1996–97 SAARC Quadrangular
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1996–97 SAARC Quadrangular
The third and final SAARC Quadrangular was held in Dhaka in February 1997. The Pakistan 'A' team, led by Asif Mujtaba, won the trophy after beating India 'A' in a rain affected final. The Home of CricketArchive
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For the first time Pakistan and Sri Lanka took the tournament seriously, and sent strong teams. Asif Mujtaba, the Pak captain, led from the front, and finished as the Player of the Tournament. He was helped in the batting department by Basit Ali and Akhtar Sarfraz. The bowling attack was led by Mohammad Zahid (cricketer, born 1976), Mohammad Zahid, arguably the fastest bowler at the time. While he struggled with no balls and wides, he still generated lot of pace from the slow wickets, ...
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Asif Mujtaba
Mohammad Asif Mujtaba (Urdu: آصف مجتبیٰ, born 4 November 1967) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 25 Test cricket, Test matches and 66 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1997. During the, 1994–95 period he briefly served as the deputy captain to Saleem Malik in the Pakistan national team. He is best known for hitting a Steve Waugh full toss on the last ball in a One Day International at Hobart in 1992–93 for six, when Pakistan needed seven runs to win, tying the match. He has a batting average of 214.00 from his six One Day Internationals against Australia. Cricket career Domestic career In March 1987, he led the Pakistani under-25 side to a successful tour of Zimbabwe. A decade later, the Pakistan 'A' team won the 1996–97 SAARC Quadrangular, 3rd SAARC Quadrangular Trophy in Dhaka, under his captaincy. Like all true leaders, he led from the front, scoring 67 against Bangladesh, in the first match of the Trophy, and finishing with 91 a ...
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Hasibul Hossain
Mohammad Hasibul Hossain () (born 3 June 1977), known as Hasibul Hossain, played five Tests (2000–01) and 32 One-Day Internationals (1995–2004) for Bangladesh. Hasibul Hossain made his ODI debut at Sharjah against Sri Lanka in 1995 at the age of 17. He celebrated his debut with the big wicket of Roshan Mahanama. The fastest bowler in the country, Hasibul Hossain continued on to play regularly for Bangladesh for a number of years. His best bowling performance in ODIs came at Dhaka in 1999 when he took 4 for 56 against Kenya. In 1999 he enjoyed a good Cricket World Cup in the UK. He took the first two wickets cheaply against Scotland at Edinburgh to help Bangladesh achieve their maiden World Cup win. He played in Bangladesh's first first-class match, on the tour of New Zealand in 1997-98, in the innings loss to the Northern Conference team, when he stood out, taking 6 for 143, as well as taking Bangladesh's first first-class wicket and hitting Bangladesh's first first-class si ...
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1992–93 SAARC Quadrangular
The 1992–93 SAARC Quadrangular was the inaugural SAARC Quadrangular cricket tournament. It started in Dhaka, Bangladesh in December 1992 amidst great enthusiasm and excitement. Background 4 teams, the 'A' teams from neighbouring India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and the full national team of the host country participated in the event. Due to the volatile political situation arising in the sub-continent, the tournament had to be abandoned at the League stage. Thus, there was no winners of the tournament. Scores in brief India came to the tournament with the strongest team, and they were the favourites to lift the trophy. The didn't get the chance to do that, but some of the players were rewarded for their brilliant performances. Both Vinod Kambli and off-spinner Rajesh Chauhan made their test debut against England at Eden Garden, Calcutta, in Jan 1993. Navjot Singh Sidhu was recalled to open the batting, and he remained a regular member of the Indian national team till the end ...
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Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian former cricketer, television personality and politician from the Indian National Congress. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the state government of State of Punjab. Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and contested the general election from Amritsar that year. He won the election and held the seat till 2014 winning also the next election. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 from Punjab before he resigned from the position the same year and quit the party. In 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar East. He lost in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Amritsar East Assembly constituency. As a professional cricketer, Sidhu had a career spanning over 19 years after his first-class debut in 1981–82. After losing his place in the ...
