Taijul Islam
2nd Test, Day 2 / Bangladesh stumble to 38-4 in reply to SA's 575-6 dec
Bangladesh trail by 537 runs after a commanding performance by the visitors that gifted maiden Test centuries to three batsmen including Tony de Zorzi, who was dismissed before lunch on 177.
Tigers pursue revival at unforgiving ZACS
Bangladesh will look to bounce back in Chattogram during the series-concluding second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start today, in an attempt to avoid a series defeat against a SENA country on home soil after 14 years.
No Shanto in press meet, Taijul puts hand up for captaincy
On the day before a Test match, the common practice in Bangladesh is that the captain of the host team would attend the pre-match press conference.
Tigers claw back
As it stands, South Africa are still in the driving seat despite Bangladesh’s 81-run lead.
Taijul’s perseverance wrought with ‘discipline’
Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam entertained all with his witty responses in the press conference after the first day’s play of the ongoing first Test against South Africa on Monday.
Bangladesh move backwards strategically
There was no way for Bangladesh to make up for a very poor batting performance, bowled out for 106 against South Africa in the first Test in Mirpur, but spinner Taijul Islam's fifer sort of came pretty close to making up for the batting debacle on Monday. But in terms of strategical standpoints or how Test cricket should be approached, Bangladesh once again appear to be going backwards.
Taijul saves the day
At stumps, however, the Tigers were relieved bunch, having reduced the visitors to 140 for six, thanks to Taijul Islam who became the fastest and the second Bangladesh bowler, after Shakib, to take 200 Test wickets.
Match will be in our hands if we bundle out SA quickly: Taijul
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam underlined that bundling out South Africa for as cheaply as possible would be crucial to balance the scales in the Tigers' favour in the first of the two-Test series between the sides at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Taijul overtakes Shakib as quickest Bangladeshi to 200 Test wickets
Taijul reached the milestone in his 48th Test, whereas it took Shakib 54 Tests, making him the quickest among Bangladeshi players to reach 200 Test wickets.
Bangladesh stumble to 38-4 in reply to SA's 575-6 dec
Bangladesh trail by 537 runs after a commanding performance by the visitors that gifted maiden Test centuries to three batsmen including Tony de Zorzi, who was dismissed before lunch on 177.
Tigers pursue revival at unforgiving ZACS
Bangladesh will look to bounce back in Chattogram during the series-concluding second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start today, in an attempt to avoid a series defeat against a SENA country on home soil after 14 years.
No Shanto in press meet, Taijul puts hand up for captaincy
On the day before a Test match, the common practice in Bangladesh is that the captain of the host team would attend the pre-match press conference.
Tigers claw back
As it stands, South Africa are still in the driving seat despite Bangladesh’s 81-run lead.
Taijul’s perseverance wrought with ‘discipline’
Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam entertained all with his witty responses in the press conference after the first day’s play of the ongoing first Test against South Africa on Monday.
Bangladesh move backwards strategically
There was no way for Bangladesh to make up for a very poor batting performance, bowled out for 106 against South Africa in the first Test in Mirpur, but spinner Taijul Islam's fifer sort of came pretty close to making up for the batting debacle on Monday. But in terms of strategical standpoints or how Test cricket should be approached, Bangladesh once again appear to be going backwards.
Taijul saves the day
At stumps, however, the Tigers were relieved bunch, having reduced the visitors to 140 for six, thanks to Taijul Islam who became the fastest and the second Bangladesh bowler, after Shakib, to take 200 Test wickets.
Match will be in our hands if we bundle out SA quickly: Taijul
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam underlined that bundling out South Africa for as cheaply as possible would be crucial to balance the scales in the Tigers' favour in the first of the two-Test series between the sides at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Taijul overtakes Shakib as quickest Bangladeshi to 200 Test wickets
Taijul reached the milestone in his 48th Test, whereas it took Shakib 54 Tests, making him the quickest among Bangladeshi players to reach 200 Test wickets.
‘Pakistan weren’t poor, we were better’
Pakistan spin wizard Mushtaq Ahmed has been in charge of the Bangladesh spinners for the past two international assignments -- the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies followed by the two-match Test tour of Pakistan. His troops have delivered remarkable performances in both tours but the 54-year-old is yet to be offered a long-term contract. In an interview with The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan yesterday, Mushtaq shared his take on Bangladesh’s historic series win in Pakistan and his future with the Tigers.