Legends of Rupganj explained

Legends of Rupganj
Alt Name:	LOR
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Owner:	Lutfar Rahman Badal
Founded:	2014
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Legends of Rupganj is a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division. Rupganj, in Narayanganj District, just to the east of Dhaka, is the home town of the club's founding owner, Lutfar Rahman Badal.^[1]

History

Under their previous name, Gazi Tank Cricketers, they won the title in 2013–14. In the 2014–15 season, under their new name and ownership, they finished fifth.^[2]

• 2014–15: 16 matches, won 8, finished fifth
• 2015–16: 16 matches, won 9, finished third
• 2016–17: 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh
• 2017–18: 16 matches, won 10, finished second
• 2018–19: 16 matches, won 13, finished second
• 2021–22: 15 matches, won 11, finished second
• 2022–23: 16 matches, won 9, finished fourth
• 2023–24: 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh

Naeem Islam captained the team from 2017–18 to 2021–22, Mashrafe Mortaza in 2022–23.

Records

The team's highest score is 141 by Ashar Zaidi against Old DOHS Sports Club in the first match of the 2014–15 season.^[3] The best bowling figures are 6 for 33, performed twice: by Naeem Islam against Partex Sporting Club, in the second match of the 2014–15 season,^[4] and by Mohammad Sharif, who also took a hat-trick in the same innings, against Gazi Group Cricketers in 2017–18.^[5]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold

Name	Nat	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Naeem Islam		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Captain
		Left-hand bat
Shahriar Nafees		Left-hand bat
		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
Mominul Haque		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
		Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
Wicketkeepers
		Right-hand bat	-
		Right-hand bat	-
Spin Bowlers
		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
		Right-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
		Right-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
Muktar Ali		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Mohammad Shahid		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Rishi Dhawan		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Subashis Roy		Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium
Taskin Ahmed		Left-hand bat	Right-arm fast

External links

• List A matches played by Legends of Rupganj

Notes and References

1. Web site: Isam. Mohammad. Tendulkar unveils new Dhaka club. Cricinfo. 2 March 2015.
2. Web site: Dhaka Premier Division 2014-15. CricketArchive. 1 March 2015.
3. Web site: Legends of Rupganj v Old DOHS Sports Club 2014-15. CricketArchive. 6 April 2015.
4. Web site: Legends of Rupganj v Partex Sporting Club 2014-15. CricketArchive. 6 April 2015.
5. Web site: Gazi Group Cricketers v Legends of Rupganj 2017-18. CricketArchive. 28 February 2018.