Here are some more young guns (although not in the Wham! sense) who will soon be setting the cricketing world alight like wire wool and a battery.
- Nasir Jamshed: Already has a decent average in ODIs (even if so far he’s only played against Zimbabwe), and he’s included in a near-full strength Pakistan squad to face Bangladesh.
- Virat Kohli: Has the world at his feet after captaining India’s U19 side to World Cup glory. Has signed up to play for Bangalore in the IPL, so could be making headlines sooner rather than later.
- Tamim Iqbal: Just turned 19, but is already established as a confident batsman (and confidence is quite an attribute for a Bangladeshi cricketer). Iqbal burst onto the scene some time ago now, but looks like he is ready to step up his performance to the next level.
Next to be added to the list, and probably see their careers crash and burn, will be an all-rounder and a wicketkeeper.
[...] Bangladesh’s only winsso far this year in One-Day Internationals have come against Ireland, which doesn’t bode well.The retirement of Mohammad Rafique and the exclusion of experienced players like Habibul Bashar, means that much will depend on young guns like Tamim Iqbal. [...]
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