There is no complaint when it comes to food in Chittagong. Whether you are in the hotel, at the stadium or even taking a stroll around the city, food is everywhere and difficult to ignore at times.
And if you are a fish lover, then there's no better place than this port city. Chittagong is famous for its beef too but it has so far been out of the menu surprisingly.
Apart from the food, the evenings are fantastic to look at from the hotel window but once you are outside, it just doesn't seem as nice.
It is better to stay in the cooler climes of the hotel room as Chittagong is nothing without the heat, it seems.
THE NEW HIT
Nayeem Islam has impressed some in the press with his ability to handle the microphone. While his more illustrious colleagues have frozen in front of the cameras, Nayeem gave two good cameo performances.
"I couldn't survive as an opener so I became a middle-order batsman," said the young batsman when asked of his change since the under-19 days. Nayeem was a medium-pacer just four years ago when he was part of the World Cup side that won the Plate at home.
He played alongside Aftab Ahmed, Nazmul Hossain, Nafis Iqbal and Enamul Haque in that tournament. All four were part of the national setup by that time and when asked if he felt left out, his reply was simple: "They improved faster than I did so I have no regrets."
And he didn't regret playing alongside batsmen he looks up to Mohammad Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan.
But the real gem was his answer to a question concerning his bowling skills. It was nonchalant but he made his point through to the reporter: "I cannot turn the ball neither do I have enough variations. All I do is bowl line and length and try to be disciplined.
CHITTAGONG'S THUNDER
A tall, gangly fast bowler was seen forcing some of our country's best
batsmen into their backfoot yesterday. He had a whippy action which ended up open-chested and his height made sure his wrist action got more purchase.
Moniruzzaman, a member of Chittagong's National Cricket League squad, struck Mushfiqur Rahim on the hand with a rising delivery and beat skipper Mohammad Ashraful several times outside the off-stump.
A few encouraging words later, he made his presence felt with another peach of an outswinger.
While everyone searched for a similarity with a top international bowler, a cameraman suggested that he was a bit like Mohammad Asif, the embattled but talented Pakistani paceman.