Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
As Chubb already has a Zimbabwean thread I thought that the Bangladeshis also deserve a thread. I am not Bangladeshi myself nor do I have an link with Bangladesh, I meerly have an interest in what was until recently the worst first class league in the world. The player summaries are probably full of mistakes so if anyone can fill in the gaps please let me know.
As far as I know, the Bangladeshi National Cricket League (and One Day League) is played between the 6 divisions (equivalent of counties/states/provinces), though most of the players originate from Dhaka. The four day first class league runs side by side with the 50 overs one day league. Pitches tend to be substandard, and the gulf between the test players and club players enormous (Mashrafe Mortaza plays as an all rounder). Previously Tests and ODIs have prevented international players from playing, but with the Australians not touring until next year, we should see more higher quality cricket. The club and commercial Dhaka leagues also contain the test players plus some overseas players (Steve Tikolo, Yasir Arafat, Zahoor Elahi, Saleem Elahi), and these run during the main season. Epyllion and Beximco play in the final of the GrameenPhone Corporate Cricket League on Thursday. The National League kicks off on 19 November. And now, the divisions:
Dhaka Division
Traditionally strong side, Dhaka are probably favourites for the title this year. Their top order appears very strong, while Rafique is easily the best bowler on the Bangladeshi circuit.
Last Year
First Class: 1st
Top Run Scorers: Mehrab Hossain snr 674@48, Khaled Mahmud 440@55
Top Wicket Takers: Arafat Sunny 27@27, Khaled Mahmud 24@22
One Day: 4th
Top Run Scorers: Mehrab Hossain jnr 240@40, Rashidul Haque 236@26
Top Wicket Taker: Ashraful Khan 15@17, Mehrab Hossain jnr 10@23
Ground: Fatullah Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Dhaka
1. Javed Omar (Vice Captain, 28, Bangladesh opener)
2. Rashidul Haque (26, opener, occasional medium pace bowler)
3. Al Sahariar (27, former Bangladesh opener)
4. Mohammad Ashraful* (Captain, 21, Bangladesh batsman, occasional leg spin bowler)
5. Sanwar Hossain (32, former Bangladesh batsman, occasional off spin bowler)
6. Mehrab Hossain jnr (18, Bangladesh A all rounder, slow left arm bowler)
7. Anwar Hossain Piju+ (21, wicket keeper batsman, opener)
8. Khaled Mahmud (34, former Bangladesh captain, all rounder, medium pace bowler)
9. Mohammad Rafique (35, experienced Bangladesh slow left arm bowler)
10. Shahadat Hossain (19, Bangladesh fast bowler)
11. Anwar Hossain Monir (23, Bangladesh seam bowler)
Reserves:
Talha Jubair (19, former Bangladesh fast bowler)
Mohammad Riyad (???)
Arafat Sunny (19, slow left arm bowler)
Mosharraf Hossain (bowling all rounder)
Mohammad Sharif (19, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
Sajjad Kadir (30, wicket keeper)
Mahbubul Alam (bowler)
Kamrul Islam (???)
Ashraful Khan (bowler)
Sylhet Division
Sylhet struggled last year, and on seeing both their batting lineup and bowling attack, it's not hard to see why. They will be heavily reliant on internationals Saleh and Kapali to provide the runs, but in Enamul Haque they have a spinner only matched by Rafique. At the top of the order Golam Rahman is hugely talented, a name to look out for.
