“Bangladesh Express”. Have you ever heard someone from Bangladesh called by such a name? No, I didn’t hear it. Because he has never seen someone like that before.
Get to know Nahid Rana. Which is called as “Bangladesh Express”. This is how commentator Ian Bishop introduced him to the world stage. After seeing Nahid during the series against Afghanistan in Sharjah, Bishop asked to take care. The popular commentator called the sharp pace bowler the next star of not only the country but also the world cricket.
When Nahid got his first taste of Test cricket in Kingston yesterday, it was Bishop who was on commentary. While praising the 22-year-old, he gave him the title of “Bangladesh Express”.
Speed is Nahid Rana’s main strength. This pacer bowled continuously around 150 km. The bowling was not effective early on. However, playing the sixth Test of his career, Nahid has shown that he has the determination to do well. Hungry to be the best in the world. Along with maintaining line and length, Nahid has got a taste of the top five with a great mix of skills.
But he kept his head open for this success. Didn’t do anything extra. Khatanani Jor. He did not take the pressure of having to do well. He made full use of Kingston’s 22 yards from standing still at his key strength. That is the success.
After taking 5 wickets for the first time, Nahid said, “First of all, I want to thank the above, I got 5 wickets for the first time. Didn’t try much. Just tried, how to bowl ‘line to line’ without giving space to the batsman and how to bowl to any batsman in any situation.”
With only 164 runs on the scoreboard, it is difficult to fight back. But with Nahid Rana’s excellent bowling and the support of Taskin-Hassan, Bangladesh got a lead of 18 runs. Nahid Rana said about his bowling, “Without trying much on this wicket, the batsmen try to do a lot if they bowl only ‘line to line’ without giving space to the batsman. I think it’s better for bowlers to bowl ‘line to line’ without trying too hard.”
Bangladesh ended the third day’s play with a lead of 211 runs. After Nahid’s attack, Bangladesh have been in a good position in Tests so far in attacking the batsmen. The right-handed pacer believes that Bangladesh will be able to keep the Caribbean under pressure in this test, “Of course we are in a good place now. If we can go above 250 from here… it will be difficult for the batsmen to bat on the fourth day. The wicket is a little different, there will be uneven bounce, there will be turns in the spin. So we will come up with something good on the fourth day.”