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Top Bangladeshi Golf Players of All Time
Bangladesh does not have any mesmerizing history in golf. But professional golf players in Bangladesh are trying their best to create some history. So far, only one golf player from Bangladesh has shed light on an international event. Siddikur Rahman is the man who created history for Bangladesh. However, there are some other players who are also doing good.
On that note, we have listed top Bangladeshi Golf players who have been giving some hope. Without further ado, let's get into the details. As of March 2021, the following golfers have been carrying Bangladesh.
Best Golf Players in Bangladesh
Siddikur Rahman
Bangladeshi Golfer Siddikur Rahman came to the limelight in 2016 when he directly qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. In that year, Rahman was in the top 60 in the professional golf ranking in the Asian region. He was the first-ever Bangladeshi player to qualify Olympics directly before Bangladeshi golfers needed to go through the wild card entry process.
Nicknamed 'Tiger of Dhaka' was born on 20 November 1984. Siddikur turned into a professional golfer in 2005 and later joined the Professional Golf Tour of India in 2006. After that, he gradually improved his playing and joined the Asian Tour in 2009.
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In 2010, Siddikur Rahman won the Asian Tour event at Brunei Open and became the first-ever Bangladeshi golf player with that. The 39-year-old Bangladeshi golfer has attended 23 events so far and ranked at 893 in Official World Golf Ranking.
Md Zamal Hossain Mollah
Md Zamal Hossain Mollah got his first professional win in 2019 at 'Bengal Open 2019 presented by Department of Tourism, Govt of West Bengal powered by Tollygunge Club.' However, he started professional golf in 2011 but could not get enough pace to show some extraordinary performance. His second-best outcome came in 2018 at the BTI Open.
Zakir, Nazmul best performers of NCL 1st round
Sylhet Division's Zakir Hasan and Dhaka Division's Nazmul Islam Apu ended the first round of the Bangabandhu 22nd National Cricket League (NCL) as the best batsman and bowler.
Despite scoring most runs in the first round of NCL, Zakir could not help his team to register a win due to the failure of his teammates. However, Nazmul helped Dhaka pull off a victory against Rangpur.
Zakir hit 151 with a highest of 140 while Nazmul bagged 10 wickets with a six-wicket haul.
All four matches of the round got a winner as Dhaka beat Rangpur by 80 runs, Khulna beat Sylhet by eight wickets, Chattogram beat Rajshahi by 88 runs while Dhaka Metropolis beat Barishal by eight wickets.
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Dhaka vs Rangpur
Dhaka 1st innings
365/10 in 106.3 overs (Saif 127, Nadif 69, Mahidul 47, Arafat 42; Alauddin 4/46, Mahmudul 2/78)
Rangpur 1st innings
230/10 in 93.4 overs (Nasir 115, Mahmudul 27, Alauddin 22; Nazmul 4/89, Shakil 2/12, Sumon 2/31)
Dhaka 2nd innings
128/10 in 45.5 overs (Arafat 40, Rony 21, 19 Shuvagata; Nasir 4/21, Sohrawordi 3/26, Mahmudul 2/39)
Rangpur 2nd innings
183/10 in 86.2 overs (Naeem 61, Akbar 28, Sohrawordi 20; Nazmul 6/64, Taibur 2/21)
Result: Dhaka won by 80 runs and Nazmul won the man of the match award
Also read: NCL opening day: Saif hits 100; Tushar gets run-out on 99
Khulna vs Sylhet
Khulna 1st innings
375/10 in 109.4 overs (Tushar 99, Imrul 90, Nahidul 48, Robiul 37; Ebadot 3/79, Abu Jayed 3/94, Alok 1/52)
Sylhet 1st innings
134/10 in 60.4 overs (Imtiaz 37, Enamul Jr 30, Jaker 18, Amit 14; Ziaur 3/24, Masum 3/71, Halim 2/60)
Sylhet 2nd innings (follow-on)
308/10 in 104.5 overs (Zakir 140, Amite 66, Alok 23; Halim 4/62, Moinul 3/36)
Khulna 2nd innings
73/2 in 9.3 overs (Imran 33*, Imrul 18, Robiul 14; Khaled 1/32, Rejaur 1/5)
Result: Khulna won by 8 wickets and Zakir Hasan won the man of the match award
Barishal vs Dhaka Metro
Barishal 1st innings
241/10 in 76 overs (Ashraful 48, Abu Sayem 46, Sohag 45, Shykat 36; Abu Haider 3/34, Rakibul 3/76, Arafat 2/59)
