Tariq-ur-Rehman

Tariq-ur-Rehman (born 22 February 1974) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played most of his cricket for Bihar. He also coached Air India cricket team as well as Saudi Arabian cricketers after his playing career.

Career

A left-handed batsman and occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Tariq-ur-Rehman played 59 first-class and 45 List A matches for various teams. He appeared for his state team Bihar between 1993/94 and 2002/03, and also represented Assam, Tripura and Jharkhand for one season each. He scored more than 3000 first-class runs and over 1000 runs in List A cricket, and also captained Bihar and Tripura in a few matches. He made appearances for East Zone in the late-1990s. He played his last first-class match in December 2006.

Tariq-ur-Rehman became a cricket coach after retirement. He coached Air India cricket team in the BCCI Corporate Trophy. He then coached Saudi Arabian cricketers and was the coach of the Saudi Arabia Under-19 cricket team that won the 2011 ACC Under-19 Challenge Cup in Kuala Lumpur.