The tall lanky fast bowler has erased the bitter memories of five years back at Lord's today. Five years ago Shahadat was smacked all over the park by the English batsmen mercilessly. The Test match itself was a sbig sorry for the Tigers. Bangladesh were subjected to one of the most comprehensive drubbings ever witnessed in the history of Test cricket. The final margin, an innings and 261 runs, was vast even on paper - at the time, it was England's third-largest victory.
Five years later Shahadat Hossain has moments to celebrate. In the absence of Mashrafee Mortaza he was the man to lead the Bangladeshi pace attack. On a gloomy weather at Lords the tigers bowled first. Shahadat was spot on fro the first ball . He used his height to hit the deck hard and swung the new ball at will to grab the scalp of Alastair Cook. Spell after spell Shahadat looked very good - nagging line nad incisive length. On the second day he grabbed the price wicket of Eoin Morgan and was spot on all through out the spell.
Shahadat was rewarded with 5 wickets at Lord's. His spell of 5 for 98 including the big guns is something unique in the history of Bangladesh cricket. His reward was a place on the dressing-room honours board - the first Bangladeshi ever to achieve such a feat. A great moment for us to cheer.
Well done Shahadat !
Thank You
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