Who is Hasan Mahmud? The Bangladesh pacer who shattered the Indian top-order

Bangladesh quick Hasan Mahmud got the Tigers off to a brilliant start in the first Test of the 2-match series against India at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. First, he took the hugely important wicket of skipper Rohit Sharma for 6 runs before also dismissing Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli for 0 and 6 respectively. The Men in Blue are currently reeling on 34/3 and it is mainly thanks to Mahmud’s terrific bowling.

The 24-year-old is among the group of young pacers who have given hope of a fast bowling uprising in the Bangladesh team. So far he has played 18 T20Is and 22 ODIs for the Tigers and has taken a total of 48 wickets.

However, he recently made headlines in red-ball cricket after taking a 5-wicket haul against Pakistan in the second Test in Rawalpindi. His exceptional bowling figures of 5/43 proved to be crucial for Bangladesh as they bundled out the Men in Green for a total of only 172 to set up a target of 185.

Mahmud emerged from the BCB’s age-group structure, having first played for the Chattogram Under-16s in 2015, since he is from Laxmipur, a district within the Chattogram Division. He developed for 3 years in the system, culminating in his 9 wickets in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.

He followed that up with 12 wickets in the Dhaka Premier League (List-A) and continued to play for the Under-23 side. In the 2019-20 season, he took 10 wickets each in the BPL (T20s) and Bangladesh Cricket League (first-class) competitions, before he was given a chance to make his international debut in a T20I against Zimbabwe in March 2020.

The post Who is Hasan Mahmud? The Bangladesh pacer who shattered the Indian top-order appeared first on Cricket Country.