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MRT symbolizes changing Dhaka’s face: Ambassador Ito Naoki
It gives a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure when you see the metro-rail is approaching the station at a speed of 100 km per hour. This is something we usually see in other countries.
With much pride, by December next year, commuters can say that they too have such a modern transportation system in place. The year 2022 is the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh-Japan diplomatic relations.
“The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) symbolizes the changing face of Dhaka,” said Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Tuesday during a press tour as passengers’ transportation in the Uttara-Agargaon section of MRT, Line-6 is set to begin in December next year.
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Selector at BCB national selection panel and former captain Habibul Bashar, selector and former left arm spinner Abdur Razzak and national team all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz also joined.
Mushfiqur rested, Akbar called as BCB announces T20Is squad vs Pakistan
Experienced Mushfiqur Rahim has been rested as Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 16-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan.
To replace out-of-form Mushfiqur the BCB has called young Akbar Ali, the leader of Bangladesh’s U-19 World Cup victory last year in the squad announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Along with Mushfiqur, Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das – all of them from the T20 World Cup team _ have also been axed from the squad with the latter two being out of the set-up due to their lean show in recent matches.
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Right-arm pacer Rubel Hossain is also out of the T20I side.
Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Saifuddin are unavailable due to injuries.
A total of six players who were Bangladesh’s part in the T20 World Cup have been omitted while four uncapped players— Saif Hassan, Yasir Ali, Shohidul Islam and Akbar Ali-- have been included in the national team.
Among the new faces, Saif Hassan has played in Tests, but the others are yet to don the national team jersey in any format of the game.
The three-match T20I series will take place on November 19, 20 and 22 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Around 50 per cent of spectators of the total capacity of the Sher-e-Bangla will be allowed to enjoy the game in person at the stadium. However, the BCB is yet to announce the details about ticket sale.
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After the T20 series, both the teams will take on each other in two-match Test series starting from November 26 in Chattogram, with the second Test to be played in Dhaka from December 4.
It is going to be the first international cricket event for Bangladesh after the disastrous T20 World Cup campaign in Oman and UAE where Bangladesh lost six out of eight matches they played.
Bangladesh squad for Pakistan T20Is: Mohammad Naeem, Saif Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Mahmudullah Riyad (captain), Nurul Hasan Sohan (wicketeeper), Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Aminul Islam Biplob, Mohammad Shohidul Islam and Akbar Ali (wicketkeeper).
BCB form committee to review Bangladesh’s T20 WC failure
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed a two-member committee to review the Bangladesh national team’s poor performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup’ 2021 in Oman and UAE.
The two-member committee comprises BCB Directors Enayet Husain Siraj and Mohammed Jalal Yunus.
Also read: T20 World Cup Upset: BCB may take big decisions for the Pakistan series
The committee has been tasked to talk to the members of Bangladesh team including players and team management and relevant stakeholders to assess why the team could not deliver the expected performance in the global event and share its findings with the BCB.
T20 World Cup Upset: BCB may take big decisions for the Pakistan series
There was a lot of anticipation before Bangladesh's T20 World Cup 2021 campaign. However, team Tigers were nothing near their best and finished the tournament with five consecutive losses in the Super 12 round. Bangladesh ended in last place in Group 1 points table. Fans and cricket experts slammed the players and the BCB for not living up to expectations. The Bangladesh Cricket Board realizes that reform is required to revive T20 cricket. Let's look at some of the key decisions BCB may make ahead of the next bilateral series against Pakistan at home.
Performances of Bangladesh Players in the T20 World Cup 2021
Neither the batters nor the bowlers played to their full potential. Therefore, Bangladesh only managed to beat weaker opponents Oman and Papua New Guinea in the qualifiers.
Batting
Bangladesh's most successful batsman Mohammad Naim had a couple of solid knocks in the competition. Aside from him, Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim both scored a fifty in the tournament. Liton Das, Soumya Sarker, and Afif Hossain were the biggest disappointments. Neither of them made a half-century in the World Cup.
