| Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
Bangladesh cricket team logo | |
| Test status granted | 2000 |
| First Test match | v India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, 10–13 November 2000 |
| Captain | Mushfiqur Rahim |
| Coach | Richard Pybus |
| Official ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | 9th (Test), 9th (ODI), 4th (T20I) [1] |
| Test matches – This year | 73 0 |
| Last Test match | v Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Bangladesh, 17–21 December 2011 |
| Wins/losses – This year | 3/63 –/– |
| As of 27 April 2012 | |
Bangladesh's first official foray into international cricket came in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England, leaving the tournament with 2 wins and 2 defeats. Seven years later, on 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played in its first ODI match against Pakistan in the 1986 Asia Cup. Cricket has gradually become very popular in urban areas of the country. Although football was the most popular game for a long time, cricket gained momentum and soon surpassed football, especially after Bangladesh won the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia. By winning the tournament, Bangladesh qualified for the 1999 Cricket World Cup for the first time, where they defeated Pakistan, creating one of the biggest upsets in their cricketing history. In 1997, Bangladesh became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs. It attained the status of a Test playing country on 26 June 2000.
Bangladesh hold the record for most consecutive losses in Tests (21 between 1999 and 2002) and ODIs (23 between 2001 and 2004). After gaining full member status with the ICC, Bangladesh had to wait until 2004 for its first ODI win since the 1999 World Cup. The team on the losing side on that occasion was Zimbabwe, who also participated in Bangladesh's maiden Test victory in 2005; by securing a draw in the second match, Bangladesh won their first Test series. In 2009 Bangladesh toured the West Indies for two Tests and by winning both secured their first overseas series victory.
As of April 2012, Bangladesh has played 73 Tests, winning only 3. Its first victory was against a young and inexperienced Zimbabwe team, which was hit by a player crisis and the other two were against a West Indian team crippled by a players' strike. Of the 63 matches it has lost, 35 were by an innings.[1] The lack of a first-class tournament in the country before it was granted Test status has been cited as one of the reasons for the side's struggle to adapt to the longest form of the game, and Bangladesh's performance has led to repeated calls for it to lose its Test status. The team has been more successful in ODIs, having won 72 of its 262 matches,[2] and has also played 18 Twenty20 Internationals, winning four.
Shakib, Ryad eager to learn from Saqlain
DHAKA, Aug 15: Bangladeshi spinners pinned high hopes on Saqlain Mushtaq
for his vast knowledge of spin bowling and international exposure which
they thought would bring up variation in the bowling and also in
mindset to cope with the tough situation.
Saqlain, the spin consultant who joined the side for the four months,
discussed with the players about his action plan for the next four
months.
He also patiently heard the spin bowlers’ problems and had done video of few bowling action on which he would work in the coming days. His working style and immense knowledge on mustering the art of spin bowling had an instant impact on the Bangladeshi players.
Shakib Al Hasan, the number one all-rounder in ODI believed Saqlain’s experience would benefit Bangladesh certainly.
“He was a great off spinner of Pakistan and in the horizon. If he shares his experience that itself will be an achievement for the Bangladesh cricket. He had some exceptional deliveries like ‘doosra’. If he can pass those tricks and if we are able to learn those, I am sure our bowling will be much stronger,” Shakib Al Hasan told the reporters after spending a session with Saqlain.
“Moreover he is a man from the sub-continent so he will not have much to adjust here.”
Though four months are not enough to make a wholesale change of bowling, Shakib thought it would depend on how fast they learn from him.
“Sometimes four months is a short period but it is enough if you can derive in proper way. Sometimes four years is not good enough. Much will depend on the training schedule and how much we can take from him.”
Shakib had some plan with bowling and he wants to share it with Saqlain in the coming days.
“I have some thought over my own bowling and hope to discuss it with Saqlain and want to make a plan to implement it in the game.”
“He will certainly be helpful but not everyone can be benefited from him equally,” Shakib thought.
Vice-captain Mahmudullah Ryad, himself an off-spinner also had some precious moment with Saqlain on the first day of the training.
“He showed us by which gripping there will be more turn and through which grip there would be change,” Ryad said.
“We all know how magnificent bowler he is and what his impact was during his playing days. He was one of the best off-spinner the cricket has ever seen and our aim is to get as much as it possible.”
Ryad also was keen to learn to deliver doosra, a delivery which fooled some great batsmen more often than not.
“I would like to know about Doosra certainly. As the day progressed, I am sure we’ll come close and than I would try to learn that. As we know he will be staying here for four months, we would try to bring some good thing from him in this period,” he revealed.
Ryad also informed that Saqlain shared with them on how they negotiate the pressure when they played against India.
“We also would like to share the experience and even today he was discussing what amount of pressure gripped them when they were up against India and how they were used to handle the pressure.”
He also patiently heard the spin bowlers’ problems and had done video of few bowling action on which he would work in the coming days. His working style and immense knowledge on mustering the art of spin bowling had an instant impact on the Bangladeshi players.
Shakib Al Hasan, the number one all-rounder in ODI believed Saqlain’s experience would benefit Bangladesh certainly.
“He was a great off spinner of Pakistan and in the horizon. If he shares his experience that itself will be an achievement for the Bangladesh cricket. He had some exceptional deliveries like ‘doosra’. If he can pass those tricks and if we are able to learn those, I am sure our bowling will be much stronger,” Shakib Al Hasan told the reporters after spending a session with Saqlain.
“Moreover he is a man from the sub-continent so he will not have much to adjust here.”
Though four months are not enough to make a wholesale change of bowling, Shakib thought it would depend on how fast they learn from him.
“Sometimes four months is a short period but it is enough if you can derive in proper way. Sometimes four years is not good enough. Much will depend on the training schedule and how much we can take from him.”
Shakib had some plan with bowling and he wants to share it with Saqlain in the coming days.
“I have some thought over my own bowling and hope to discuss it with Saqlain and want to make a plan to implement it in the game.”
“He will certainly be helpful but not everyone can be benefited from him equally,” Shakib thought.
Vice-captain Mahmudullah Ryad, himself an off-spinner also had some precious moment with Saqlain on the first day of the training.
“He showed us by which gripping there will be more turn and through which grip there would be change,” Ryad said.
“We all know how magnificent bowler he is and what his impact was during his playing days. He was one of the best off-spinner the cricket has ever seen and our aim is to get as much as it possible.”
Ryad also was keen to learn to deliver doosra, a delivery which fooled some great batsmen more often than not.
“I would like to know about Doosra certainly. As the day progressed, I am sure we’ll come close and than I would try to learn that. As we know he will be staying here for four months, we would try to bring some good thing from him in this period,” he revealed.
Ryad also informed that Saqlain shared with them on how they negotiate the pressure when they played against India.
“We also would like to share the experience and even today he was discussing what amount of pressure gripped them when they were up against India and how they were used to handle the pressure.”
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