“Comparisons between the 90s and now are impossible," said Akram.
The 32-year-old fast bowler was rested from the recent white-ball series against the West Indies and South Africa and is still dealing with what Cricket Australia described as "lumbar bone stress".
In a recent conversation with The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, Paul van Meekeren spoke about cricketing infrastructure in Netherlands, his performance against Bangladesh and his BPL experience.
When it comes to guessing which side of a tossed coin will come up on top, Bangladesh T20I captain Litton Das' track record isn't too great.
Bangladesh are enjoying a successful spell in the T20I format, having won five out of their last six matches, including the eight-wicket win over Netherlands in Sylhet on Saturday, and in every one of those victories a different player has emerged as the player-of-the match.
Salman Nizar, a 28-year-old first-class batter from India, has made headlines by smashing 11 sixes in the last 12 legal deliveries of the innings for his side Calicut Globstars in their Kerala Cricket League match against Adani Trivandrum Royals on Saturday.
Sri Lanka were penalised five percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare on August 29.
Sylhet division are the reigning champions of the first-class competition National Cricket League (NCL), earning their maiden title last season, and many players from this part of the country, like Zakir Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik, Ebadot Hossain and Khaled Ahmed are currently representing Bangladesh in different formats.
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed picked up from where he had left off in the series against Pakistan, claiming 4-28 against Netherlands in the first of three T20Is to set up a convincing eight-wicket win for Bangladesh at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
As the three-match T20I series between Bangladesh and Netherlands kicks off at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today, the key challenges for the hosts will be twofold: first, carrying over the momentum from their last two series wins and second, avoiding a slip-up against another lower-ranked side in the shortest format.
Despite having five pace bowling options in the squad, Bangladesh are carrying three extra pacers in Nahid Rana, Khaled Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain in Sylhet to better prepare for the Dutch pace attack they are set to face in the three-match T20I series starting on Saturday.
Recurrent rain interruptions in Sylhet has majorly disrupted the Bangladesh team's preparation camp ahead of the three-match T20I series against the Netherlands, which will be followed by the Asia Cup, and raised a question over the logic of holding a series in late-monsoon in the most rain-soaked region of the country.
Bangladesh Twenty20 International captain Litton Das said that he is not worried about what could happen if his side slips up against Netherlands in the upcoming three-match series so close to the Asia Cup, claiming that the type of cricket the team plays is more important to him than the outcome.
In a conversation with The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, Bangladesh top-order batter Sharmin Akhter Supta said that Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) decision to include the Under-15 men's team in the Women's Challenge Cup was a good move and expressed her desire to make winning contributions in the upcoming World Cup.
With the emergence Nahid Rana, for the first time, Bangladesh had a pacer in their arsenal who could breathe fire.
Sourav Ganguly has been appointed head coach of Pretoria Capitals, marking the former India captain's first venture into coaching, South Africa's SA20 franchise said.
Concerns and confusion over the upcoming elections of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) continues to grow with Dhaka-based clubs hurling conspiracy allegations and the board showing no urgency even though the deadline is getting close.
Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green all slapped brilliant centuries as Australia posted an ominous 431-2 in the third and final one-day international against South Africa on Sunday in Mackay.
India's Test batting star Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement from international cricket today.