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Top five run-scorers of Bangladesh in Twenty20 World Cup 2021
Player
Match
Runs
HS
SR
Ave
50s
Mohammad Naim
7
174
64
110.82
24.85
2
Mahmudullah Riyad
8
169
50
120.71
28.16
1
Mushfiqur Rahim
8
144
57*
113.38
20.57
1
Liton Das
8
133
44
94.32
16.62
0
Shakib Al Hasan
6
131
46
109.16
21.83
0
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Bowling
Bangladesh's most successful bowler Shakib Al Hasan took the most 11 wickets and set two significant records during the competition. He went on to become the most successful bowler in the history of the T20 World Cup, as well as the top wicket-taker in T20I.
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Besides, the most effective bowler was pacer Taskin Ahmed, who was praised for his commitment and performance. Left-arm pacer MustafIzur Rahman was the biggest letdown among the bowlers. The cutter-master had the worst economy rate of the front-line bowlers.
Top five wicket-takers of Bangladesh in Twenty20 World Cup 2021
Player
Match
Wickets
BBI
SR
Econ
4W
Shakib Al Hasan
6
11
4/9
12
5.59
1
Mahedi Hasan
8
8
3/19
18.3
6.12
0
Mustafizur Rahman
7
8
4/36
18
9.25
1
Taskin Ahmed
6
6
2/12
21.8
6.50
0
Mohammad Saifuddin
4
5
2/21
18
7.00
0
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Things to consider before Bangladesh's T20I series against Pakistan
BCB has to figure out what's behind these disappointing results. The Bangladesh Cricket Boards should think about the following points.
The final decision on the inconsistent performers
With the exception of opener Mohammad Naim, the Bangladesh batting unit was ineffective throughout the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2021. So, the Bangladesh Cricket Board must decide whether to keep the present squad or to permanently eliminate a few of the regular underperformers.
Read Tigers return home after World Cup failure
Because some of the players have had opportunities for the past six or seven years but have yet to reach their full potential on the international stage. It would be unreasonable to keep faith in their talents and give them another opportunity.
Taking a chance on newcomers
Bangladesh's U19 team is filled with talents. They won the U19 World Cup in 2020, and these young players have all the abilities they need to thrive on the big stage. BCB should promote some of the bright players from this group in the forthcoming series against Pakistan.
The final decision on the captaincy
Bangladesh's failure to meet expectations during the World Cup is not entirely down to Captain Mahmudullah. However, being a captain he can't deny his inability to encourage the team. Now BCB must decide whether to put their faith in Mahmudullah in the forthcoming bilateral series or give over the role to ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal.
Read Sri Lanka ends West Indies' hopes of T20 World Cup semis
Bangladesh vs. Pakistan T20I Series Fixtures
Pakistan will play the host Bangladesh in three T20I series and two Test matches. Pakistan's tour will begin with a T20I format series. All of the matches will take place at SBNCS in Mirpur and the scheduled start time is 6.30 p.m (Bangladesh Standard Time).
T20I series fixture:
1st match: 19 November | 2nd match: 20 November | 3rd match: 22 November
Way Forward
A lot of things didn't go as planned for Bangladesh's cricket team in the T20 World Cup 2021. They had outstanding preparation prior to the tournament, winning two home series against Australia and New Zealand. However, cricket experts were concerned that the wickets on which Bangladesh played the Australians and the Blackcaps at home weren't suitable for World Cup preparation. Their worries were justified as Bangladesh were heavily outplayed by their opponents in the Super 12 Round. The BCB must now make significant decisions in order to resurrect Bangladesh's T20 cricket.
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Mahmudullah punts future as captain to BCB
After a T20 World Cup campaign that will be remembered as one of Bangladesh cricket’s catastrophes, Tigers skipper Mahmudullah Riyad said he is not thinking of stepping down as the country’s T20 captain.
Bangladesh endured defeat in all five of its Super 12s fixtures, after scraping through qualification in round 1 finishing second in a group with Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea.
The Tigers’ dismal showing in all departments of the game left many observers surprised. Even Mahmudullah said he has no idea about what made them play like this.
