Any non-Bengalies in Bangladesh cricket system? (Men)

[Roey Haque]

Originally Posted by mufi_02
not sure about any players, but I know ShamCha is British. In fact, he can trace his ancestry to the Duke of Northumbria. But during the War of Roses, his family was exiled to the region of Bengal. You can hide his highness by skin tones but can't hide his royal accent. Do you guys think he says "delectable" and "fag-ends" by accident? No, it's in his veins, blood everywhere..

#TrueKingoftheNorth-Umbria

LOL! He's from The House of Uppish.

[Rifat]

we celebrate diversity/difference in this forum not discriminate against it.

[Anik SH]

Originally Posted by Rifat
we celebrate diversity/difference in this forum not discriminate against it.

Yes !!!

[BengaliPagol]

My good friend who is 21 is born and brought up Aussie (background Bangladeshi ofc) but he is a real talented cricketer and plays high level cricket here in Sydney (plays one and two levels down from state level cricket). He was called to train with the BD team during the ODI World Cup in Aus and impressed the management. Got a contract under Dhaka and now he is in the squad for Bharisal Bulls in the upcoming BPL. Im so jelly cos he tells me about the lavish lifestyle that he is living in Sheraton and all the national players he is tight with and stuff. Take me word for it that is a real good cos i train with him here and there whenever he is free for a net sesh.

[MarufH]

Originally Posted by Roni_uk
i don't get it

We used to have a SRK in the team, he must have been a non-bengali.

hahaha.. comment of the thread.

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
My good friend who is 21 is born and brought up Aussie (background Bangladeshi ofc) but he is a real talented cricketer and plays high level cricket here in Sydney (plays one and two levels down from state level cricket). He was called to train with the BD team during the ODI World Cup in Aus and impressed the management. Got a contract under Dhaka and now he is in the squad for Bharisal Bulls in the upcoming BPL. Im so jelly cos he tells me about the lavish lifestyle that he is living in Sheraton and all the national players he is tight with and stuff. Take me word for it that is a real good cos i train with him here and there whenever he is free for a net sesh.

That's wonderful...what's his name?

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by aklemalp
That's wonderful...what's his name?

Tahmid Islam. I trained with him 2 days ago and he be reverse sweeping pacers lmao. Haturi used to actually coach him before cos Haturi was a big part of the NSW cricket association few years ago.

[Roey Haque]

^ Wow. So third tier domestic cricket in Australia is equivalent to reserve level cricket in one of our BPL teams? Aussie cricketing structure is hella strong!

Anyway, good luck to Tahmid,hopefully he can work his way up to the Aussie XI one day.

[Mas_UK25]

Tahmid Islam? Qualifies to play for BD? Is he batsman or bowler or both ?

[Austin 3:!6]

BD team needs some Punjabi power which is missing at the moment. It will take them to new heights

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
Tahmid Islam. I trained with him 2 days ago and he be reverse sweeping pacers lmao. Haturi used to actually coach him before cos Haturi was a big part of the NSW cricket association few years ago.

I didn't see his name in cricinfo in the BPL players list article...do you have a cricinfo link?

[Mas_UK25]

Originally Posted by Austin 3:!6
BD team needs some Punjabi power which is missing at the moment. It will take them to new heights

?????

Stangest most ever seen here.

Dude do you think before you post?

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Austin 3:!6
BD team needs some Punjabi power which is missing at the moment. It will take them to new heights

They all wear Panjabi on eid days. Even Sarkar.

I think that qualifies all of them as Punjabi.

[Mas_UK25]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
They all wear Panjabi on eid days. Even Sarkar.

I think that qualifies all of them as Punjabi.

What's punjabi power? I don't see Aus, SA with any panjabi? All hype to make themselves happy.

[Austin 3:!6]

Originally Posted by Mas_UK25
?????

Stangest most ever seen here.

Dude do you think before you post?

