Ash looks to use the opportunity to return to national fold

Former Tigers captain Mohammad Ashraful yet again became the news headline after he was named for a four-day match arranged by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday.

Ashraful will be played together with Mohammad Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Al Amin Junior, Mehedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Marshal Ayub, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Tanvir Haider Khan, Taskin Ahmed and Sanjamul Islam in the Red Team.

Green Team has been formed by Imrul Kayes, Mizanur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shadman Islam Anik, Taijul Islam, Al Amin Hossain, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan Ankon, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Jubair Hossain Likhon and Iftekhar Sajjad.

Though the match was initially scheduled to take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, it is finally going to stage at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna.

The four-day match between BCB-High Performance (HP) and a combined team, who mostly formed by the former and discarded national players, will get underway on Wednesday.

He along with the other players of the team are slated to report at the country’s ‘Home of Cricket’ in Mirpur at 2:30pm (Monday) before travelling to Khulna, the venue ground of the match.

Ashraful, the first superstar of Bangladesh cricket, was out of the national and international cricket for his direct involvement in spot and match fixing scam, the suspension period for international cricket, which finished on August 13 this year though his domestic bar had been terminated in August 13, 2016.

Before and after the five-year-long suspension period, Ashraful, who now turns 34, expressed his firm eagerness to return to the national team on many occasions at home and abroad.

The right-handed all-rounder, who represented Bangladesh in 61 Tests along with 177 one-day internationals and 22 Twenty20 internationals before his suspension for fixing in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), has been training a month-long fitness since September 1 with Dhaka Metro for playing in the forthcoming National Cricket League (NCL), which will begin in October.

The youngest Test centurion is not too much excited with the matter. Even he does not see the match as the first step to enter into the national team. He sees it as an opportunity to hone himself for the NCL

“There is no gain to think much about national team. I got an opportunity of playing the match prior to the National League, it will be better if I could finish all the four-day match properly,” said Mohammad Ashraful.

“Playing here at this stage, there is no benefit to think about the national team,” Ashraful told media. 

Ash looks to use the opportunity to return to national fold

Former Tigers captain Mohammad Ashraful yet again became the news headline after he was named for a four-day match arranged by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday. Ashraful will be played together with Mohammad Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Al Amin Junior, Mehedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Marshal Ayub, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Tanvir Haider Khan, Taskin Ahmed and Sanjamul Islam in the Red Team. Green Team has been formed by Imrul Kayes, Mizanur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shadman Islam Anik, Taijul Islam, Al Amin Hossain, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan Ankon, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Jubair Hossain Likhon and Iftekhar Sajjad. Though the match was initially scheduled to take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, it is finally going to stage at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna. The four-day match between BCB-High Performance (HP) and a combined team, who mostly formed by the former and discarded national players, will get underway on Wednesday. He along with the other players of the team are slated to report at the countrys Home of Cricket in Mirpur at 2:30pm (Monday) before travelling to Khulna, the venue ground of the match. Ashraful, the first superstar of Bangladesh cricket, was out of the national and international cricket for his direct involvement in spot and match fixing scam, the suspension period for international cricket, which finished on August 13 this year though his domestic bar had been terminated in August 13, 2016. Before and after the five-year-long suspension period, Ashraful, who now turns 34, expressed his firm eagerness to return to the national team on many occasions at home and abroad. The right-handed all-rounder, who represented Bangladesh in 61 Tests along with 177 one-day internationals and 22 Twenty20 internationals before his suspension for fixing in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), has been training a month-long fitness since September 1 with Dhaka Metro for playing in the forthcoming National Cricket League (NCL), which will begin in October. The youngest Test centurion is not too much excited with the matter. Even he does not see the match as the first step to enter into the national team. He sees it as an opportunity to hone himself for the NCL There is no gain to think much about national team. I got an opportunity of playing the match prior to the National League, it will be better if I could finish all the four-day match properly, said Mohammad Ashraful. Playing here at this stage, there is no benefit to think about the national team, Ashraful told media.