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Sairaj Bahutule
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Wasim Jaffer
Wasim Jaffer (born 16 February 1978) is an Indian retired professional cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right arm off-break bowler. In 2011 he became the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy cricket, surpassing Amol Muzumdar. In November 2018, he became the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in the competition. In January 2019, he became the most capped player in Ranji Trophy history with appearance of his 146th match surpassing Madhya Pradesh's Devendra Bundela (145). He was appointed as batting coach for Bangladesh cricket team. In March 2020, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. In June 2020, Jaffer was announced as the head coach of Uttarakhand cricket team, Uttarakhand for 2020–21 season. Citing "interference and bias" in the team selection, he stepped down in February 2021. In July 2021, he was appointed as head coach of Odisha cricket team, Odisha for two years. Wasim Jaffer became Bangladesh U-19 cricket team's batting ...
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Mujahid Jamshed
Mujahid Jamshed (born 1 December 1971) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played four One Day Internationals in 1997. A right-handed middle-order batsman, he was called into the squad and made his debut during the 1996–97 ODI triangular tournament in Australia. He was born at Muridke in Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no .... References * 1971 births Living people Pakistan One Day International cricketers Habib Bank Limited cricketers Pakistani cricketers People from Muridke Lahore Division cricketers Lahore City cricketers Pakistan Automobiles Corporation cricketers Pakistan University Grants Commission cricketers Islamabad cricketers Sargodha cricketers Gujranwala cricketers Sheikhupura cricketers {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ...
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Debashish Mohanty
Debasish (or Debasis) Sarbeswar Mohanty (born 20 July 1976) is a former Indian cricketer who played in two Test matches and 45 One Day Internationals between 1997 and 2001. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who coupled pace to his naturally lanky frame. He found success in the limited-overs format, averaging under 30 and taking over one wicket per game. On 24 December 2020, Mohanty was appointed as the national selector of the India national cricket team. International career There was a period when Mohanty formed a strong new ball partnership with Venkatesh Prasad. Beginning at 1999 Cricket World Cup, he was the second highest Indian wicket taker despite playing four games fewer than the leading Indian wicket taker – Javagal Srinath. Mohanty played 17 ODIs and picked up 29 wickets at an average in the early 20s and climbed into the top 20 of the ICC ODI World Rankings. However, with the return of Ajit Agarkar, his opportunities dwindled and he played only another sev ...
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Noel David
Noel Arthur David (born 26 February 1971) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Hyderabad and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1997. Early life When he was five years old, his family moved to Hyderabad from Puducherry. Still, one of his siblings (elder brother) is living in Puducherry. He attended All Saints High School which has produced test players like Abid Ali, Syed Kirmani, Mohammad Azharuddin and Venkatapathy Raju. Already a 100-metre and 200 metre athlete, his fielding developed under coach Sampath Kumar. Career David was a bowling all-rounder - a decent off-break bowler and a lower-order batsman. He was an excellent fielder. David scored a double-century in just his second game as part of Hyderabad's record 944. Sachin Tendulkar is believed to have asked "Noel who?" when he learned that David was the replacement for the injured Javagal Srinath during India's 1997 tour of West Indies. David in a later interview clarif ...
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Mohammad Hussain (cricketer, Born 1976)
Mohammad Hussain (8 October 1976 – 11 April 2022) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 14 ODIs between 1996 and 1998. A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played first-class cricket for a number of teams in Pakistan between 1994 and 2009. He was involved in the "Toronto incident" with Inzamam-ul-Haq Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq Sitara-e-Imtiaz, SI (; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzi, is a former Pakistan cricketer and captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players Pakistan has produced and one of the ... in September 1997, as the 12th man who provided a cricket bat to Inzamam before he attacked a member of the crowd. At the time of his death, he had been suffering with a kidney-related illness and was on dialysis. References 1976 births 2022 deaths Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistani cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games L ...
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