The lone Test against Afghanistan ended in emphatic fashion for the hosts on Saturday but a few Bangladesh players have already begun training individually at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium indoor nets yesterday.

Ebadot Hossain has been a great example of how hard work can help a cricketer take the next step on the world stage. The 29-year-old has become a key member of the Tigers' pace-bowling unit and once again made his impact felt during Bangladesh's record Test win against Afghanistan on a sporting Mirpur pitch. The Sylhet native was also included in the ODI and T20I squad for the upcoming Afghanistan series and the pacer spoke about his bowling, future plans, work ethic and a few other topics during a candid conversation with The Daily Star's Mazhar Uddin. The excerpts are below:

Bangladesh's focus has turned to white-ball scheme, particularly with the Afghanistan ODI series slated to begin on July 5.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has handed NOC to star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and batter Liton Das to play the Global T20 League Canada, cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus told the media today.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha credited his team for overcoming the mental barrier that the Tigers have often faced when showing the willingness to play on tracks that are green and offer help for the pacers at home.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon stated that cricket is taking away a lion’s share of his time and he is thinking to move away from his role to give time to his other commitments.

Bangladesh’s second group game against Sri Lanka A was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain as the two teams shared the points in the ACC Women’s Emerging Asia Cup at the Tim Kwong Recreational ground in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

The five-match Ashes series begins in Birmingham on Friday with Lord’s, Leeds, Manchester and The Oval hosting the remaining matches. 

The selection of five pacers in the Bangladesh squad was a major talking point ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, slated to begin today at Dhaka. Inevitably, even a day ahead of the match, discussions surrounded the greenish pitch. However, conditions can change pretty fast in Mirpur, but above all else the Tigers were looking for good Test match conditions in order to grow.

Gamini first arrived as head curator in 2010 and it is widely considered that his understanding with current head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was key to the Tigers' success on home soil in Hathurusingha's previous tenure as the Tigers' head coach, a period that saw them beat top Test nations such as England in 2016 and Australia in 2017 at home at Mirpu

"It's not easy for girls to play cricket in Bangladesh. You need wickets and pitches and equipment. Given the impediments girls have overcome to play cricket, we have not been able to do much for them. In a different place, they would get more facilities," Nazmul said bluntly

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon announced on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium that the board has increased the wages and match fees of the women’s cricketers significantly.

Tamim Iqbal's back issue had resurfaced during the national team camp and he had been rested on Thursday owing to the pain. Three days later on his return to the Tigers' practice yesterday, Tamim's back problem has not shown signs of relenting.

The tickets for the of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan scheduled to begin from June 14 will be available at the ticket booths of the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur from 9:00am to 5:00pm on match days, said a press release from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) psychologist Alan Brown conducted a session involving the national team players and members of staff at the team hotel in Dhaka on Saturday as part of the preparation for the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting on June 14.

20-year-old Mushfik Hasan's call-up to the national squad for the one-off Test against Afghanistan was a bit surprising, but those who can recall his recent domestic performances will know the right-arm pacer has a knack for troubling batters of calibre. Pacers across the country were terrorising batters in the last National Cricket League but Mushfik's performances appeared to have a statement of intent about them.

Promising Bangladesh pacer Mushfik Hasan is the latest prospect to have come through the ranks having been selected in the 15-member squad to face Afghanistan in a one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium starting on June 14.

Shakib showed up at Thursday’s practice session and chatted with coaches and ground staff while also working on his fitness.

Afghanistan named a 15-man squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh, starting from June 14, and the biggest takeaway was the absence of key spin threat Rashid Khan, who was reportedly being rested.

Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed on Wednesday said that he is eager to play in different leagues around the world just a day after the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to release him to play for English County side Yorkshire.