Gazi Ashraf
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| Full name | Gazi Ashraf Hossain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1960 off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 1) | 31 March 1986 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 April 1990 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 February 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gazi Ashraf Hossain (
captained the Bangladesh national cricket team in its first seven One Day International (ODI) matches, two in the 1986 Asia Cup, three in the 1988 Asia Cup, and a further two in the 1990 Austral-Asia Cup
.
ODI records
Lipu's highest
Australia at Sharjah in 1990.[1] He also has two ODI wickets in his bag. He dismissed Javed Miandad at Moratuwa[2]
in the Asia Cup in 1986.
ICC Trophy
He played in 20 ICC Trophy matches for Bangladesh in 1982, 1986, and 1990. He was a member of the team captained by
Kenya.[4]
Ashraf Lipu was captain again in the
Kenya), the team performed admirably under his leadership to reach the semi-finals.[5]
Thus Lipu ended his international career on a high.
| Batting | Bowling | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100 / 50 | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best |
| 1982 | 7 | 126 | 21.00 | 77 | 0/1 | 30 | 2 | 15.00 | 2/30 |
| 1986 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 41 | 0/0 | 178 | 6 | 29.67 | 3/26 |
| 1990 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 40 | 0/0 | - | - | - | - |
Overall
|
20 | 355 | 18.68 | 77 | 0/1 | 208 | 8 | 26.00 | 3/26 |
In other tournaments
Gazi Ashraf enjoyed outstanding success in the
Kenya
that followed, he did well in the 3-day and 2 Day match, but missed out in the One-Day matches.
As a captain
Among all the captains of
ICC Trophy
in the summer of 1990.
Before taking up the captaincy of the national side, Lipu had already proved himself as a successful leader in domestic cricket. He was successful as captain of Abahani KC in the Dhaka League, and as the captain of
Dhaka University in national cricket. Also, in January 1985, he led the Bangladesh U-25 side against a touring New Zealand team.[6]
According to many analysts, the era of Lipu's captaincy saw the most significant developments in Bangladesh cricket and at the same time cricket became increasingly popular among the young generation.[7]
Even after retiring from international cricket Gazi Ashraf Lipu continued to be a successful captain in domestic arena. He led Abahani KC to the Dhaka league title in 1993–94. Faruk Ahmed, who was the captain of the national squad at that time was playing under him in League cricket.
| Bangladeshi ODI captains | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No result |
| 1 | Gazi Ashraf | 1985/6-1989/90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bangladeshi ICC Trophy captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No result | Where finished |
| 2 | Gazi Ashraf | 1986 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sixth in qualifying group |
| 1990 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Semi-Finalists | ||
| Total | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Gazi Ashraf captaincy record in major competitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
| 1986 | 2nd Asia Cup | Sri Lanka | 3rd among 3 Countries |
| 1986 | 3rd ICC Trophy | England | Eliminated in the 1st round (6th in a group of 7 teams) |
| 1988 | 2nd South East Asian Cup | Hong Kong | Champion |
| 1988 | 3rd Asia Cup | Bangladesh | 4th among 4 countries |
| 1990 | 2nd Austral-Asia Cup | Sharjah (UAE) | Eliminated in the 1st round (3rd in a group of 3 teams) |
| 1990 | 4th ICC Trophy | Netherlands | 3rd Place (17 teams competed) |
As a cricket administrator
In recent years, Lipu has successfully served different top level administrative positions in
Bangladesh
.
References
- ^ "6th Match, Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah, Apr 30 1990 - Bangladesh vs Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "2nd Match, John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) at Moratuwa, Mar 31, 1986 - Bangladesh vs Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ BanglaCricket: Bangladesh in ICC Trophy,ICC Trophy 1982, England Archived 14 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 19 January 2008)
- ^ BanglaCricket: Bangladesh in ICC Trophy, ICC Trophy 1986, England Archived 14 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 20 January 2008)
- ^ BanglaCricket: Bangladesh in ICC Trophy, ICC Trophy 1990, Netherlands Archived 14 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 21 January 2008)
- ^ Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Cricket Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994.
- Star Weekend Magazine. Archived from the originalon 22 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
External links
- Gazi Ashraf at ESPNcricinfo
- Gazi Ashraf at CricketArchive