Bangladesh’s record breaking off-spinner Nayeem Hasan informed that he did not feel that much pressure while starting his international career at such a young age.
Nayeem’s five for 61 agianst the West Indies during their first Test match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium was a record.
He became the youngest bowler in Test history to take a five-wicket haul on debut.
Nayeem’s official age is 17 years and 355 days and he broke the record by leapfrogging Australia pacer Pat Cummins.
Cummins took six wickets on his debut against South Africa in 2011 when his age was 18 years and 93 days.
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“I did not feel that much pressure. I played my normal cricket. I had no specific target like a five-wicket haul in an innings or ten wickets in a match prior to the game. I just played my natural game. Our senior players are very helpful. That also helped,” said Nayeem during the post-day press conference.
When asked about his idol or if he follows anyone in international cricket, the youngster answered, “I follow Nathan Lyon.”
Aussie spinner Lyon took 13 wickets against host Bangladesh at this ground, ZACS, in 2017 and helped Australia to level the two-Test series 1-1.
Lyon also took nine wickets in the first Test at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, meaning his total wickets tally was 22 in that two-match series.
1ST TEST, DAY 2
BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B
Imrul c Ambris b Warrican 44 87
Soumya c Dowrich b Roach 0 2
Mominul c Dowrich b Gabriel 120 167
Mithun c Dowrich b Bishoo 20 50
Shakib b Gabriel 34 68
Mushfiq lbw b Gabriel 4 3
Mahmudullah b Gabriel 3 7
Miraz b Warrican 22 31
Nayeem c Hope b Warrican 26 74
Taijul not out 39 68
Mustafizur lbw b Warrican 0 3
Extras (b 3, lb 5, nb 4) 12
Total (92.4 Overs) 324 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-1 (Soumya), 2-105 (Imrul), 3-153 (Mithun), 4-222 (Mominul), 5-226 (Mushfiq), 6-230 (Mahmudullah), 7-235 (Shakib), 8-259 (Miraz), 9-324 (Nayeem), 10-324 (Mustafizur)
Bowling
Roach 17-2-63-1, Gabriel 20-3-70-4, Chase 11-0-42-0, Warrican 21.4-6-62-4, Bishoo 15-0-60-1, Brathwaite 8-1-19-0
WEST INDIES 1ST INNINGS R B
Brathwaite c Soumya b Shakib 13 47
Powell lbw b Taijul 14 20
Hope b Shakib 1 4
Ambris lbw b Nayeem 19 69
Chase c Imrul b Nayeem 31 43
Hetmyer c Mushfiq b Miraz 63 47
Dowrich not out 63 101
Bishoo lbw b Nayeem 7 15
Roach lbw b Nayeem 2 3
Warrican b Nayeem 12 26
Gabriel c Mahmudullah b Shakib 6 11
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 2, pen 5) 15
Total (64 Overs) 246 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-29 (Powell), 2-30 (Hope), 3-31 (Brathwaite), 4-77 (Chase), 5-88 (Ambris), 6-180 (Hetmyer), 7-199 (Bishoo), 8-205 (Roach), 9-225 (Warrican), 10-246 (Gabriel)
Bowling
Mustafizur 2-1-4-0, Miraz 15-0-67-1, Taijul 20-3-51-1, Shakib 11-1-43-3, Nayeem 14-2-61-5, Mahmudullah 2-0-7-0
BANGLADESH 2ND INNINGS R B
Imrul b Warrican 2 5
Soumya c Brathwaite b Chase11 10
Mominul lbw b Chase 12 11
Mithun b Bishoo 17 35
Shakib c Gabriel b Warrican 1 2
Mushfiq not out 11 30
Miraz not out 0 9
Extras (lb 1) 1
Total (17 Overs) 55/5
Fall Of Wickets
1-13 (Imrul), 2-13 (Soumya), 3-32 (Mominul), 4-35 (Shakib), 5-53 (Mithun)
Bowling
Roach 1-0-11-0, Warrican 8-0-22-2, Chase 5-1-16-2, Bishoo 3-0-5-1
Bangladesh lead by 133 runs
