Hafizur Rahman
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Hafizur Rahman is a former Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i cricket
Cricket
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er who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. A wicket-keeper
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, Rahman moved to the U.S. after retiring from international cricket.

In 1984, Hafiz played for the Bangladesh Tigers at the inaugural South East Asian Cricket Cup in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. He scored 75 against Singapore
Singaporean cricket team
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. There,he put on 208 runs with Rafiqul Alam
Rafiqul Alam
Rafiqul Alam is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in the 1986 Asia Cup. In his debut match, , he scored 14. He followed this with 10 against Sri Lanka.-In ICC Trophy:...

 who scored 129.

Over the next two years, Hafiz toured Kenya
Kenya
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, Pakistan and SL, and played against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
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 (1985) and Omar Quareshi XI (Pakistan) (1986).In March, 1986, he took 6 catches in a limited over game against the Lahore Cricket Association. But later in 1986, he lost his place to Nasir Ahmed
Nasir Ahmed
Nasir Ahmed is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 7 ODIs from 1988 to 1990. He is one of the three best wicketkeeprs to play for Bangladesh, Shafiq-ul-Haq and Khaled Mashud being the other two. After the retirement of Haque, the selectors tried a number of young keepers, and Nasir ...

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