“Siraj was full of hunger and passion – it was an incredible effort,” Akram told Telecom Asia Sport.
However, as fixtures for the forthcoming NCL T20 have already been finalised, Dhaka Metro will still compete in the T20 edition, scheduled to start on September 14.
With this emphatic victory, the Kiwis under stand-in captain Mitchell Santner, secured a 2-0 series win.
Hasan Nawaz made a triumphant ODI debut, going 63 not out on Friday to power Pakistan over West Indies by five wickets in their ODI series opener.
In the past few months, the women's cricketers of Bangladesh have faced gross neglect from two of the leading cricketing entities in the country – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) – in two different instances.
Taylor, 39, debuted in May 2004 against Sri Lanka.
A little over a year ago, all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin inadvertently exposed the sorry state of the players' pipeline in Bangladesh when he told the media, "To be honest, there are 20-25 players in Bangladesh who are capable of playing international cricket… Opportunities will come if I can stay fit."
England pacers Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue have also attained their career-best positions.
“And every player, along with the team management, has the same aim- to win the trophy,” he added.
“Siraj was full of hunger and passion – it was an incredible effort,” Akram told Telecom Asia Sport.
However, as fixtures for the forthcoming NCL T20 have already been finalised, Dhaka Metro will still compete in the T20 edition, scheduled to start on September 14.
With this emphatic victory, the Kiwis under stand-in captain Mitchell Santner, secured a 2-0 series win.
Hasan Nawaz made a triumphant ODI debut, going 63 not out on Friday to power Pakistan over West Indies by five wickets in their ODI series opener.
In the past few months, the women's cricketers of Bangladesh have faced gross neglect from two of the leading cricketing entities in the country – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) – in two different instances.
Taylor, 39, debuted in May 2004 against Sri Lanka.
A little over a year ago, all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin inadvertently exposed the sorry state of the players' pipeline in Bangladesh when he told the media, "To be honest, there are 20-25 players in Bangladesh who are capable of playing international cricket… Opportunities will come if I can stay fit."
England pacers Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue have also attained their career-best positions.
“And every player, along with the team management, has the same aim- to win the trophy,” he added.
"Test cricket needs a certain amount of balance."
