India vs Bangladesh: Modest Hasan Mahmud at the forefront of Bangladesh’s pace revolution | Cricket News – Times of India
CHENNAI: When Hasan Mahmud was threatening to take the game away from India with his pace and movement on Thursday morning, he was making a silent statement. Not just for himself but for Bangladesh cricket in general.Gone are the days when Bangladesh depended solely on spinners to merely prolong the game. They have a crop of youthful pacers in the form of Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam and a few others who can challenge the best in the business.Pakistan felt the heat of it in their own backyard and India were very close getting burnt till R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja intervened.While coach Chandika Hathurusingha said the other day that Bangladesh have a few pacers waiting to be unleashed on the big stage, at the forefront right now is the shy Mahmud, whose career was at the crossroads ...