[Watch] Mushy giving an earful to Rubel Hossain

Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim has expressed his dismay over the violence regarding students' quota reform protests, which have already claimed six lives and left hundreds injured across the country in the last two days.

The wicketkeeper-batter, an alumni of Jahangirnagar University, posted a message on his Facebook page, condemning the violence at the campus, allegedly orchestrated by the Bangladesh Chhatra League..

"As a student of Jahangirnagar University, I don't want to see any more violence against my brothers and sisters. My deepest respect to the teachers who showed unparalleled courage and were injured to protect their students," Mushfiqur wrote, praising the teachers who got assaulted trying to protect the protesting students.

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"It is difficult for a student to accept that his teacher has been insulted which I believe is very reprehensible. By all means, stop this bleeding and let peace come," Mushfiqur wrote, his post accompanied with a picture of Bangladesh cricket fans.

Armed with a hockey stick, a helmet-clad youth attacks an unarmed quota protester in the capital’s Farmgate intersection, Photos: Orchid Chakma, Palash Khan, Rajib Raihan, Collected

The veteran cricketer also asked for authorities to take measures so that a peaceful solution is found.

"It is requested that the concerned parties find a peaceful solution. May Allah guide us to the right path. Amen," he concluded. 

Mushfiqur's post comes after Towhid Hridoy and Shoriful Islam posted messages on their Facebook pages on Tuesday, expressing their sadness over the violence and bloodshed.

A hattrick in the fourth quarter from Mohammad Din Islam helped the Bangladesh Under-21 hockey team to a comprehensive 5-0 win over Sri Lanka in the Men's Junior AHF Cup in Singapore today. 

With two successive victories, Bangladesh moved to the top of Pool A standings alongside Thailand on points but they in red and green sit at the top by virtue of a greater goal difference. 

Fresh from a 7-0 win over Singapore in their opening match, Bangladesh found it hard to break down Sri Lanka for almost the first two quarters before Amirul Islam, who struck five against Singapore, broke the deadlock in the 25th minute by converting a penalty stroke. Mohammad Abdullah doubled the lead in the penultimate minute of the third quarter defying Sri Lanka's resistance. 

The charges of Ashiquzzaman got into their groove and piled on the pressure on Sri Lanka in the fourth and final quarter, thanks to three strikes from Din Islam who netted two field goals in the 51st and 55th minutes before completing his hattrick by converting a penalty in the 56th minute.

Several members of the Bangladesh cricket team took to social media to wish their fans 'Eid Mubarak' on the joyous occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr today.

This year, the national team cricketers are getting to spend Eid-ul-Fitr with their family and loved ones, which is not the case every year.

Often, the cricketers are caught up in the busy schedule of international cricket and have to spend the day thousands of miles away from home,

But this year, the Eid holiday fell between international engagements for the Tigers and most of them took this opportunity to head back to their ancestral homes and spend the day with close ones.

Many cricketers shared a glimpse of their Eid celebrations for fans on social media. Here is a look at some of the posts shared on the occasion by them.

Rubel Hossain is known for blowing hot and cold in a career spanning over a decade. Prone to err in the death overs, the right-arm pacer with a slinging action perhaps bowled his best ten overs in the one-day international against India in the Asia Cup final on Friday. His figures of 10-2-26-2 was a demonstration of how well he bowled in Dubai. He had Ravindra Jadeja caught in the 48th over, which was his last over, to create that window for a late twist in a pulsating final that Bangladesh lost off the last ball of the game.  

Quite a few aspects like planning, execution, and process – things that Bangladesh players resort to while stating their expectations ahead of a game -- came through in their thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas yesterday. 

While the bowlers largely took the stage in an impressive display to restrict the Lankans to 124, the batting unit, despite several hiccups, eventually stumbled over the finish line with an over to spare.

The Tigers deservedly have had to endure copious amounts of criticisms in their build-up to their tournament opener but appeared to have brushed it all aside come game time and produced a mighty impressive display, particularly while fielding in the first innings.

A switch seemed to have suddenly turned the Tigers on as they were aggressive in their approach while fielding and rarely put a foot wrong as a unit in the lion hunt in Dallas. Najmul Hossain Shanto's troops were buzzing like bees from the onset and looked like a team hell-bent on pulling off a result in their favour.

Several Bangladesh players played out of their skin and the accumulation of all these individual performances led the Tigers to the win, yet again proving the noiton that the men in red and green pull of memorable wins when they play as a unit.   

Pacers sizzle

Bangladesh initially struggled to keep a lid on things despite getting the ball to beat the Lankan batters on several occasions. The Tigers conceded nine fours and a six as the Lankans raced off to 53 for two at the end of the Powerplay, with opener Pathum Nissanka in full groove. But Mustafizur Rahman used his expertise to great effect to dismiss the right-handed opener for a 28-ball 47 with a delivery angled across. That particular wicket pulled things back for the Tigers as it significantly slowed down the rate of scoring. Before that, he got the better off Kamindu Mendis in the Powerplay after Taskin Ahmed had sent back Kusal Mendis in the third over.

The Fizz scalped another one at the death to cap off an impressive evening as he returned three for 17.

His pace partners Taskin and Tanzim Hasan Sakib also shone in different phases of play, with the former picking up two for 25 while Sakib showed masterful execution at the death, nailing his yorkers as well as slowers to further merit his inclusion in the eleven.

X-factor Rishad

One of the aspects that stood out was the faith shown in leg-spinner Rishad Hossain by the team management as well as the captain. He bowled one over in the first 10 and three in the next, including an over in the last five. The leggie is not known for turning the ball, but on the night, managed to give it a rip more than anyone else. The meters displayed that he extracted 3.6 degrees of turn -- the most in that regard in the tournament so far. The 21-year-old played to his strengths, relying on drift and accuracy and when he had the addition of the ability to turn the ball, Rishad turned the match on its head by dismissing Charith Asalanka and Wanindu

Hasaranga in the same over, leaving the Lankans five down for 103 after 15. In his final over, the 17th of the innings, he bowled a ripper to outfox Dhananjaya de Silva.

Liton shows composure, and Hridoy unleashes himself

A dismal Powerplay may have sent jitters in the Tigers' camp but Liton Das stood tall. His tally, a 38-ball 36, might not reflect the gravity of the knock but it demands appreciation in the context of the game. The right-handed batter tackled Sri Lanka's Pandora's box with graceful ease and held up one end expertly in the chase in a 63-run stand with Towhid Hridoy, who smacked a 20-ball 40. Hridoy conjured up a tornado in the 12th over against Hasaranga as he powered three maximums to potentially seal the match for the Tigers as they required 34 off the last 48 balls. However, he left the job undone, perishing in the same over after which the match swung like a pendulum and turned into a thriller.

Mahmudullah at it again

With the match still in the balance, Mahmudullah was gifted a juicy full toss by Dasun Shanaka in the penultimate over and the veteran batter responded promptly. He had to weather through a turbulent few overs, watching partners at the other end throw it away, and also rode his luck in a run-out situation but held his nerve and got the job done in the end.