The Tushar Imran Thread

[BanCricFan]

Tushar Imran played for Bangladesh when we just entered the "professional" era. Playing whole three days in a Test, generally, used to be our goal then and "Shommanjonok porajoy" in the ODIs. We were very thin on FC experience. Unfortunately, like many of that generation Tushar didn't fare so well in the international circuit. But, he was still very talented and could play a few shots- even against the very best. I still remember how he once took on Alan Donald and deposited him to the rope on a number of occasions. In the end, it was the lack of FC experience and temperament that betrayed him.

Since then, he has been a prolific run getter in the domestic FC scene and the first to reach the 7000 runs club with 17 tons, second only to the enigmatic Mohammad Ashraful (18). A cricketer like Tushar Imran is extremely vital for our domestic scene. Someone who can mentor, guide and pass on the know-how to the young and up comings. He is still relatively young (31) and has been in rich vein of form lately with big hundreds. Too late for a comeback in the international realm?