Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Can Bangladesh shake off T20 rust?

Pakistan are among the most successful T20 sides while Bangladesh are 12th in terms of wins, but on current form the home team is the favourite going into the only Twenty20 international in Mirpur

23-Apr-2015•The Preview by Mohammad Isam

Mashrafe pleased with Bangladesh's fightback

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said the way his side fought back against Pakistan in the third ODI was an indicator of their growth as a team

23-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Soumya graduates to the next level

Soumya Sarkar's longest ODI innings before today was 58-balls long. Today, once he survived that period, he knew he had to make it big

22-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Azhar rues lost momentum

Azhar Ali, the Pakistan captain, has said his team lost grip of the third and final ODI when he and Haris Sohail got out during the batting Powerplay

22-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Prudent Mashrafe's street-smart moves

Not many Bangladesh captains could have got away with the kind of tactics Mashrafe Mortaza employed but the side's efficiency in the field showed that he is a prudent leader

22-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

The not-so-old foes, and Sunny's arm-ball trick

Plays of the day from the third ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur

22-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Bangladesh eye rise in ODI rankings

Bangladesh are unlikely to tinker with their playing XI for the third and final ODI against Pakistan as they have a keen eye on the ICC ODI rankings

21-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam

Tough journey ahead for Ajmal 2.0

While Saeed Ajmal has displayed promise with his new action, he lacks the old loop and turn. It will be a difficult task to regain the effectiveness he had before he was banned

21-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Bangladesh well placed to complete whitewash

Bangladesh are allowed to feel some Schadenfreude when hearing Pakistan ask for more time to develop as a team. It used to be Bangladesh's go-to phrase for years

21-Apr-2015•The Preview by Mohammad Isam

The pigeon fancier's arm-ball mystery

He doesn't know how he bowls the arm-ball and doesn't want to either. Arafat Sunny is content in plying his skills gleaned from years on the domestic circuit. The only hitch - the loss of his beloved pigeons

20-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam

Azhar Ali needs time to move out of Misbah's shadow

Azhar Ali's early steps in captaincy will be analysed extensively but he needs time to step out of the large shadows of Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi

20-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh believed they were favourites - Mashrafe

Mashrafe Mortaza has said the team's belief before the ODI series that they were favourites kept them in the right frame of mind

20-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

'We are ready to take another step' - Tamim

Tamim Iqbal has rated Bangladesh's historic series win against Pakistan as "equally" big as any of their past ODI victories

19-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Series loss a big blow for us - Azhar

Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has said that the ODI series loss to Bangladesh with a match to go was a big blow to his side

19-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Tamim's joy and Ajmal's relief

Plays of the Day from the second ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur

19-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Nasim shows the way for struggling Pakistan batsmen

Saad Nasim's unbeaten 77 in only his second ODI was the sole bright spot for a Pakistan line-up that was unsure against spin and failed to rotate the strike effectively

19-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Bangladesh's shot at historic series win

If Bangladesh manage to win again in Mirpur on Sunday, they will achieve their first ever series win against Pakistan

18-Apr-2015•The Preview by Mohammad Isam

Stable Bangladesh seek to build on early success

Mashrafe Mortaza wants Bangldesh to build on the early success and play according to the needs of the team in addition to making crucial contributions in the field

18-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam

'One of Tamim's best innings' - Shakib

There was an understanding that given his run of low scores, Tamim shouldn't have played the warm-up match in Fatullah and he made just nine. Yet Tamim struck back on Friday with his fifth ODI hundred.

17-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Hosts expose Pakistan's inexperience

Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has singled out his side's lack of experience on the international stage as the biggest reason behind their 79-run defeat in Mirpur

17-Apr-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

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