Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainty and certainly Abul
Hasan proved that once again today. At 193-8 in the first innings of the second
Test against West Indies in Khulna, Bangladesh were down and dusted. In came a debutant
cricketer, included in the side to operate with the new ball, at number 10. To the
utter surprise of the biggest cricket pundits, that young tail-ender unleashed
a sophisticated display of attacking batsmanship. Those drives through the
off-side were a left-hander’s delight amalgamated with modern day slogs. A
hundred came up amid the cheer of the crowd. Abul became the second number 10
batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a hundred on debut since Reggie
Duff of Australia against England at MCG way back in 1901-02. Bangladesh ended
the first day from a hopeless position to a respectable 365-8. Abul received
good support from Riad at the other end to essay a partnership of 172-run for
the ninth wicket. What an amazing achievement this has been! At least one Abul
makes 16 crore Bangladeshi smile.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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