored 1,059 1,191 1,748 1,551 Batting average 18.57 13.38 18.02 13.14 100s/50s 1/4 0/2 1/9 0/3 Top score 111 77 111 77 Balls bowled 8,744 6,414 16,304 8,429 Wickets 100 125 237 184 Bowling average 40.76 37.91 28.01 31.85 5 wickets in innings 7 1 12 2 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 2 n/a Best bowling 6/77 5/47 7/52 5/16 Catches/stumpings 7/– 28/– 23/– 43/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 September 2008

Mohammed Rafique (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ রফিক) (born 5 September 1970) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer. He was the first Bangladesh bowler to take 100 wickets in Test matches.

A slow-left-arm orthodox bowler, Rafique was one of the few Bangladeshi players in the ICC bowler rankings' top fifty. He has become a permanent fixture in the national team, and is a household name in Bangladesh. He has achieved the double of 100 wickets and 1000 runs in both formats.

One of the most senior players in the Bangladesh team, Rafique was better known for his abilities in ODIs early in his career. He was nevertheless selected to play in Bangladesh's inaugural Test against India, and showed his promise with three wickets.

His career was almost derailed soon afterwards, when he was reported to the ICC for a suspect action. He was tardy in taking remedial action, and was out of the national team until 2002, when he was picked for the home series against South Africa. His return to cricket was classy and promising, with a six-wicket haul in the second Test against South Africa. He was the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the home Test series against India, and the second highest during the away tour to Zimbabwe.

Rafique is also known as a handy, hard-hitting lower-order batsman. His 77 versus Kenya in May 1998 at Hyderabad was instrumental in Bangladesh's first ever ODI win against Kenya. With the ball, he took 3/56, and was adjudged the man of the match. He also scored a Test century against the West Indies in Bangladesh's drawn Test. Also he scored 65 against Australia in 2005-6, including six sixes. He was instrumental in steering the Tigers to a series whitewash against the Kenyans, and recorded his best match figures in Tests against Australia in a match they only narrowly lost