The Afghans in BPL

[Dhakablues]

I am not so surprised that the 3 Afghans that are playing in BPL are contributing signficantly towards their team. Mohammed Nabi, Jardaan are taking wickets regularly and winning matches. Its strange that they are, in some cases, overshadowing the West Indies bowlers in terms their impact to their respective team. I think this is the new begining of the Afghan players and they very well could be featuring in Dhaka league next season. I would say a Shapoor Jardan, with his very limited international exposure, is doing much much better than Bilal Bhatti or Junaied Zia like Pakistani counterparts. Hail to the Afghanis!!

[MohammedC]

Well done. Just saw the most wicket takers in BPL. Nabi and Zadran lare eading the pack.

[Rabz]

I'd live to see Zadran in DPL.

[ahnaf]

Very much impressed with Zadran.. And where is Hamid hassan?
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[MohammedC]

Very much impressed with Zadran.. And where is Hamid hassan?
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I think Hamid Hasan is a Mashrafee of Afghanistan (Injury prone).

[Dhakablues]

And recall, due to these guys, we lost the U19 and almost lost during the Asia Cup.. hence, I am not surprised with their performance. They are seriously the Dark Horses/Black Swan/Under Dogs whatever you name them.... but silently making their presence felt!!

[Hamlafan]

And recall, due to these guys, we lost the U19 and almost lost during the Asia Cup.. hence, I am not surprised with their performance. They are seriously the Dark Horses/Black Swan/Under Dogs whatever you name them.... but silently making their presence felt!!

They depend heavily on the bowling unit, if they can produce good batsmen then future is bright for afghanistan. I am shocked that we don't have anyone except mashrafe who can be compared to Zardan. how and why do the Afghanistani and Pakistani produce excellent/good pace bowlers whereas we can not and to a certain extent India.

[cricheart]

Yep after Pakistan, next bd fans can relate close is the Afgans. Not sure how OP come up to overshadowing the West Indies part, but I aint really very sympathic over a minnow sides to start hailing Afganis. Anyway I'm very impressed with Mohammed Nabi & Shapoor Zardann since there WT20 performance and here.

[ahnaf]

I think Hamid Hasan is a Mashrafee of Afghanistan (Injury prone).

hmm.. He missed last bpl due to injury..
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[Spiderman]

This is a blessing in disguise and we shouldn't care what the fans of other teams especially Pakistani's think which player we are recruiting. BPL is a chance for players from low ranked nations to earn money and get a lot of games under their belts and in the end, these players including Bangladeshi's are gaining the benefit required for International games. As long as this tournament continues to build and payments and all that are made on time then we don't even need to bother desperately recruiting Pakistani or Indian players and instead go for other countries including associates and get some good deals.

[reyme]

^^^ Thats NOT how BPLT20 will be played. The above concept works for DPLT20 (if forms). You let the young and upcoming players play in DPL. Premier League is for showcasing STAR POWERS.

To get better you play with the best. True.

But the concept of IPL, BPL, BBL is NOT about gaining experience or letting young players play.
Its all about glamour, gambling and making tons of money. So you NEED STAR power. Regardless whether they are in/out of form, retired or old etc. You need name brand in PL. Thats why you see Murali, Ponting, Warne in BBL, Sachin in IPL but not in AUS/IND side.

[Shubho]

Yep after Pakistan, next bd fans can relate close is the Afgans. Not sure how OP come up to overshadowing the West Indies part, but I aint really very sympathic over a minnow sides to start hailing Afganis. Anyway I'm very impressed with Mohammed Nabi & Shapoor Zardann since there WT20 performance and here.

After Pakistan, BD fans can best relate to Afghans? Are you kidding me? I'll bet there are far more India fans in BD than Afghanistan fans.

[reyme]

Recruting Afgan/Ireland, ZIM players will only lower the value of BPL. It will be classified as a Minnow T20. This time BPL might be a hit/miss. But nest year, get the players from TOP 6 TEST teams, otherwise, no one outside of BD will care for BPL. Cricinfo hardly covers BPL2.
Afgan has a few hundred TV watchers maybe. No one watches cricket in IRE, ZIM. Thats it.