Read: T20 World Cup: Bangladesh sign off with a big defeat to Australia
“It’s tough to say something after these sorts of defeats. We have to work on many things,” Mahmudullah said after Bangladesh’s eight-wicket defeat to Australia on Thursday in a game that lasted just 21.2 overs. “The wickets we often play on are not ideal for batting. So we have to work more on our batting.”
What he possibly meant was not ideal for learning batting, particularly batting against all kinds of bowling. Bangladesh continues to be found out against genuine pace and bounce for example, and top-order collapses were a routine occurrence during the T20 World Cup campaign.
Mahmudullah’s captaincy also came under scrutiny. According to many, he failed to lead the team from the front. But Mahmudullah said he tried his best to keep the team together and play their best cricket.
Read: Bangladesh team for ICC Women’s World Cup announced
“It’s (stepping down as captain) not in my hands. Maybe there was some deficit in my captaincy. But I tried my best to lead the team, and bring out the best of the boys. Now up to the board. They will decide about it,” Mahmudullah added.
Mahmudullah scored 169 runs in eight matches with a fifty. He was the second-highest runs scorer for Bangladesh in the campaign after opener Mohammad Naim, who posted 174 in seven matches.
Bangladesh team for ICC Women’s World Cup announced
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 16-member final squad for the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier’2021 to be held in Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5.
Ahead of the ICC global tournament, Bangladesh women’s team will play a three-match ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe in Bulawayo as part of their preparation for the qualifiers.
The Bangladesh team will leave Dhaka for the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Friday:
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Three top teams from 10-team qualifying rounds, will earn the right to play in the eight-team final round along with former champions Australia, England, South Africa, Indiia and host New Zealand.
The eight-team final round of the Women’s World Cup will be held in New Zealand next year from March 4 to April 3 2021.
In the three match ODI series, Bangladesh will play hosts Zimbabwe on November 11, 13 and 15, al the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo.
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Bangladesh SQUAD : Nigar Sultana Joty (Captain), Murshida Khatun, Nuzhat Tasnia, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter, Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Lata Mondol, Fahima Khatun, Fariha Islam Trisna, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sobhana Mostary, Khadiza-Tul Kubra and Shanjida Akther Maghla
Standby cricketers are: Shamima Sultana and Suraiya Azmim
Shakib, Sohan uncertain for SA clash
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan Sohan are in a race against time to be fit for their next match in the T20 World Cup against South Africa on November 2.
Shakib sustained a hamstring injury in the match against the West Indies while Sohan is still suffering from a blow on his abdomen received ahead of the match against England. Sohan missed the game against WI already.
According to the media department of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Sohan will be assessed on November 1 to decide if he is fit to play on November 2.
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Shakib will be assessed after the completed 48 hours of rest to see if he is fit to play the next match.
Bangladesh have lost all three matches they have played so far in the Super 12s stage, which has made their way to the semifinals impossible.
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The injury concern over Shakib came as a fresh blow for the Tigers.
Mahmudullah, the T20 captain of Bangladesh, said they still have plenty to take from the T20 World Cup if they can register wins in the remaining matches.
Defeat in warm-up match not a big thing: Minhajul
The chief selector of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Minhajul Abedin, has said a defeat in the warm-up is nothing to be worried about.
The Bangladesh national cricket team is playing two warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup which is set to begin in Oman on October 17.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh played their first warm-up match against Sri Lanka and lost by four wickets.
Read: Tigers lose the plot while fielding to lose first warm-up against SL
“It can happen in warm-up matches,” Minhajul told the media on Wednesday while inaugurating a World Cup news-related website in Dhaka. “We experiment many things in warm-up matches. So this is not a big deal.”
According to Minhajul, the Bangladesh team will be able to prepare well before the World Cup takes the field.
“It’s a good luck that we are playing a few practice matches ahead of the World Cup. I believe that we can prepare ourselves well ahead of the main event starts. We also have another practice match on October 14, I hope we can do well,” Minhajul told the media.
Read: Mahmudullah out of Bangladesh’s first warm-up match
In the second official warm-up match, Bangladesh will take on Ireland at Abu Dhabi on October 14. After that, the Tigers will fly back to Oman and start their World Cup campaign with the match against Scotland on October 17.
Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad missed the first warm-up match due to a back injury, but he is expected to play the second match against Ireland. Mustafizur Rahman, fresh from IPL, is also expected to play in this match.
In Round 1 of the World Cup, Bangladesh will face Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea. If the Tigers can win two matches, they will advance to the Super 12s of the World Cup and join the teams like India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
I didn't ask for votes in BCB election: Nazmul
After becoming the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the third consecutive term on Thursday, Nazmul Hassan said he didn’t ask for votes from anyone in last week’s election.
In category one, Nazmul had the possibility to get a maximum of 57 votes. Out of 57, he got 53 votes— the highest by anyone in the October 6 contest.
Read: Nazmul becomes BCB president for next four years
“I got the highest number of votes, but to be honest, I didn’t ask for votes from anyone. I wanted to see what the people think about me, and how far I can go without asking for the votes,” Nazmul said on Thursday in his first meeting with the media after taking on the role of president for the next four years.
Nazmul came to the BCB for the first time in 2012 when the Bangladesh government appointed him as the president after then-president AHM Mostafa Kamal stepped down and joined ICC.
“There are some voters I thought would not vote for me. But they actually voted for me. This is the first time when I got a real taste of election at BCB,” Nazmul added.
A total of 23 directors were elected in the election with seven winning unopposed. Two other directors-- Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam-- were nominated by the National Sports Council.
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Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mashud Pilot contested in the election but failed to win, but the other former captain Naimur Rahman Durjoy won the election from the Dhaka division.
Nazmul becomes BCB president for next four years
Nazmul Hassan will steer Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as its president for a new four-year term as he was predictably chosen by all the newly-elected directors on Thursday.
He served as the president of the board in the last two terms as well.
After taking on the full-time role for the consecutive third time, Nazmul said his main goal in the new term is to complete the construction of the Sheikh Hasina International Stadium in Purbachal.
Read: Unofficial result: Nazmul set to become BCB president again
“The main thing we have to do in the term is to build the Sheikh Hasina Stadium. We need this stadium if we would like to host the World Cup. This stadium is something must for us to hold big events,” Nazmul said on Thursday in this first media interaction after the election.
“As a team, we are slightly good in ODIs only, but we have to work more to be a better team. We should target number five in the ODI ranking as a team. There are many big teams who we need to beat if we want to become the number five team,” Nazmul added.
Ahead of the BCB general election, Nazmul had said that his biggest failure was not being able to work on the regional cricket bodies.
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“In the new term, we will work on forming regional cricket bodies. And to do that, we have to make some changes to our constitution,” Nazmul further added.
The general election of BCB took place on October 6. A total of 23 directors were elected in the election with seven who won the election unopposed.
A J M Nasir Uddin, Akram Khan (Chattogram), Kazi Inam Ahmed and Sheikh Sohel (Khulna), Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel (Sylhet), Anwarul Islam (Rangpur), Alamgir Khan Alo (Barishal) have won unopposed in category 1 while Naimur Rahman and Tanvir Ahmed Titu have been added in this list from Dhaka division as two of their rivals— Syed Ashfaqul Islam and Khalid Hossian— recalled their participation on the day before the election day.
All eyes were on category 2 where 16 candidates contested for 12 director posts. Along with Nazmul, Gazi Golam Mortaza (Gazi Group Cricketers) and Enayet Hossain Siraj (Azad Sporting Club) bagged 53 votes each.
The other nine who are elected from category two are Najib Ahmed (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi), Mahbubul Anam (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Obed Rashid Nizam (Shinepukur Cricket Club), Salahuddin Chowdhury (Kakrail Boys Club), Ismail Haider Mallick (Sheikh Jamal Cricketers), Fahim Sinha (Surjo Tarun Club), Iftekhar Rahman (Fear Fighters Sporting Club), Monjur Kader (Dhaka Assets), Monjur Alam (Asif Shifa Academy).
Masuduzzaman, Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, Abdur Rahman and Rafiqul Islam were defeated in category 2.
In the other category, category 3, former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud beat Nazmul Abedeen Fahim.
Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam were nominated as directors by the National Sports Council (NSC). They were BCB directors in the last term as well.