Gazi Group Cricketers are a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League. They are sponsored by the Gazi Group of industrial companies, which also sponsors the DPL teams Gazi Tyres Cricket Academy and Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club.[1] Under their former name of Magnum Cricketers they won the Dhaka First Division League in 2014–15,[2] and were promoted to List A status in the Dhaka Premier League for 2015–16. They won the 2016–17 edition of the competition.[3]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Akbar Ali |
| Overseas player(s) | Ravi Teja |
| Owner | Gazi Group |
| History | |
| No. of titles | 1 |
List A record edit
- 2015–16: 11 matches, won 5, finished eighth
- 2016–17: 16 matches, won 12, champions
- 2017–18: 16 matches, won 7, finished sixth
- 2018–19: 11 matches, won 5, finished eighth
- 2021–22: 15 matches, won 6, finished sixth
- 2022–23: 16 matches, won 7, finished sixth
Nasir Hossain captained the team when they won the championship in 2016–17. In 2022–23 the captain was Akbar Ali.
Current squad edit
Players with international caps are listed in bold
| Name | Nat | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Shamsur Rahman |  |
Right-hand bat | Twenty20 Captain | |||
| Rony Talukdar | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |||
| Touhid Tareq | |
Left-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
| Myshukur Rahaman | |
Right-hand bat | ||||
| Mahmudullah | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | List A Captain | ||
| Sajjadul Haque | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Tasamul Haque | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Mahedi Hasan | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
| Parvez Rasool |  |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
| Sanjit Saha | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |||
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| Shamsul Islam | |
Right-hand bat | - | |||
| Waliul Karim | |
Right-hand bat | - | |||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Nasum Ahmed | |
Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Raihan Uddin | |
Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Kamran Ghulam |  |
Right-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Kamrul Islam | |
Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Abu Hider | |
Right-hand bat | Left-arm fast-medium | |||
| Ruyel Miah | |
Left-hand bat | Left-arm medium-fast | |||
| Mehedi Hasan Rana | |
Left-hand bat | Left-arm fast | |||
Records edit
Gazi Group Cricketers' highest score is 152 by Mominul Haque in 2016–17, and the best bowling figures are 8 for 40 (the competition record) by Yeasin Arafat in 2017–18.
References edit
- ^ "Gazi Group & Cricket". Gazi Group. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Dhaka First Division League 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Gazi win maiden DPL title despite losing last game". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links edit
- Gazi Group Cricketers at CricketArchive
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