< 1 minute read It’s a week in which teams have been relying on their big name, 30-something batsmen. This isn’t a coincidence. That’s just the way Test cricket works. Kumar Sangakkara has indulged in some average bolsteration by hitting 424 runs in the second Test against Bangladesh. For their part, Bangladesh managed two
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Mominul Haque – possible focal point for faintly unhinged obsessive tendencies
< 1 minute read People latch onto particular players for all sorts of odd reasons, developing long, intense, one-way relationships with them. Maybe you attended the one match where an otherwise poor player achieved momentary competence or perhaps they were the first player you saw responding to ‘give us a wave’. It can be
Continue readingTwo days after Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement…
< 1 minute read There’s only one thing to do. And that’s draw attention to the name of an entirely different cricketer because it’s slightly amusing if you don’t pronounce it correctly. Brace yourselves… Bangladesh have a player called Anamul Haque. Anamul! On top of this, they also have a player called Mominul Haque
Continue readingWho’s playing in the Bangladesh Premier League?
2 minute read Twenty20 leagues all operate in the same way. They try and attract as many stars as possible and then they use local players as padding. However, different leagues have to settle for different stars. Some players will turn up for anything. Azhar Mahmood, Dirk Nannes, Shaun Tait – obviously all
Continue readingWhy Bangladesh will DEFINITELY win the Asia Cup
2 minute read Okay, we’ve had a slight about-turn. We’ve decided that Bangladesh aren’t certain to lose the Asia Cup final to Pakistan. We’ve decided they’re definitely going to win instead. This sudden heartfelt belief has come about because we spent four minutes thinking about Shakib Al Hasan yesterday and we remembered how
Continue readingBangladesh to lose Asia Cup final to Pakistan
< 1 minute read In our book, that’s progress. Sri Lanka are knackered, India are emotionally spent and these days Bangladesh can take advantage of that to get themselves into a position to lose to Pakistan. It’s not full-on, double-shifts-at-the-bunting-factory glory, but it’s not bad. Life’s all about taking pride in minuscule progress anyway,
Continue readingBangladesh v West Indies – no-one will get credit for a win
< 1 minute read When a losing team plays another losing team, one of them has to lose. No-one wins. This is good though. It’s like life. Life is an ongoing damage limitation exercise that is ultimately doomed to failure. You try your best, you slave away, you constantly improve yourself and the best
Continue readingFaith, facts and failure in Test cricket
< 1 minute read Faith is what you need when you don’t have facts. More accurately, faith is what you resort to when you don’t have facts – ‘need’ isn’t the right word. Faith is a way of sticking your head in the sand and even when you’re looking for something at the beach,
Continue readingAnother reason to love Tamim Iqbal
< 1 minute read What 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
Continue readingIf Zimbabwe are ‘woeful’ what are Bangladesh?
< 1 minute read Cricinfo 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
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