Taskin Ahmed

Hurting Talha ‘living the dream’ of forging fast bowlers

A dramatic last-ball boundary shattered Khulna Tigers' Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign to a heartbreaking end on Thursday. Yet, head coach Talha Jubair deserves credit for guiding a team lacking star power to the penultimate hurdle, marking another chapter in the former national pacer's coaching journey. The 39-year-old spoke to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan about why he prefers being a bowling coach, the evolution of Bangladesh’s pace bowling and more. Here are the excerpts from the interview:

If I do well, there will be opportunities: Taskin on PSL snub

“What’s there to be upset about?” Taskin said with a smile during the press conference.

Burl ‘really enjoying’ having Taskin as teammate

Taskin’s stellar form with the ball has carried over into the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as well as he has already taken 12 wickets in four matches – highest among bowlers so far – for Durbar Rajshahi, which included a record-breaking 7-19 against Dhaka Capitals during his side’s second game in Dhaka on January 2.

‘This is my time to give back’

Said Taskin Ahmed, the leader of Bangladesh's pace bowling pack across formats

West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI / King departs for 82 but WI on course for victory

It has been smooth sailing for the West Indies in chase of Bangladesh's 227 in the second ODI at Warner Park in St. Kitts. Brandon King hit a 52-ball 50, his seventh ODI fifty while Evin Lewis also looked determined as West Indies reached 100 without loss in 19 overs.

Taskin, Seales enjoy the 'banter and aggression’, but ‘friends off the field’

The fact that two pacers shared the player of the series trophy following the two-match Test series between West Indies and Bangladesh ended in a 1-1 draw shows how much pace dominated the proceedings in Antigua and Jamaica.

Bangladesh vs West Indies, 1st Test / West Indies on verge of victory

Chasing 334 to win the match, Bangladesh will go into Tuesday's final day still 225 runs short of victory and with just three wickets in hand.

Fizz shows venom with the new ball

Mustafizur Rahman pointed to the sky knowingly, a smile spread across his face. The delivery to Rahmat Shah, only his second of the first ODI against Afghanistan, got him a wicket. But it was the satisfaction in execution of his plan that brought assuredness for Bangladesh’s ‘cuttermaster’, who managed his first four-for in ODIs yesterday in over a year’s time.

Khaled replaces Taskin for second South Africa Test

Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed replaced Taskin Ahmed in the 15-member squad for the second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start on October 29, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025

Hurting Talha ‘living the dream’ of forging fast bowlers

A dramatic last-ball boundary shattered Khulna Tigers' Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign to a heartbreaking end on Thursday. Yet, head coach Talha Jubair deserves credit for guiding a team lacking star power to the penultimate hurdle, marking another chapter in the former national pacer's coaching journey. The 39-year-old spoke to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan about why he prefers being a bowling coach, the evolution of Bangladesh’s pace bowling and more. Here are the excerpts from the interview:

January 21, 2025
January 21, 2025

If I do well, there will be opportunities: Taskin on PSL snub

“What’s there to be upset about?” Taskin said with a smile during the press conference.

January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025

Burl ‘really enjoying’ having Taskin as teammate

Taskin’s stellar form with the ball has carried over into the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as well as he has already taken 12 wickets in four matches – highest among bowlers so far – for Durbar Rajshahi, which included a record-breaking 7-19 against Dhaka Capitals during his side’s second game in Dhaka on January 2.

January 3, 2025
January 3, 2025

‘This is my time to give back’

Said Taskin Ahmed, the leader of Bangladesh's pace bowling pack across formats

December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024

King departs for 82 but WI on course for victory

It has been smooth sailing for the West Indies in chase of Bangladesh's 227 in the second ODI at Warner Park in St. Kitts. Brandon King hit a 52-ball 50, his seventh ODI fifty while Evin Lewis also looked determined as West Indies reached 100 without loss in 19 overs.

December 4, 2024
December 4, 2024

Taskin, Seales enjoy the 'banter and aggression’, but ‘friends off the field’

The fact that two pacers shared the player of the series trophy following the two-match Test series between West Indies and Bangladesh ended in a 1-1 draw shows how much pace dominated the proceedings in Antigua and Jamaica.

November 25, 2024
November 25, 2024

West Indies on verge of victory

Chasing 334 to win the match, Bangladesh will go into Tuesday's final day still 225 runs short of victory and with just three wickets in hand.

November 7, 2024
November 7, 2024

Fizz shows venom with the new ball

Mustafizur Rahman pointed to the sky knowingly, a smile spread across his face. The delivery to Rahmat Shah, only his second of the first ODI against Afghanistan, got him a wicket. But it was the satisfaction in execution of his plan that brought assuredness for Bangladesh’s ‘cuttermaster’, who managed his first four-for in ODIs yesterday in over a year’s time.

October 24, 2024
October 24, 2024

Khaled replaces Taskin for second South Africa Test

Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed replaced Taskin Ahmed in the 15-member squad for the second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start on October 29, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024

Taskin hopes for better wickets back home

Talking about some of the extraordinary shots that India batters seem to conjure, Taskin felt that wickets back home do not allow batters to play such shots.