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Faruque Ahmed[1] (Bengali: ফারুক আহমেদ; born 24 July 1966), also known as Faruk Ahmed,[1] is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 7 ODIs from 1988 to 1999. A right hand middle order bat, he mostly batted at No. 3, but he could open the batting if necessary.

Faruque Ahmed

Ahmed on BCB Iftar program in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1966-03-03) 3 March 1966 (age 56) Dacca, East Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Relations	Shahriar Nafees (cousin) Iftekhar Nayem (cousin)
International information
National side	Bangladesh (1988–1999)
ODI debut (cap 19)	29 October 1988 v Pakistan
Last ODI	27 May 1999 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2001	Biman Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches – 7 Runs scored – 105 Batting average – 15.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score – 57 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings –/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2006

In ODIs

He made his ODI debut at Chittagong in 1988, against Pakistan . His highest one day score was 57 against India at Chandigarh in 1990. There he put on 108 for the 3rd wicket with Athar Ali Khan.[2]

In ICC Trophy

Ahmed also played in two ICC Trophy tournaments, in 1990 and 1994. He scored 56 against Canada in 1990. There he shared a match winning partnership of 121 with MOM Nurul Abedin (105).[3] Overall, he scored 69 runs in 3 innings (Avg. 23.00). 4 years later, leading the side, he had a disappointing time with the bat in Kenya. He scored 114 runs at an average of 19.00.[4]

As a captain

In the domestic circuit, Ahmed proved himself as a successful captain very early in his career. This prompted the national selectors to make him the Bangladesh captain for the 1993–94 season. This however, didn't turn out to be a very good decision. Specially, in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya, dissatisfaction among senior players combined with injury to key players meant that Bangladesh failed to reach the Semis despite being one of the pre-tournament favorites.

After the 94 ICC Trophy, not only did Ahmed lose his captaincy, he also lost his place in the side. Nevertheless, he showed great courage to win back his place in the side as a top order batsman. He was one of the members of the Bangladesh side in the 1999 WC in England. He, however, failed to impress there, and retired afterward. After retirement, like many others of his generation, he has continued to serve Bangladesh cricket as an administrator. He has served as a national selector.

Bangladeshi ICC Trophy captains
Number	Name	Year	Played	Won	Tied	Lost	No result	Where finished
3	Faruk Ahmed	1994	7	4	0	3	0	Third in second round qualifying group

Preceded by Minhajul Abedin	Bangladeshi cricket Captains 1993–1994	Succeeded by Akram Khan
Preceded by Gazi Ashraf	Bangladeshi ICC Trophy Captains 1994	Succeeded by Akram Khan

Outside cricket

Ahmed has a degree in Public Administration from the University of Dhaka.

References

External links

• Faruque bids his final bye (24 August 1999) | Cricket News | Bangladesh | ESPN Cricinfo

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