Last Year
First Class: 6th
Top Run Scorers: Golam Rahman 825@52, Moniruzzaman 625@42
Top Wicket Takers: Nabil Samad 37@27, Alok Kapali 27@21
One Day: 2nd
Top Run Scorers: Ejaj Ahmed 235@39, Golam Mawla 232@58
Top Wicket Takers: Hasibul Hossain 17@18, Ashiqur Rahman 8@17
Ground: Sylhet Divisional Stadium
1. Golam Rahman (talented teenage opener)
2. Moniruzzaman (29, former Bangladesh batsman, opener)
3. Sadiqur Rahman (17, batsman, occasional off spin)
4. Rajin Saleh* (Captain, 21, Bangladesh batsman, occasional off spin)
5. Alok Kapali (Vice Captain, 21, Bangladesh all rounder, leg spin bowler)
6. Golam Mabud+ (wicket Keeper)
7. Golam Mawla (batsman)
8. Tapash Baisya (22, Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
9. Rezaul Haque (22, left arm medium pace bowler)
10. Nazmul Hossain (18, Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
11. Enamul Haque jnr (19, Bangladesh slow left arm bowler)
Reserves:
Hasibul Hossain (28, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
Ejaj Ahmed (???)
Zakwan Ahmed (???)
Rana Miah (26, batsman)
Imtiaz Hossain (all rounder)
Ashiqur Rahman (???)
Junaid Siddique (batsman)
Saif Mahmud (???)
Golam Mortaza (25, wicket keeper)
Rajshahi Division
Despite pefroming well last year, Rajshahi are going to struggle to reproduce similar results this year. Their batting appears the weakest of all the divisions, while their bowling attack lacks a cutting edge. Khaled Mashud should provide some motivation though.
Last Year
First Class: 2nd
Leading Run Scorers: Farhad Reza 769@43, Hasanuzzaman 722@45
Leading Wicket Takers: Alamgir Kabir 45@19, Saifullah Khan 27@27
One Day: 1st
Leading Run Scorers: Farhad Reza 340@34, Ansiur Rahman 312@35
Leading Wicket Takers: Mushfiqur Rahman 15@18, Mohammad Shahzada 11@21
Ground: Rajshahi Divisional Stadium
1. Jahurul Islam (opener)
2. Nuruzzaman (opener, medium pace bowler)
3. Farhad Reza (batsman)
4. Naeem Islam (batsman, occasional medium pace bowler)
5. Hasanuzzaman (Vice Captain, batsman)
6. Mushfiqur Rahman (25, former Bangladesh all rounder, medium pace bowler)
7. Khaled Mashud+ (Captain, 29, Bangladesh wicket keeper and former captain)
8. Alamgir Kabir (24, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
9. Shafaq Al Zabir (19, left arm medium pace bowler)
10. Mohammad Shahzada (19, medium pace bowler)
11. Saifullah Khan (34, slow left arm bowler)
Reserves:
Anisur Rahman (28, batsman)
Shamimul Haque (wicket keeper)
Kamrul Islam (???)
Rezwanul Islam (32, off spin bowler)
Jubair Ahmed (???)
Moniruzzaman (batsman)
Sumon Saha (bowler)
Rafiqul Islam (28, former Bangladesh batsman)
Khulna Division
After last seasons average displays, Khulna look set to challenge Dhaka closely this year. With a powerful middle order led by Bashar, and perhaps the best balanced attack, they are my tip to take Dhaka all the way, and to win the OD league.
Last Year
First Class: 3rd
Leading Run Scorers: Jamaluddin Ahmed 617@44, Monirul Islam 590@45
Leading Wicket Takers: Jamaluddin Ahmed 22@35, Ziaur Rahman 18@30
One Day: 3rd
Leading Run Scorers: Asadullah Khan 217@36, Shafiul Alam 183@26
Leading Wicket Takers: Manjural Islam 17@14, Masharafe Mortaza 11@8
Ground: Khulna Divisional Stadium
1. Saghir Hossain (19, wicket keeper, opener)
2. Sajjidul Hasan (27, opener)
3. Tushar Imran (21, former Bangladesh batsman)
4. Habibul Bashar (Captain, 33, Bangladesh captain and batsman)
5. Hasanuzzaman (30, batsman, occasional medium pace bowler)
6. Jamaluddin Ahmed (28, former Bangladesh all rounder, off spin bowler)
7. Manjural Islam Rana (Vice Captain, 21, Bangladesh all rounder, slow left arm bowler)
8. Abdur Razzak (23, Bangladesh slow left arm bowler)
9. Mashrafe Mortaza (22, Bangladesh fast bowler)
10. Syed Rasel (21, Bangladesh left arm medium pace bowler)
11. Manjural Islam (26, former Bangladesh left arm medium pace bowler)
Reserves:
Monirul Islam (batsman)
Shafiul Alam (20, all rounder, off spin bowler)
Ziaur Rahman (18, medium pace bowler)
Saghir Hossain (19, wicket keeper, opener)
Al Amin (medium pace bowler)
Debabrata Barua (24, medium pace bowler)
Rezaul Islam (???)
