[3] He was the captain in the 1986 ICC Trophy also held in England, but the team failed to progress pass the group stage.
Bangladesh defeated Kenya and Argentina, but lost against Zimbabwe (the eventual winners), Malaysia, East Africa and Denmark.
Though Lipu himself was out of form, (he scored only 106 runs in 7 innings, his highest, 40 coming in the first match against Kenya), the team performed admirably under his leadership to reach the semi-finals.
Before taking up the captaincy of the national side, Lipu had already proved himself as a successful leader in domestic cricket.
While the national team failed to achieve expected results, the period saw a number of talented cricketers like Minhajul Abedin, Athar Ali Khan, Akram Khan, Gholam Nousher, Aminul Islam and few others emerge as quality international players.
[7] Even after retiring from international cricket Gazi Ashraf Lipu continued to be a successful captain in domestic arena.
In recent years, Lipu has successfully served different top level administrative positions in Bangladesh cricket.