Tamim, Shakib cricketers of year
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Cricket fan club 'Bengal Tigers' named left-handed national opener Tamim Iqbal as the Aramex-Bengal Tigers cricketer of the year 2007-08 at a function in the city Friday, reports UNB.
All rounder Shakib Al Hasan was named the cricketer of the year 2006-07, while Salma Khatun for the first time named the female cricketer of the year 2007-08.
The short-listed male cricketers for the year 2006-07 were Mohammad Ashraful, Mashrafee Bin Mortaza, Abdur Razzak and Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib won the award securing 264 votes followed by Mashrafe in the 2nd position with 209 votes.
For the year 2007-08, Tamim was given the award as he received 312 votes to leave Shakib in the 2nd slot with 265 votes. The other nominees were Mashrafee Bin Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful and Shahadat Hossain Razib.
In the female category, the national eves team skipper Salma Khatun took the award securing 250 votes, well ahead of her lone competitor Panna Ghosh who bagged 105 votes.
Shakib and Tamim each received as award Tk 20,000 and a crest, while Salma received Tk 10,000 and a crest.
In an instant reaction, Tamim said: "I would like to thank them (Bengal Tigers) for giving me this award and hope to deliver my best in the coming days."
Talented all rounder Shakib said: "This award will definitely inspire me to do my best in future."
Managing Director of Aramex International and former BCB general secretary Mahbubul Anam was present at the function as chief guest while former BCB vice-president Aziz Al Kaiser Tito was the special guest. They distributed the crests to the winners.
The Bengal Tigers selected the best cricketers for the last two years by direct voting of its members and cricket personalities from a short list considering the performance of the nominees in international cricket.
Bengal Tigers general secretary Kazi Tabarakul Islam Arif presided over the function, with its president Quazi Aziz Ahmed and BCB member Shafiqur Rahman Munna, among others, present.
All rounder Shakib Al Hasan was named the cricketer of the year 2006-07, while Salma Khatun for the first time named the female cricketer of the year 2007-08.
The short-listed male cricketers for the year 2006-07 were Mohammad Ashraful, Mashrafee Bin Mortaza, Abdur Razzak and Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib won the award securing 264 votes followed by Mashrafe in the 2nd position with 209 votes.
For the year 2007-08, Tamim was given the award as he received 312 votes to leave Shakib in the 2nd slot with 265 votes. The other nominees were Mashrafee Bin Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful and Shahadat Hossain Razib.
In the female category, the national eves team skipper Salma Khatun took the award securing 250 votes, well ahead of her lone competitor Panna Ghosh who bagged 105 votes.
Shakib and Tamim each received as award Tk 20,000 and a crest, while Salma received Tk 10,000 and a crest.
In an instant reaction, Tamim said: "I would like to thank them (Bengal Tigers) for giving me this award and hope to deliver my best in the coming days."
Talented all rounder Shakib said: "This award will definitely inspire me to do my best in future."
Managing Director of Aramex International and former BCB general secretary Mahbubul Anam was present at the function as chief guest while former BCB vice-president Aziz Al Kaiser Tito was the special guest. They distributed the crests to the winners.
The Bengal Tigers selected the best cricketers for the last two years by direct voting of its members and cricket personalities from a short list considering the performance of the nominees in international cricket.
Bengal Tigers general secretary Kazi Tabarakul Islam Arif presided over the function, with its president Quazi Aziz Ahmed and BCB member Shafiqur Rahman Munna, among others, present.