Shamsur Rahman (17, batsman)
Chittagong Division
Chittagong appear only likely to be challenging Rajshahi for the wooden spoon. There is an awful lot of pressure on Nafees and the ageing Akram Khan, while the bowling attack appears inexperienced and unpredictable.
Last Year
First Class: 4th
Leading Run Scorers: Nazimuddin 713@59, Ehsanul Haque 580@58
Leading Wicket Takers: Gazi Alamgir 27@30, Elias Sunny 22@33
One Day: 5th
Leading Run Scorers: Faisal Hossain 270@27, Ehsanul Haque 211@26
Leading Wicket Takers: Ahsanullah Hasan 14@16, Elias Sunny 11@28
Ground: MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
1. Nafees Iqbal (Vice Captain, 20, Bangladesh opener)
2. Gazi Salahuddin (batsman, opener)
3. Nazimuddin (20, Bangladesh A batsman)
4. Aftab Ahmed (20, Bangladesh batsman, occasional medium pace bowler)
5. Akram Khan* (Captain, 37, former Bangladesh captain, batsman)
6. Faisal Hossain (27, former Bangladesh batsman)
7. Shabbir Khan (27, all rounder, off spin bowler)
8. Dhiman Ghosh+ (17, wicket keeper)
9. Elias Sunny (all rounder, slow left arm bowler)
10. Tareq Aziz (22, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
11. Gazi Alamgir (medium pace bowler)
Reserves:
Masumud Dowla (all rounder, opener)
Waiskarani Palash (???)
Waseluddin Ahmed (19, medium pace bowler)
Yasin Arafat (bowler)
Saju Datta (???)
Mohammed Rabbi (???)
Habib Mubalik (all rounder, medium pace bowler)
Niaz Morshed (all rounder, off spinner)
Barisal Division
With new blood in the shape of Shahriar Nafees, can Barisal perform better than last yaesr dismal finish? The top order looks extremely threatening, though the bowlers look compartivly week and could prove the difference between a good and exeptional season.
First Class: 5th
Leading Run Scorers: Shahin Hossain 645@59, Prosenjit Joy 414@46
Leading Wicket Takers: Mosharraf Hossain 30@28, Nadif Chowdhury 28@26
One Day: 6th
Leading Run Scorers: Imran Ahmed 301@33, Hannan Sarkar 199@22
Leading Wicket Takers: Mosharraf Hossain 10@28, Ali Arman 9@15
Ground: Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium, Barisal
1. Imran Ahmed (24, all rounder, opener, off spin bowler)
2. Shahriar Nafees (Captain, 19, Bangladesh opener)
3. Hannan Sarkar (Vice Captain, 22, former Bangladesh opener)
4. Shahriar Hossain (29, former Bangladesh opener, occasional wicket keeper)
5. Shahin Hossain (21, wicket keeper/batsman)
6. Prosenjit Joy (Bose) (batsman)
7. Towhid Hossain (batsman, occasional leg spin bowler)
8. Nadif Chowdhury (18, slow left arm bowler)
9. Tariqul Islam (33, off spin bowler)
10. Anisur Rahman (34, left arm medium pace bowler)
11. Ishraq Sonet (18, medium pace bowler)
Reserves:
Nasiruddin Faruque (batsman)
Raquibul Hasan (16, batsman)
Humayun Kabir (24, bowler)
Ali Arman (all rounder)
Arif Hossain (18, bowler)
Ashikul Islam (???)
Golam Rabbani (???)
