Dhiman Ghosh (born 23 November 1987) is a Bangladeshi former

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er. He represented

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through the age group levels, playing for Bangladesh A in 2003–04 and 2004–05, and appeared in Under-19 Tests and ODIs. He played 14 ODIs and one T20I for Bangladesh in 2008. Dhiman was born in

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. A right-handed

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and

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, he scored 12 first-class

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. Also an occasional

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bowler, his best spell of bowling in first-class cricket was four wickets for 46 runs. He made his full international debut in a

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against South Africa in Chittagong in March 2008, and became the first-choice wicketkeeper for Bangladesh for most of the year ahead of

Mushfiqur Rahim Mushfiqur Rahim (; born 9 May 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order Batting (cricket), batter and wicket-keeper in the national team. Mushfiqur started ...

, although Mushfiqur returned for the

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matches. Dhiman played in one

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against Pakistan in April 2008, and in ODI series against Ireland, Pakistan and Australia, and played his most recent ODI in September 2008. He was dropped when Mushfiqur returned to form, and gave up his international career when he signed for the Dhaka Warriors in the

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.Dhiman Ghosh at CricketArchive
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for participating in the "rebel" tournament, but along with other Bangladeshi players left the ICL in 2009 after an amnesty was offered. He continued to play domestic cricket in Bangladesh, but was not been selected for the national team after 2008.

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