You want to be at the top, get the top class name brand STAR players. period.

[Hasan2k8]

Recruting Afgan/Ireland, ZIM players will only lower the value of BPL. It will be classified as a Minnow T20. This time BPL might be a hit/miss. But nest year, get the players from TOP 6 TEST teams, otherwise, no one outside of BD will care for BPL. Cricinfo hardly covers BPL2.
Afgan has a few hundred TV watchers maybe. No one watches cricket in IRE, ZIM. Thats it.

You want to be at the top, get the top class name brand STAR players. period.

:up: :up:

[HereWeGo]

Yep after Pakistan, next bd fans can relate close is the Afgans. Not sure how OP come up to overshadowing the West Indies part, but I aint really very sympathic over a minnow sides to start hailing Afganis. Anyway I'm very impressed with Mohammed Nabi & Shapoor Zardann since there WT20 performance and here.

your love for Pakistan knows no bound :D..... just try not to put everyone else inside your own bubble...

[cricheart]

After Pakistan, BD fans can best relate to Afghans? Are you kidding me? I'll bet there are far more India fans in BD than Afghanistan fans.

your love for Pakistan knows no bound :D..... just try not to put everyone else inside your own bubble...

ooops! forgot about the Indians. aare Dadas raag koren ken.. I'm just trying hail the Afganis :notworthy: with the OP.

[mij]

Really important to note that in BPL if we can play afghan well we can play pakistan as well, because they bowl like pakistani, maybe be they made in pakistan.

[BengaliPagol]

The incident with PCB has been a blessing in diguise for these Afghan bowlers.

[reyme]

I am not against Afgan players, I think they are superb addition.
Few ZIM, IRE players are also great.
I just think we need STAR players to increase the value of BPL.
It also brings more crowds and everybody gets benefited.

[Naimul_Hd]

Recruting Afgan/Ireland, ZIM players will only lower the value of BPL. It will be classified as a Minnow T20. This time BPL might be a hit/miss. But nest year, get the players from TOP 6 TEST teams, otherwise, no one outside of BD will care for BPL. Cricinfo hardly covers BPL2.
Afgan has a few hundred TV watchers maybe. No one watches cricket in IRE, ZIM. Thats it.

You want to be at the top, get the top class name brand STAR players. period.

Then we should not cry out loud over Bangladeshi players for not being picked in IPL, right ? As far i am concerned, i don't care about stardom of a player as long as he performs in the field. Moreover, unlike the snobby IPL, BPL does encourage star players from associate countries.

[Jadukor]

Recruting Afgan/Ireland, ZIM players will only lower the value of BPL. It will be classified as a Minnow T20. This time BPL might be a hit/miss. But nest year, get the players from TOP 6 TEST teams, otherwise, no one outside of BD will care for BPL. Cricinfo hardly covers BPL2.
Afgan has a few hundred TV watchers maybe. No one watches cricket in IRE, ZIM. Thats it.

You want to be at the top, get the top class name brand STAR players. period.
I guess it is because of this kind of thinking our players find it so hard to break into IPL, BB etc. The thinking that somehow our players will lower the standard. That's why Shakib continuously has to prove himself and Tamim gets benched even during a horror run by Pune and overall our FTP is so empty.
I would hate to see us give the same treatment to players of emerging teams that we ourselves resent while we are at the receiving end.

[Spiderman]

I don't understand why some Bangladesh fans are bothered that Shakib or Tamim are benched in IPL big deal not the end of the world. Besides, our Zimbabwe tour will clash with IPL so don't think any Bangladesh player will be playing this seasons IPL a league that has damaged Indian Cricket so dearly.

[PathanAFG]

They depend heavily on the bowling unit, if they can produce good batsmen then future is bright for afghanistan. I am shocked that we don't have anyone except mashrafe who can be compared to Zardan. how and why do the Afghanistani and Pakistani produce excellent/good pace bowlers whereas we can not and to a certain extent India.