Sajid Islam (???)
Arafat Salahuddin (all rounder)
I'll bring score updates when I can!
Sources: cricinfo, cricketarchive
As far as I know, the Bangladeshi National Cricket League (and One Day League) is played between the 6 divisions (equivalent of counties/states/provinces), though most of the players originate from Dhaka. The four day first class league runs side by side with the 50 overs one day league. Pitches tend to be substandard, and the gulf between the test players and club players enormous (Mashrafe Mortaza plays as an all rounder). Previously Tests and ODIs have prevented international players from playing, but with the Australians not touring until next year, we should see more higher quality cricket. The club and commercial Dhaka leagues also contain the test players plus some overseas players (Steve Tikolo, Yasir Arafat, Zahoor Elahi, Saleem Elahi), and these run during the main season. Epyllion and Beximco play in the final of the GrameenPhone Corporate Cricket League on Thursday. The National League kicks off on 19 November. And now, the divisions:
Dhaka Division
Traditionally strong side, Dhaka are probably favourites for the title this year. Their top order appears very strong, while Rafique is easily the best bowler on the Bangladeshi circuit.
Last Year
First Class: 1st
Top Run Scorers: Mehrab Hossain snr 674@48, Khaled Mahmud 440@55
Top Wicket Takers: Arafat Sunny 27@27, Khaled Mahmud 24@22
One Day: 4th
Top Run Scorers: Mehrab Hossain jnr 240@40, Rashidul Haque 236@26
Top Wicket Taker: Ashraful Khan 15@17, Mehrab Hossain jnr 10@23
Ground: Fatullah Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Dhaka
1. Javed Omar (Vice Captain, 28, Bangladesh opener)
2. Rashidul Haque (26, opener, occasional medium pace bowler)
3. Al Sahariar (27, former Bangladesh opener)
4. Mohammad Ashraful* (Captain, 21, Bangladesh batsman, occasional leg spin bowler)
5. Sanwar Hossain (32, former Bangladesh batsman, occasional off spin bowler)
6. Mehrab Hossain jnr (18, Bangladesh A all rounder, slow left arm bowler)
7. Anwar Hossain Piju+ (21, wicket keeper batsman, opener)
8. Khaled Mahmud (34, former Bangladesh captain, all rounder, medium pace bowler)
9. Mohammad Rafique (35, experienced Bangladesh slow left arm bowler)
10. Shahadat Hossain (19, Bangladesh fast bowler)
11. Anwar Hossain Monir (23, Bangladesh seam bowler)
Reserves:
Talha Jubair (19, former Bangladesh fast bowler)
Mohammad Riyad (???)
Arafat Sunny (19, slow left arm bowler)
Mosharraf Hossain (bowling all rounder)
Mohammad Sharif (19, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
Sajjad Kadir (30, wicket keeper)
Mahbubul Alam (bowler)
Kamrul Islam (???)
Ashraful Khan (bowler)
Sylhet Division
Sylhet struggled last year, and on seeing both their batting lineup and bowling attack, it's not hard to see why. They will be heavily reliant on internationals Saleh and Kapali to provide the runs, but in Enamul Haque they have a spinner only matched by Rafique. At the top of the order Golam Rahman is hugely talented, a name to look out for.
Last Year
First Class: 6th
Top Run Scorers: Golam Rahman 825@52, Moniruzzaman 625@42
Top Wicket Takers: Nabil Samad 37@27, Alok Kapali 27@21
One Day: 2nd
Top Run Scorers: Ejaj Ahmed 235@39, Golam Mawla 232@58
Top Wicket Takers: Hasibul Hossain 17@18, Ashiqur Rahman 8@17
Ground: Sylhet Divisional Stadium
1. Golam Rahman (talented teenage opener)
2. Moniruzzaman (29, former Bangladesh batsman, opener)
3. Sadiqur Rahman (17, batsman, occasional off spin)
4. Rajin Saleh* (Captain, 21, Bangladesh batsman, occasional off spin)
5. Alok Kapali (Vice Captain, 21, Bangladesh all rounder, leg spin bowler)
6. Golam Mabud+ (wicket Keeper)
7. Golam Mawla (batsman)
8. Tapash Baisya (22, Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
9. Rezaul Haque (22, left arm medium pace bowler)
10. Nazmul Hossain (18, Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
11. Enamul Haque jnr (19, Bangladesh slow left arm bowler)
Reserves:
Hasibul Hossain (28, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
Ejaj Ahmed (???)
