Samiur Rahman (3 December 1953 – 19 April 2022) was a Bangladeshi

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er and umpire. He played for Bangladesh in its first-ever

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(ODI) game against Pakistan at

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, Sri Lanka in

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. He played in total two ODIs. Apart from being a new ball swing bowler, he was also a useful lower order batsman. Like his brother, Yousuf Rahman (better known as Yousuf Babu), Sami was a regular for the national side in the first half of the 1980s.

Career

Though Rahman was overlooked for the first

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in 1979, he was a vital member of the side that finished fourth in 1982. He took seven wickets at 18.85 a piece. His best bowling, 3/31 came in the first match against

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. In 1986, Rahman played in only three matches taking three wickets.BanglaCricket: Bangladesh in ICC Trophy, ICC Trophy 1986, England
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(BCB) umpire of more than one hundred matches and served as a match referee in 25 T20 matches. Rahman died on 19 April 2022, aged 66. He had been ill for two years having been diagnosed with a brain tumour and suffering from other health complications.

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