Punjabis are genetically stronger and fierce competitor. Look at Virat Kohli, The great Khali etc. All champions and ultra aggressive. Imagine you get a bowler with Mustafizur's skill and Khali's aggression. Wow wow wow

[Cricket4All]

Originally Posted by Austin 3:!6
Punjabis are genetically stronger and fierce competitor.

This myth caused our independence from Pakistanis in 1971.

[tejkuni]

Originally Posted by Austin 3:!6
Punjabis are genetically stronger and fierce competitor. Look at Virat Kohli, The great Khali etc. All champions and ultra aggressive. Imagine you get a bowler with Mustafizur's skill and Khali's aggression. Wow wow wow

If your read SC history, you will see that the Punjabi, Gurkha were the paid soldiers of the British. It was the aggression of the Bengali (Surja Sen, Khudiram, Bagha Jatin, Titumir, Fakir Manju Shah, Haji Danesh, Pritilata, etc) actually made the British to leave. In 1971 Punjabi soldiers felt the pain after losing to the Bengali.

[tejkuni]

Originally Posted by rezwansyed
Akram Khan, Javed Omar Belim, Athar Ali Khan, Nafis Iqbal Khan, Tamim Iqbal Khan....I know they are ethnically from Bihar, their ancestors are from Bihar who migrated to East Bengal after the 47 partition. So they are the ethnically non-bengali cricketers of Bangladesh..

I think Javed Omar's family came from Gujrat (not Bihar). Jahangir Shah Badsah, who played for the national team, is also half Bengali (his mother is from Iran).

[tejkuni]

Originally Posted by Rifat
Bangladesh is a mix of Aryan, Indian, Persian, part Turkish, part Arab it's all mixed really. (That's why you find people of all colors and types in Bangladesh)...

Sabbir Rahman has blue eyes...lol

You missed the Mongolian and the Afghan. Well Rizia Rahman wrote a very well researched book named "Bong Thekey Bangla". According to that book, a significant number of Early Bengalis have their roots in South India.

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by Roey Haque
^ Wow. So third tier domestic cricket in Australia is equivalent to reserve level cricket in one of our BPL teams? Aussie cricketing structure is hella strong!

Anyway, good luck to Tahmid,hopefully he can work his way up to the Aussie XI one day.

Originally Posted by Mas_UK25
Tahmid Islam? Qualifies to play for BD? Is he batsman or bowler or both ?

Originally Posted by Rifat
I didn't see his name in cricinfo in the BPL players list article...do you have a cricinfo link?

Hes in the Barisal Bulls squad but he is most likely on a more bottom tier contract. He is a top order batsmen who bowls part time spin. Me saying hes in the BPL squad doesnt mean he is guaranteed games rather he is there to gain experience playing and training alongside national players. All BPL teams have low paid contracted youngsters in their squads. Like im sure someone like Pranto Sarkar who is BD u16 player is also in the squad in one of the BPL teams. Doesnt necessarily mean he is going to play matches as such.

Taskin Ahmed was in the first edition BPL squad with Chittagong Kings before he made his proper debut in BPL2, but he wasn't officially announced that he was a squad member in BPL1 rather he trained with the players and developed his game with national players. Management do this to give the youngsters exposure etc and they also do this with players who they think have a lot of potential in the future.

Atm Tahmid's game is probably a step down from Bangladesh state level cricket but he is probably going to be a regular in BD state level cricket in the not too distant future in Shaa Allah (i.e. Dhaka Metro, Chittagong etc.). Like he has already made a name for himself here in Sydney Grade level cricket. He made his first grade NSW level debut at the age of 16 with Doug Bollinger bowling to him LOL.

Like think abt it he has already trained with the likes of Mushfiqur, Sabbir, Taskin, Tamim, Shakib, Mominul etc. for over a month. Hes personal friends with Taskin and Mosaddek. The amount of things he is learning and taking in by spending time with all these national players is massive and so vital in terms of developing his cricket.

[rezwansyed]

^^very good to know...Best of luck to him!!

[MHRAM]

I wish Tahmid all the best for the future.

[simon]

Ata is a Bangladeshi by/from heart but the moment he speaks Bangla
And Shamim speaks perfect Banglish.