India, and showed his promise with three wickets. His career was almost derailed soon afterwards, when he was reported to the ICC for a suspect action. He was tardy in taking remedial action, and was out of the national team until 2002, when he was picked for the home series against South Africa. His return to cricket was promising, with a six-wicket haul in the second Test against South Africa. He was the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the home Test series against India, and the second highest during the away tour to Zimbabwe. Rafique is also known as a handy, hard-hitting lower-order batsman. His 77 versus Kenya in May 1998 at Hyderabad was instrumental in Bangladesh's first ever ODI win against Kenya. With the ball, he took 3/56, and was adjudged the man of the match. He also scored a Test century against the West Indies in Bangladesh's drawn Test. Also he scored 65 against Australia in 2005–6, including six sixes. He was instrumental in steering Bangladesh to a series whitewash against the Kenyans, and recorded his best match figures in Tests against Australia in a match they only narrowly lost. Rafique had a successful 2007 World Cup, taking eight wickets and helping Bangladesh to win games against India and South Africa. Rafique announced his international retirement on 7 February 2008. Bangladesh's home series against South Africa was his last for the national team. He became the first Bangladeshi to ever take the milestone of 100 test wickets by having Robin Peterson caught at first slip by Junaid Siddique on 1 March during the second test. Out of 53 players who have scored 1,000 runs and taken 100 wickets in Test cricket, Rafique was the first to have represented Bangladesh. References External links 1970 births Living people Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers 20th-century Bangladeshi cricketers 21st-century Bangladeshi cricketers ACC Asian XI One Day International cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Dhaka Division cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Bangladeshi cricket coaches ICL Bangladesh XI cricketers Dhaka Warriors cricketers Abahani Limited cricketers Mohammedan Sporting Club cricketers Partex Sporting Club cricketers Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award Commonwealth Games competitors for Bangladesh Cricketers from Dhaka