Anisur Rahman (cricketer)

Anisur Rahman (Bengali: আনিসুর রহমান; born 1 March 1971) is a Bangladeshi cricket umpire and former cricketer who played in two ODIs from 1995 to 1998. He has stood as an umpire in nine ODI games between 2014 and 2018, and in 13 Twenty20 Internationals between 2012 and 2018.[1]

Anisur Rahman
আনিসুর রহমান
Personal information
Born1 March 1971 (1971-03) (age 53)
Dacca, East Pakistan (present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh)
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleUmpire
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 24)5 April 1995 v India
Last ODI25 May 1998 v India
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired9 (2014–2018)
T20Is umpired13 (2012–2018)
FC umpired67 (2007–2018)
LA umpired105 (2007–2018)
T20 umpired49 (2010–2018)
Career statistics
Competition ODIs FC LA
Matches 2 35 47
Runs scored 2 496 98
Batting average 1.00 11.02 5.44
100s/50s –/– 0/2 0/0
Top score 2 56 13
Balls bowled 48 4,105 2,046
Wickets 66 57
Bowling average 29.84 25.52
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/38 5/42
Catches/stumpings –/– 23/0 15/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2021

The early days

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The tall left armer was successful with the ball in the U-19 Asia cup in 1989. There he took 3/44 against India, and 3/36 against Pakistan.[2]

He was elevated him to the national squad. There, however, he struggled to hold his place, as Bangladesh already had two other left arm seamers, Gholam Nousher and Jahangir Alam Talukdar. Anisur Rahman's career was also hampered by injuries and No-Ball problem. Still, he briefly emerged in 1994, following the retirement of Prince and Dulu, as the country's top pace bowler.[citation needed]

International cricket

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In the 1994–95 SAARC Quadrangular Tournament at Dhaka, (December 1994), he took 3/29 against Pakistan A, 4/29 against Sri Lanka A, & 3/28 against India A.[3] In these matches, he used the reverse swing of the old ball with great effect. In fact, Anisur Rahman was one of the first Bangladeshi bowler to successfully use the reverse swing.[citation needed]

He played in 2 ODIs against India, but failed to impress. On each occasion, he suffered at the hands of Sachin Tendulkar.

As an umpire

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Anisur Rahman stood his first match as an on-field umpire in 2012 in a T20I match between Bangladesh and West Indies. In 2014, he stood his first ODI match as an umpire in a match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He stood his last match as an umpire in the group match between India and Afghanistan in the 2018 Asia Cup.

Format First Latest Total Ref(s)
ODIs   Bangladesh vs   Sri Lanka at Mirpur, 20 Feb 2014   Afghanistan vs   India at Dubai, 25 Sept 2018 9 [4]
T20Is   Bangladesh vs   West Indies at Mirpur, 10 Dec 2012   Bangladesh vs   Sri Lanka at Mirpur, 15 Feb 2018 13 [5]
  • as on 26 October 2018

Retirement as an umpire

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After the group match between Afghanistan and India in 2018 Asia Cup, he did not officiate any matches and quit his umpiring profession for uncertainty of career under Bangladesh Cricket Board and settled in USA in order to pursue a better career in other profession.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Anisur Rahman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ Ameer, Rafiqul (18 December 2007). "Looking Back: Bangladesh Cricket in the 80's". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Indian Cricket 1995" (Compiled by P.V. Vaidyanathan), Kasturi & Sons Limited, Madras. Published in December 1995.
  4. ^ Anisur Rahman ODI umpiring list, ESPNcricinfo
  5. ^ Anisur Rahman T20I umpiring matches list, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 15 October 2018
  6. ^ বিসিবির আম্পায়াররা চাকরি ছাড়েন শূন্য হাতে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 22 October 2019.
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