Dhaka Metro 1st innings
413/10 in 129.2 overs (Marshall 112, Shohidul 106, Zahiduzzaman 60, Zabid 41; Kamrul 2/49, Sohag 2/77, Monir 2/80, Tanvir 2/84)
Barishal 2nd innings
208/10 in 73.2 overs (Moinul 63, Salman 44, Shykat 25, Monir 18; Abu Haider 3/42, Shohidul 2/43, Shamsur 1/2)
Dhaka Metro 2nd innings
37/2 in 11.5 overs (Zahiduzzaman 15, Anisul 10; Tanvir 2/13)
Result: Dhaka Metro won by eight wickets and Shohidul Islam won the man of the match award
Chattogram vs Rajshahi
Chattogram 1st innings
287/10 101.2 overs (Shahadat 108, Yasir 63, Mehede 55; Farhad 4/44, Asaduzzaman 2/21, Taijul 2/63)
Rajshahi 1st innings
152/10 in 44.3 overs (Farhad 27, Forhad 24, Shabbir 24; Noman 4/47, Mehedi 3/22, Hasan 2/35)
Chattogram 2nd innings
147/10 in 50.5 overs (Irfan 65, Mahmudul 39, Shahadat 19; Towhid 3/19, Farhad 3/37, Taijul 3/48)
Rajshahi 2nd innings
194/10 in 69 overs (Junaid 68*, Tanzid 28, Farhad 25, Towhid 23; Mehedi 4/35, Ifran 3/40)
Result: Chattogram won by 88 runs and Mehedi Hasan won the man of the match award
Bangladesh batting coach praises Mithun's unbeaten 73
Bangladesh batting coach Jon Lewis has hailed Mohammad Mithun who hit a 50 in the second game of the three-match series between Bangladesh and the hosts New Zealand.
The final game of the series will take place on March 26 at 4am (Bangladesh time) at Wellington. The match will be telecast live on BTV, GTV, and T Sports.
Bangladesh posted 271 in the second game riding on the 50s of Tamim Iqbal and Mithun. But the total proved to be too easy for the hosts to chase down as they sealed the game with 10 balls to play and five wickets in hand.
Also read: Tamim, Mithun propel Tigers to 271 in 2nd ODI vs Kiwis
Tamim scored 78, his 50th 50 in ODIs, and Mithun remained unbeaten on 73. According to Lewis, these two batsmen set the foundation for a win for the Tigers, but the bowler failed to defend the total as Tom Latham, the stand-in captain of New Zealand, smashed a 100 and won the game for the hosts.
"Mithun played an exceptional knock in Christchurch. He was trying to get himself closer to the line of the ball. He was trying not to look at the offside so much by keeping leg-side as an option," Lewis told the media on Thursday.
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"You can do it where the ball bounces above the stumps a bit more than Dhaka or Chattogram. I think the big aspect of batting overseas for a Bangladeshi batsman is dealing with quality seam bowling when the ball is new and there is a little bit more bounce."
Unlike the first match of the series, Bangladeshi batsmen were cautious at the start of the innings. The strategy was to start slow and change the gear at the later part of the innings, and this is what Mithun did for the Tigers at Christchurch.
Lewis said Bangladesh should follow the same strategy in the final game of the series.
Also read: Sloppy fielding costs Bangladesh series to New Zealand
"If we bat first, we have to be wary of what the new ball might do and have to ensure that quality performers like Trent Boult and Tim Southee – who might join the New Zealand side – do not do too much damage to us early on," he added.
"If we are chasing a high score, we have to take advantage of the powerplay – take some risks, play some shots."
How to become a professional golf player in Bangladesh: An overall guideline
Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF) was established in 1998 but is still crawling in the golf sector. Throughout these years, the country has found many professional golf players, but only one or two players could reach the international level. Although golf is not our local game, BGF is trying to build top-class players. Becoming a professional golfer is not a piece of cake, especially when it is not a local game.
Enough dedication and perseverance are highly essential to become a professional golf player. If you are looking for a guideline to become a professional golf player in Bangladesh, read on to get familiar.