Sudden collapses in batting has been our major problem, but I'm sure a new area is beginning inshallah. We've moved a few players up from the U-19 level to stabilize our top/middle order. They are currently touring Pakistan with the senior side and are doing much better than their fellow senior team mates. They bashed Imran Farhat's Lahore Eagles by 6 wickets two days ago.

As of the speed. I think it's all about physic and our passion for speed/big hitting. We've quite a few U-19/17 players who can make it very big

[Tiger444]

Sudden collapses in batting has been our major problem, but I'm sure a new area is beginning inshallah. We've moved a few players up from the U-19 level to stabilize our top/middle order. They are currently touring Pakistan with the senior side and are doing much better than their fellow senior team mates. They bashed Imran Farhat's Lahore Eagles by 6 wickets two days ago.

As of the speed. I think it's all about physic and our passion for speed/big hitting. We've quite a few U-19/17 players who can make it very big

You guys seem to be another Pakistan, tall and pacy fast bowlers, wily spinners and aggressive hard hitting batsmen. Makes sense since many of your players learned cricket from Pakistan and youngsters are following suit. The improvement has been great to watch. You guys still have a ways to go and as much as I want to see you guys in the Test arena ASAP, it's better if you guys take your time and keep developing your FC structure and facilities. We've learned the hard way since we got handed the Test status way too early.

[cricheart]

PLs aint much about class cricket, on the contrary last CLT20 match results reflect lots about it, when it was about winning it than showing it Stars falls. Foreign stardom is very needed to bring this entertainment show into financially successful one. Since India & Pakistan choosed the option to boycott BPL, organisers needs to set a different standard here for these perforrmers to give exposer of new Star power. We cant neither dance with Tendulkar nor can appear at gallery with "Marry me Afridi" placard. Those stardoms are not sellable to us anymore. We got no option but create new ones here, like BPL1 managed to provide with Gayle & few other Pakistanis.
For this some over-rating may trigger; but If few Afgans talents are slowly managing to acquire it, I cant see much problems but good for the overall league lucrativity with diversity. It should be noted that, All these wont change the minnow status of the respective performer's country of origin outside but in inside who are watching it will have better judgement of these players. BPL needs to keep continuing creating such Stars along with locals, for what I dont mind if they go to Namibia or new Guinea.

[PathanAFG]

You guys seem to be another Pakistan, tall and pacy fast bowlers, wily spinners and aggressive hard hitting batsmen. Makes sense since many of your players learned cricket from Pakistan and youngsters are following suit. The improvement has been great to watch. You guys still have a ways to go and as much as I want to see you guys in the Test arena ASAP, it's better if you guys take your time and keep developing your FC structure and facilities. We've learned the hard way since we got handed the Test status way too early.

I don't know whether it is fair to credit Pakistan for their development, as they never been a product of the Pakistan domestic system. I know every Pakistani commentator is busy pushing that into the mind of every viewer.

It is important to note that these guys as refugees were not allowed to play in their clubs, further more the core of this team, who are now 24-29 years old returned back after the war in 2001 and setup up the U-19 team and later the senior side.

We saw them on TV, so did we see others, in fact 70% of Afghans still sallow over the big days of Australia :). The only thing which may have made us more Pakistan fans than other teams is the fact that Pakistan always have had a few players in their team who are Pathans/Afghans by ethnicity. Like Misbah, Younis, Afridi, Umar Gul, Imran Khan, Juniad Khan etc.

BUT since we've been accepted as a part of ICC, Pakistan has helped us a lot, by playing us a few times, allowing us to use their facilities. Just as Sri lanka, backing us whenever we needed their support.

When that is said, I totally agree with you, we still have a lot to improve in order to be considered for test-status. Our domestic structure sucks so does facilities. But we do need the money from ICC/ACC. Because our current funds, which are paid to us based on our Affiliate team status will bring us no where.