Zakwan Ahmed (???)
Rana Miah (26, batsman)
Imtiaz Hossain (all rounder)
Ashiqur Rahman (???)
Junaid Siddique (batsman)
Saif Mahmud (???)
Golam Mortaza (25, wicket keeper)
Rajshahi Division
Despite pefroming well last year, Rajshahi are going to struggle to reproduce similar results this year. Their batting appears the weakest of all the divisions, while their bowling attack lacks a cutting edge. Khaled Mashud should provide some motivation though.
Last Year
First Class: 2nd
Leading Run Scorers: Farhad Reza 769@43, Hasanuzzaman 722@45
Leading Wicket Takers: Alamgir Kabir 45@19, Saifullah Khan 27@27
One Day: 1st
Leading Run Scorers: Farhad Reza 340@34, Ansiur Rahman 312@35
Leading Wicket Takers: Mushfiqur Rahman 15@18, Mohammad Shahzada 11@21
Ground: Rajshahi Divisional Stadium
1. Jahurul Islam (opener)
2. Nuruzzaman (opener, medium pace bowler)
3. Farhad Reza (batsman)
4. Naeem Islam (batsman, occasional medium pace bowler)
5. Hasanuzzaman (Vice Captain, batsman)
6. Mushfiqur Rahman (25, former Bangladesh all rounder, medium pace bowler)
7. Khaled Mashud+ (Captain, 29, Bangladesh wicket keeper and former captain)
8. Alamgir Kabir (24, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
9. Shafaq Al Zabir (19, left arm medium pace bowler)
10. Mohammad Shahzada (19, medium pace bowler)
11. Saifullah Khan (34, slow left arm bowler)
Reserves:
Anisur Rahman (28, batsman)
Shamimul Haque (wicket keeper)
Kamrul Islam (???)
Rezwanul Islam (32, off spin bowler)
Jubair Ahmed (???)
Moniruzzaman (batsman)
Sumon Saha (bowler)
Rafiqul Islam (28, former Bangladesh batsman)
Khulna Division
After last seasons average displays, Khulna look set to challenge Dhaka closely this year. With a powerful middle order led by Bashar, and perhaps the best balanced attack, they are my tip to take Dhaka all the way, and to win the OD league.
Last Year
First Class: 3rd
Leading Run Scorers: Jamaluddin Ahmed 617@44, Monirul Islam 590@45
Leading Wicket Takers: Jamaluddin Ahmed 22@35, Ziaur Rahman 18@30
One Day: 3rd
Leading Run Scorers: Asadullah Khan 217@36, Shafiul Alam 183@26
Leading Wicket Takers: Manjural Islam 17@14, Masharafe Mortaza 11@8
Ground: Khulna Divisional Stadium
1. Saghir Hossain (19, wicket keeper, opener)
2. Sajjidul Hasan (27, opener)
3. Tushar Imran (21, former Bangladesh batsman)
4. Habibul Bashar (Captain, 33, Bangladesh captain and batsman)
5. Hasanuzzaman (30, batsman, occasional medium pace bowler)
6. Jamaluddin Ahmed (28, former Bangladesh all rounder, off spin bowler)
7. Manjural Islam Rana (Vice Captain, 21, Bangladesh all rounder, slow left arm bowler)
8. Abdur Razzak (23, Bangladesh slow left arm bowler)
9. Mashrafe Mortaza (22, Bangladesh fast bowler)
10. Syed Rasel (21, Bangladesh left arm medium pace bowler)
11. Manjural Islam (26, former Bangladesh left arm medium pace bowler)
Reserves:
Monirul Islam (batsman)
Shafiul Alam (20, all rounder, off spin bowler)
Ziaur Rahman (18, medium pace bowler)
Saghir Hossain (19, wicket keeper, opener)
Al Amin (medium pace bowler)
Debabrata Barua (24, medium pace bowler)
Rezaul Islam (???)
