Gone but not forgotten
One of the great international goalscorers in history, Germany international and Ballon d’Or winner Gerd Muller died on August 15 at the age of 75 after prolonged illness.
Gone but not forgotten
Former BCB vice-president Raisuddin Ahmed passed away on January 20 at the age of 82.
Former BCB president and a pioneering sports organiser, KZ Islam, breathed his last on May 3 in Dhaka at the age of 86.
Cricketer-turned- ICC umpire, Nadir Shah passed away on September 10 at the age of 57.
Ray Illingworth, Former Ashes-winning England skipper, died at the age of 89 on December 25.
Legendary hockey administrator Shamsul Bari passed away on May 18 at the age of 74.
A graceful batter and later a cricket organiser and journalist, Ted Dexter passed away on August 25 at the age of 86.
Hockey-player-turned-organiser Anvir Adel Khan died at a hospital on August 28 at the age of 68.
Amit Hasan, Bangladesh Football Federation’s head of media communication, died on June 30 at the age of 43.
Three-time Olympic sailor and former IOC president, Jaques Rogge, 79, died on August 29.
England’s Eileen Ash, a pioneer in women’s cricket, died at the age of 110 on December 3.
Renowned cricket coach and writer Jalal Ahmed Chowdhury, 74, died on September 21.
Comments