[BANFAN]

Bowling wise Afghans are doing excellent... Leading the board in BPL, that's something....:-)

[Mauryan]

I can see afghan players being popular with bd crowds and more afgans will be called for bpl 3. Let's hope afghanistan remains humble and doesn't become a big mouth like ireland.
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[tejkuni]

Nabi embraces local flavour

Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi turned the match on its head for Sylhet Royals against the home side in Chittagong yesterday. Photo: STAR
Sports Reporter from Chittagong
Afghanistan cricketer Mohammad Nabi has gotten quite fond of Bangladesh's staple diet -- rice and lentils -- and it might have helped the Sylhet Royals all-rounder sustain the pressure in front of a huge crowd at the MA Aziz Stadium yesterday. It was something of a new experience for Nabi, who considered himself lucky to be playing in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), and to play a match-winning knock in front of such a big crowd who however mostly supported his opponents, the Chittagong Kings.

[Naimul_Hd]

Those Afgans players are lucky to have a friendly country like Bangladesh on their side. They don't get enough International matches and yet most of their star players are invited to play in BPL. Even Irish players are welcomed to play in Bangladesh. And look at us. Its been ages we got Test Status, still our players are treated badly or don't get enough respect for their merits.

[Rifat]

I would so LOVE to see 5 match ODI/First class series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. In fact i wouldn't be surprised at all to see Afghanistan snatch a couple of victories from us if that were to happen.

[Ajfar]

Those Afgans players are lucky to have a friendly country like Bangladesh on their side. They don't get enough International matches and yet most of their star players are invited to play in BPL. Even Irish players are welcomed to play in Bangladesh. And look at us. Its been ages we got Test Status, still our players are treated badly or don't get enough respect for their merits.

I hate to say it Naimul bhai but the truth is, we are only using them as a last resort. The only reason M. nabi, Zadran were bought by franchises is because of Pak players pulled out in the last minute. If the Pak players came to play, Afghan players wouldn't have been bought. Last season we didn't buy any of them. If we were all about being friendly/helping them, than teams would have gotten Nabi and Zadran regardless of who else is playing or not. We were not exactly going out of our way to help them, at that point we were desperate and decided to make the most of it by picking Afghan players.

[Vepu]

I hate to say it Naimul bhai but the truth is, we are only using them as a last resort. The only reason M. nabi, Zadran were bought by franchises is because of Pak players pulled out in the last minute. If the Pak players came to play, Afghan players wouldn't have been bought. Last season we didn't buy any of them. If we were all about being friendly/helping them, than teams would have gotten Nabi and Zadran regardless of who else is playing or not. We were not exactly going out of our way to help them, at that point we were desperate and decided to make the most of it by picking Afghan players.

last season we bought hamid hasan and it was mandatory for each franchise to buy 1 player from associate teams. give credit where it is due

[Ajfar]

^ It is? Is that rule still in place this season? Not every team has associate players this season.

[Vepu]

^ It is? Is that rule still in place this season? Not every team has associate players this season.

no it was not in this season. because they wanted less burden on franchises as we saw wat hpnd in last edition regarding payment

[One World]

I would so LOVE to see 5 match ODI/First class series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. In fact i wouldn't be surprised at all to see Afghanistan snatch a couple of victories from us if that were to happen.

It would be rather a much competitive series if AFG plays with BD A.

[tejkuni]

^ It is? Is that rule still in place this season? Not every team has associate players this season.

Sylhet has from Ireland and Afghanistan

Ranpur has from Ireland

Khulna has from Afghanistan

Rajshahi has from Canada

[Naimul_Hd]

I hate to say it Naimul bhai but the truth is, we are only using them as a last resort. The only reason M. nabi, Zadran were bought by franchises is because of Pak players pulled out in the last minute. If the Pak players came to play, Afghan players wouldn't have been bought. Last season we didn't buy any of them. If we were all about being friendly/helping them, than teams would have gotten Nabi and Zadran regardless of who else is playing or not. We were not exactly going out of our way to help them, at that point we were desperate and decided to make the most of it by picking Afghan players.

