SHAKIB AL HASAN has already stolen the attention of the sports scribes of cricket and followers of the game across the world. Shakib is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018. On the first day of Bangla new year, we saw Shakib Al Hasan playing a significant role to seal victory for his team Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders, which was his former team for last few years. Shakib was equally impressive with both bat and ball. He took two wickets and scored 27 runs in 21 balls. As our all-rounder has been playing well for his new team, enthusiasm and excitement have been mounting among cricket followers of the country. Brilliant performance of Shakib has created a positive vibe in our cricket which will definitely help us march ahead and conquer many more milestones. He has become a role model for young and budding cricketers of Bangladesh. Another young sensation from Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman is playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL. Although his team could not perform well contrary to the expectations of cricket pundits, it has already shown signs of recovery. I am sure that it will soon bounce back.
This is the eleventh season of IPL and as the tournament progresses it is getting increasingly interesting.
I hope both Shakib and Mustafizur will shine in this edition of IPL, bring laurels for their respective teams and make us proud.
Sajjad Hossain
Gulshan, Dhaka