Shamsur Rahman (17, batsman)
Chittagong Division
Chittagong appear only likely to be challenging Rajshahi for the wooden spoon. There is an awful lot of pressure on Nafees and the ageing Akram Khan, while the bowling attack appears inexperienced and unpredictable.
Last Year
First Class: 4th
Leading Run Scorers: Nazimuddin 713@59, Ehsanul Haque 580@58
Leading Wicket Takers: Gazi Alamgir 27@30, Elias Sunny 22@33
One Day: 5th
Leading Run Scorers: Faisal Hossain 270@27, Ehsanul Haque 211@26
Leading Wicket Takers: Ahsanullah Hasan 14@16, Elias Sunny 11@28
Ground: MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
1. Nafees Iqbal (Vice Captain, 20, Bangladesh opener)
2. Gazi Salahuddin (batsman, opener)
3. Nazimuddin (20, Bangladesh A batsman)
4. Aftab Ahmed (20, Bangladesh batsman, occasional medium pace bowler)
5. Akram Khan* (Captain, 37, former Bangladesh captain, batsman)
6. Faisal Hossain (27, former Bangladesh batsman)
7. Shabbir Khan (27, all rounder, off spin bowler)
8. Dhiman Ghosh+ (17, wicket keeper)
9. Elias Sunny (all rounder, slow left arm bowler)
10. Tareq Aziz (22, former Bangladesh medium pace bowler)
11. Gazi Alamgir (medium pace bowler)
Reserves:
Masumud Dowla (all rounder, opener)
Waiskarani Palash (???)
Waseluddin Ahmed (19, medium pace bowler)
Yasin Arafat (bowler)
Saju Datta (???)
Mohammed Rabbi (???)
Habib Mubalik (all rounder, medium pace bowler)
Niaz Morshed (all rounder, off spinner)
Barisal Division
With new blood in the shape of Shahriar Nafees, can Barisal perform better than last yaesr dismal finish? The top order looks extremely threatening, though the bowlers look compartivly week and could prove the difference between a good and exeptional season.
First Class: 5th
Leading Run Scorers: Shahin Hossain 645@59, Prosenjit Joy 414@46
Leading Wicket Takers: Mosharraf Hossain 30@28, Nadif Chowdhury 28@26
One Day: 6th
Leading Run Scorers: Imran Ahmed 301@33, Hannan Sarkar 199@22
Leading Wicket Takers: Mosharraf Hossain 10@28, Ali Arman 9@15
Ground: Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium, Barisal
1. Imran Ahmed (24, all rounder, opener, off spin bowler)
2. Shahriar Nafees (Captain, 19, Bangladesh opener)
3. Hannan Sarkar (Vice Captain, 22, former Bangladesh opener)
4. Shahriar Hossain (29, former Bangladesh opener, occasional wicket keeper)
5. Shahin Hossain (21, wicket keeper/batsman)
6. Prosenjit Joy (Bose) (batsman)
7. Towhid Hossain (batsman, occasional leg spin bowler)
8. Nadif Chowdhury (18, slow left arm bowler)
9. Tariqul Islam (33, off spin bowler)
10. Anisur Rahman (34, left arm medium pace bowler)
11. Ishraq Sonet (18, medium pace bowler)
Reserves:
Nasiruddin Faruque (batsman)
Raquibul Hasan (16, batsman)
Humayun Kabir (24, bowler)
Ali Arman (all rounder)
Arif Hossain (18, bowler)
Ashikul Islam (???)
Golam Rabbani (???)
Sajid Islam (???)
Arafat Salahuddin (all rounder)
I'll bring score updates when I can!
Sources: cricinfo, cricketarchive