I agree they are playing in XI only because pakistani players are not playing. But, AFAIK, each team has to buy 1 player from Associate countries whether they play him or not. Etai ba kom ki ? :)

[cricheart]

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[বাংলা]‘আপনিই তো দেখা যাচ্ছে তারকাদের তারকা!’...শুনে যেন খানিকটা লজ্জা পেয়ে গেলেন নবী। আসলে যে তিনি তারকা-টারকা নন, সেটা বোঝাতেও তৎপর হয়ে উঠলেন, ‘আফগান ক্রিকেটার বলেই সবার এত আগ্রহ, মনোযোগ...। এমসিসির হয়ে খেললাম একবার ব্রায়ান লারা, চামিন্ডা ভাস, ক্রিস হ্যারিসদের সঙ্গে। গাঙ্গুলী (সৌরভ) ছিল অধিনায়ক। তখনো ওদের সবার আগ্রহ দেখি আমার দিকে। অনেকে জানতও না, আফগানিস্তানে ক্রিকেট খেলা হয়, আফগান ক্রিকেট এত এগিয়েছে।’
এগিয়েছে তো বটেই, আর সেই এগিয়ে যাওয়ার অন্যতম নায়ক নবী নিজে। ক্রিকেটাকাশের হাজারো তারায় তাঁকে আলাদা করে চেনা মুশকিল হতে পারে, কিন্তু আফগান ক্রিকেটে সবচেয়ে উজ্জ্বল তারার নাম নবী। অনেক আফগান কিশোর-তরুণের ঘরের দেয়ালে তাঁর পোস্টার, সিলেট রয়্যালসের খেলা দেখালে কাবুল-জালালাবাদে টিভির পর্দায় চোখ থাকে লাখো আফগানের। এমসিসির হয়ে খেলেছেন বেশ কবার। পেছন ফিরে তাকালে বর্তমানকে নবীর মনে হতে পারে স্বপ্নের ঘোরে হাঁটাহাঁটি!
জন্ম ও বেড়ে ওঠা তাঁর পেশোয়ারের আফগান সীমান্তে। সামরিক অভ্যুত্থান আর গৃহযুদ্ধের ডামাডোলে ১৯৭৮ সালে আফগানিস্তান ছেড়ে পেশোয়ারে পাড়ি জমিয়েছিল নবীর পরিবার। শুরু বিদেশ-বিভুঁইয়ে কপর্দকহীন অবস্থায় জীবনযুদ্ধ। ১৯৮৫ সালে জন্ম নবীর, শৈশব কেটেছে দারিদ্র্যে। তবে বাবা-চাচারা যখন কাপড়ের ব্যবসায় নেমে পরিশ্রম করছেন দিন-রাত, কিশোর নবীর মাথায় তখন ক্রিকেটের ভূত। চাচাতো ভাইদের সঙ্গে মিলে একটা পারিবারিক ক্রিকেট দলও গড়ে ফেললেন। বয়স ১৫-১৬ হতেই খেলা শুরু করলেন স্থানীয় এক ক্লাবে।
জীবনযুদ্ধে যেখানে হিমশিম খেতে হচ্ছে প্রতিনিয়ত, ক্রিকেট-বিলাসিতা মোটেও মেনে নিতে পারেননি বাবা-মা, ‘সবাই বলত পারিবারিক ব্যবসায় মন দিতে, খেলাটা পেশা হতে পারে বুঝত না। বলত, কোনো ভবিষ্যৎ নেই ক্রিকেটে। তবু আমি বন্ধুর সঙ্গে লুকিয়ে ক্লাবে যেতাম খেলতে।’ একদিন পত্রিকায় দেখলেন, আফগানিস্তান ক্রিকেট দল আসছে পাকিস্তানে প্রীতি ম্যাচ খেলতে। ‘আফগানিস্তানেও ক্রিকেট দল আছে’ জেনে মনে মনে ভবিষ্যতের ছবিটাও এঁকে ফেললেন। কদিন পর এক বন্ধুর কাছে শুনলেন, অনূর্ধ্ব-১৭ ক্রিকেট ট্রায়াল হবে আফগানিস্তানে। বাবা-মাকে অনেক কষ্টে রাজি করিয়ে নবী ছুটলেন স্বদেশে, জীবনে প্রথমবার!
