< 1 minute readWhat is Bill Gates best known for? If you answered ‘being the happiest man in the world’ then have 100 points and go and sit with Tamim Iqbal. Speaking about his Lord’s hundred after he was named one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year, Tamim said: “I was the happiest
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If Zimbabwe are ‘woeful’ what are Bangladesh?
< 1 minute readCricinfo have a headline describing Zimbabwe as ‘woeful’ after they were bowled out for 162 by New Zealand. However, Bangladesh were bowled out for 58 against West Indies. And they were at home. Cricinfo’s editorial staff really need to get together and establish an adjective hierarchy. Like most people, we
Continue readingWhy a Bangladesh series win is great news
< 1 minute readOne of the more interesting one-day series has just finished with Bangladesh emerging 4-0 winners over New Zealand. There are two types of people when it comes to gauging Bangladesh’s progress: the people who look at the scorecards and the people who look at the results. Those of us in
Continue readingEngland finally lose to Bangladesh
< 1 minute readThat’s that out of the way then. Up until yesterday, England had won every match they’d ever played against Bangladesh. Not any more. Is it a good thing that Bangladesh won? Unquestionably. Why? Well some of our friends were at the match in Bristol yesterday and one pointed out that
Continue readingTamim Iqbal is in good Test form
< 1 minute readTamim Iqbal has passed 50 in nine of his last 11 Test innings. Considering how he tends to start his innings – hacking away at every ball like he’s a Thracian gladiator de-limbing adversaries – that’s pretty remarkable. Virender Sehwag is probably a role model, but with Sehwag, you rarely
Continue readingBangladesh v England – no protagonist, no narrative, no cephalopods
< 1 minute readGood films come in two forms: The writers are smarter than you and have constructed an ingenious plot where the story slowly unfolds, keeping you rapt The writers are far stupider than you and haven’t a clue about plot structure, so just to keep things moving, every now and again
Continue readingTamim Iqbal – Bangladesh’s best batsman
< 1 minute readIt’s been good to get to know the Bangladesh players a bit better these last few weeks. There are a handful who stand out and others who seem interchangeable. Shakib al Hasan’s their best bowler and bats reasonably well. Mahmudullah is looking good so far. Mushfiqur Rahim is a very
Continue readingNaeem Islam and his high-step
< 1 minute readIt’s a great era for run-ups. As well as Friedel de Wet’s bunny-hop, we also have Naeem Islam’s high-step. Just as he’s about to enter his delivery stride, his right leg suddenly tries to knee him in the face. It’s ace. We can only assume that Naeem Islam learnt to
Continue readingShakib Al Hasan’s first Test hundred
< 1 minute readFour years after we tipped him for greatness, Shakib Al Hasan hit his first Test hundred. New Zealand were on the receiving end and while they won the match, their bowlers took some stick. After dawdling along on nought for an age, Shakib Al Hasan suddenly engaged the long handle
Continue readingMahmudullah – Bangladesh number eight
< 1 minute readNumber eights have played on our mind in recent months. At Cricinfo, we pointed out that there are some serious batsmen at eight these days. At The Wisden Cricketer, we identified Bangladesh as being a prime culprit in this regard. Bangladesh’s number eights have averaged more than the batsmen who’ve
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