Understand the Golf Game
While we understand the most local or popular games easily, golf is different from these. Playing golf is tricky. Therefore, you will need to understand the broker hitting the club. As a newbie or a parent who wants to teach golf to their child, you can search on google or YouTube about understanding golf. After you get acquainted with it, you may proceed to the next step.
Unlike other countries, Bangladesh’s perspective is different in a golf game. So, the first thing would be taking training courses.
Golf Training Course in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Golf Academy offers tuition courses for all types of golfers regardless of the experience. So, beginners, junior golfers, and regular players can get into the tuition according to their needs.
Also read: Salahuddin wins Sikder Group Independence Cup Golf Tournament 2020
Following are some of the tuition offered by the Bangladesh Golf Academy.
NCL: Nasir hits 100, claims 4 wickets
Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain is enjoying a good run of form in the Bangabandhu 22nd National Cricket League (NCL).
He hit a century (115) off 252 with 11 fours and four sixes for Rangpur against Dhaka on Wednesday at BKSP. The all-rounder also bagged four wickets in the second innings.
However, Dhaka is in a good position in the game as Rangpur will need to score 299 runs on the fourth and last day of the game with eight wickets.
NCL match score after day three
Dhaka 1st innings
365/10 in 106.3 overs (Saif 127, Nadif 69, Mahidul 47, Arafat 42; Alauddin 4/46, Mahmudul 2/78)
Rangpur 1st innings
230/10 in 93.4 overs (Nasir 115, Mahmudul 27, Alauddin 22; Nazmul 4/89, Shakil 2/12, Sumon 2/31)
Dhaka 2nd innings
128/10 in 45.5 overs (Arafat 40, Rony 21, 19 Shuvagata; Nasir 4/21, Sohrawordi 3/26, Mahmudul 2/39)
Rangpur 2nd innings
35/2 in 17 overs (Sohrawordi 12*, Mahmudul 4*)
Khulna 1st innings
375/10 in 109.4 overs (Tushar 99, Imrul 90, Nahidul 48, Robiul 37; Ebadot 3/79, Abu Jayed 3/94, Alok 1/52)
Sylhet 1st innings
134/10 in 60.4 overs (Imtiaz 37, Enamul Jr 30, Jaker 18, Amit 14; Ziaur 3/24, Masum 3/71, Halim 2/60)
Sylhet 2nd innings (follow on)
250/5 in 83 overs (Zakir 118*, Amit 66, Jaker 17, Alok 14*; Moinul 2/30, Halim 2/40)
Barishal 1st innings
241/10 in 76 overs (Ashraful 48, Abu Sayem 46, Sohag 45, Shykat 36; Abu Haider 3/34, Rakibul 3/76, Arafat 2/59)
Dhaka Metro 1st innings
413/10 in 129.2 overs (Marshall 112, Shohidul 106, Zahiduzzaman 60, Zabid 41; Kamrul 2/49, Sohag 2/77, Monir 2/80, Tanvir 2/84)
Barishal 2nd innings
177/7 in 58 overs (Moinul 63, Salman 44, Shykat 25; Shohidul 2/34, Abu Haider 2/35)
Chattogram 1st innings
287/10 101.2 overs (Shahadat 108, Yasir 63, Mehede 55; Farhad 4/44, Asaduzzaman 2/21, Taijul 2/63)
Rajshahi 1st innings
152/10 in 44.3 overs (Farhad 27, Forhad 24, Shabbir 24; Noman 4/47, Mehede 3/22, Hasan 2/35)
Chattogram 2nd innings
147/10 in 50.5 overs (Irfan 65, Mahmudul 39, Shahadat 19; Towhid 3/19, Farhad 3/37, Taijul 3/48)
Rajshahi 2nd innings
147/5 in 53 overs (Junaid 51*, Tanzid 28, Towhid 23, Farhad 4*; Ifran 2/35, Yasir 1/15, Mehede 1/22)
If Shakib wants to play Tests, BCB may revoke NOC to play IPL: Akram Khan
Former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan, currently chairman of the cricket operation committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, has said BCB will reconsider its decision to allow star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to play the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
National Cricket League begins Monday
The new season of domestic cricket will begin Monday with the 22nd edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), the country's most prestigious first-class cricket event.
Nasir aims to be top run-getter in NCL
Batting all-rounder Nasir Hossain, who has recently been making more headlines for his off-field than on-field activities, is looking to score at least 800 to 1000 runs in the new season of the National Cricket League (NCL) starting from Monday.