সেটি ২০০৩ সাল, যুদ্ধবিধ্বস্ত মাতৃভূমিকে দেখে কেঁদেছিল তাঁর হূদয়, ‘কিছুই ছিল না আফগানিস্তানে...চার� �িকে ধ্বংসস্তূপ, মনে হয় না দু-একটা বাড়ি ছাড়া খাড়া কোনো দেয়াল আমি দেখেছি। রাস্তাঘাট সব ভাঙাচোরা, লাশের পর লাশ পড়ে থাকতে দেখেছি রাস্তার পাশে।’ ভয়-শঙ্কা মনে চেপে বসেছিল, কিন্তু ট্রায়ালে টিকে যাওয়ার পর আর পেছন ফিরে তাকাননি। অধিনায়ক হয়ে এসিসি অনূর্ধ্ব-১৭ টুর্নামেন্টে খেলতে গেলেন ভারতে, ফিরেই জাতীয় দলে ডাক। এরপর শুধুই এগিয়ে যাওয়া। আইসিসি ওয়ার্ল্ড ডিভিশন ফাইভ থেকে তরতর করে উঠে এল আফগানিস্তান, টি-টোয়েন্টি বিশ্বকাপ খেলল, পেল ওয়ানডে স্ট্যাটাস। আক্রমণাত্মক ব্যাটিং আর নিয়ন্ত্রিত অফ স্পিন দিয়ে এই এগিয়ে যাওয়ার পথে অগ্রণী সৈনিক নবী।
আফগানিস্তান ও নবীর এগিয়ে যাওয়ার আরেকটি প্রমাণ যেন এবারের বিপিএল। সিলেট রয়্যালসে নবী, খুলনায় শাপুর জাদরান ও সামিউল্লাহ শেনওয়ারি। নবী যোগ করেন, ‘আরও বিশ্বমানের ক্রিকেটার আছে আমাদের। দওলত জাদরান, হামিদ হাসান, গুলবদিন নাইব, মোহাম্মদ শাহজাদরা এই টুর্নামেন্টে অনায়াসেই খেলতে পারে।’ আফগানিস্তান জাতীয় দল এখন পাকিস্তানে, আগামী পরশু থেকে শহীদ আফ্রিদির পাকিস্তান ‘এ’ দলের বিপক্ষে সিরিজ। কিন্তু বিপিএলে খেলা ‘আফগান ক্রিকেটেরও গর্ব’ বলে তিনজনকে অনাপত্তিপত্র দিয়েছে বোর্ড।
২০০৬ সালে ভারতে এমসিসির বিপক্ষে এক ম্যাচে ৩৯ বলে সেঞ্চুরি করেছিলেন। মুগ্ধ এমসিসি কোচ মাইক গ্যাটিং পরে এমসিসির হয়েই খেলার সুযোগ করে দেন নবীকে। এমসিসির হয়ে লারা-দ্রাবিড়দের সঙ্গে খেলাকে মনে করেন জীবনের অন্যতম সেরা প্রাপ্তি। এবার বিপিএল খেলছেন, একদিন আইপিএল-বিগ ব্যাশেও খেলতে চান। স্বপ্নের সীমানা তাঁর আরও বড়, ‘স্বপ্ন দেখি আফগানিস্তানের হয়ে টেস্ট খেলার। ক্রিকেট বোর্ড যদি অবকাঠামোর উন্নয়ন করতে পারে, তাহলে অবশ্যই সম্ভব। কারণ আমার কোনো সন্দেহই নেই যে মাঠের পারফরম্যান্স আমাদের ভালো থেকে আরও ভালো হবে।’
আফগান ক্রিকেটের স্বপ্নের ক্যারাভান যেভাবে ছুটছে, নবীর স্বপ্ন পূরণ হওয়াটাও হয়তো অসম্ভব নয়![/বাংলা]
PA (http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-02-05/news/326890)

[PathanAFG]

Follow the rest of our team "Afghanistan A" against Pakistan A live on this link (http://sports.af/afghanistan-vs-pakistan-livestreaming-2013-02-05/)

[Jadukor]

Really impressed by Afghan players and how well they performed. Wish them all the best against Pakistan A

[BANFAN]

^ It is? Is that rule still in place this season? Not every team has associate players this season.

No that rule doesn't exist this year.

[Tiger Manc]

Yeah they've been impressive. Their pace bowling is better than ours.