5 records held by Bangladesh cricketers that are nearly impossible to break

Over the years, Bangladesh have certainly improved their performance across all formats. In the first decade of this century, they struggled to fight against the top cricketing nations. However, the players featuring for the team have certainly pushed the bar with their striking performances. There have been many cricketers, who have put up a strong show in a few of their appearances, which now see them as the possible record holders in the near future. Here are some astonishing feats achieved by the Bangladesh cricketers, which don’t seem to be broken easily by any player. 1. Only cricketer in this century to score a hundred and take 10 wickets in a Test match One of the finest all-rounders to feature for Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan has been a consistent contributor to the Bangladesh team since his debut in 2006-07. Many among the cricket fraternity judge him as an average player in the Test format, but his stats are awe-inspiring. In 63 games, the 35-year-old has 4251 runs and scalped 225 wickets. In November 2014, Shakib etched his name into the history books in a red-ball fixture against Zimbabwe. In the first innings, he delivered a knock of 137 and managed to pick up 10 wickets in the fixture, to became the first and only player in this century to achieve this unique feat. Before him, the likes of Alan Davidson, Ian Botham and Imran Khan returned with 100 runs and 10 wickets in a Test in 1960, 1980 and 1983 respectively. However, the record is quite tough to match for any cricketers in today’s time. 2. Youngest player to hit a century on Test debut Mohammad Ashraful set his foot on the international stage in an ODI fixture against Zimbabwe in April 2001 and could contribute only nine runs. However, later in the year, Ashraful slammed 114 off 212 in his maiden Test against Sri Lanka. The knock turned out to be historic, as he became the youngest player (17 years and 61 days) to score a century on Test debut. Ashraful broke Mushtaq Mohammad’s record, who scored 101 against India in 1960 at the age of 17 years and 78 days. The legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar is third on the list as he slammed his maiden century against England in June 1990 at the age of 17 years and 107 days. Talking about his Test career, Ashraful amassed 2737 runs at an average of 24, with eight fifties and six centuries. He last featured for Bangladesh in May 2013 in a 50-over fixture against Zimbabwe. 3. Only debutant in this century to score a Test hundred at No. 10 It is quite tough for any player to be proficient against the opposition in their debut international match. Furthermore, it becomes harder for a tail-ender, whose major forte is bowling. Abul Hasan is one such player who had a dream Test debut, against West Indies in November 2012, wherein he slammed 113 off 123 balls, laced with 13 fours and three sixes. His knock helped Bangladesh to post 387 on the board. Before him, Reggie Duff scored 104 while batting at no.10 for Australia in 1902. In response, Marlon Samuels led the charge for the Caribbean team with 260 and declared on 648/9. Bangladesh were dismissed for 287 before West Indies secured a 10-wicket victory. The right-arm pacer Hasan featured in only three Tests and secured as many wickets. 4. Hat-trick and century in the same Test Sohag Gazi made his Test debut in November 2012 against West Indies, and finished with figures of 9/219. He continued to make inroads for the team in their subsequent series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka as well. In October 2013 at Chattogram against New Zealand, Gazi returned with two wickets in the first innings, as New Zealand scored 469. In reply, Bangladesh scored 501, with contributions from Mominul Haque (181) and Gazi (101*). In the second innings, New Zealand were riding well at 260/4. At this moment, Gazi took the wickets of Corey Anderson, BJ Watling and Doug Bracewell in three successive balls, and the Kiwi team then declared on 287/7. The match ended as a draw after Bangladesh displayed fine resistance on the last day. However, Gazi got his name printed his name into the history books to take a hat-trick and score a century in the same Test. 5. Only player to win the Man of the Player award on both Test and ODI debut Mustafizur Rahman has been one of the finest pace bowlers to feature for the Bangladesh team. His slower balls, off-cutters and yorkers have been successful in containing the batters and dismissing them in quick succession. It was in June 2015 when Rahman made his ODI debut against India. The left-arm pacer finished with figures of 5/50, with Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina being his key victims. The sensational spell helped Bangladesh to win the contest by 79 runs and Mustafizur was awarded the Player of the Match award for his performance. In the following month, he played his debut Test match against South Africa and returned with figures of 4/37, which included the dismissals of Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock. The match ended in a draw, and the pacer earned the Player of the Match award,. The feat to secure awards in debut matches of both formats is nearly unbreakable for any player.

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5 records held by Bangladesh cricketers that are nearly impossible to break

Here are some astonishing feats achieved by the Bangladesh cricketers, which don’t seem to be broken easily by any player.

3. Only debutant in this century to score a Test hundred at No. 10

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