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League back with a bang

Sports Reporter
After a long Eid vacation (he Premier Division Cricket League resumes today with the highly anticipated clash between Abahani and Mohammedan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
It's not only a prestige battle for the country's two old foes but also vital for the league race as a win will defi-
nitely take Mohammedan one step forward towards regaining the title. For holders Abahani it is an opportunity to bounce back into the race after their lone defeat against Biman.
Both sides already added more spice to their star-studded squad by bringing in two Pakistani internationals as all-rounder Abdul Razzaq signed for Abahani and will now encounter his compatriot Rana Navedul Hasan who joined Mohammedan to strengthen the league leaders' pace attack.
"This is second time I came
here to play in the domestic competition after playing for Beximco in the corporate league. I am very much positive and glad to be here. We have a very good team. To me performance is important no matter where I am playing. I don't feel any pressure because the club standard is low for any international cricketer," said Razzaq, the 29-year old all-rounder who has played played 46 Tests and 237 GDIs.
How does it feel to play with the world's number one allrounder (Shakib Al Hasan) in the one-day rankings? Ihe
experienced all-rounder seemed not too happy with the question he was asked after the training at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. " 1 am here to play and I have to teach the players if I find any weakness during the matches," was the reply of Razzaq.
Rana Navedul Hasan however was not ready to give too much focus with his inclusion in the team. "They (Mohammedan) played nine games and won all before my arrival. I hope it will be a good game tomorrow. And there is an FROM PAGE 17
advantage for us as Razzaq is not hundred percent fit. I will try my best for my team," said Rana.
The scenario has however changed following the Tigers' step up to the international stage and that's why the focus was not only on the foreign recruits rather both quarters were looking forward to their local players.
And that’s why in the Mohammedan tent the question was whether dashing opener Tamim Iqbal could play his first match after recovering from an injury he had suffered during the last one-day game against Zimbabwe atChittagong.
Mohammedan got a letter yesterday from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) where it was suggested that (he lefthander is yet to be fully fit, but the Motijhecl outfit has considered it a routine work and they will decide on the issue before the match starts. Tamim however said that he is not fully fit as still there is swelling on the
top of his hand.
"We hope he (Tamim) will be available for tomorrow's match. Our main focus is to maintain our unbeaten record and to do that we have to perform our best in the match. We are not too much focused on the foreign recruitment rather 1 think everything would be dependant on our local players,” said Moham medan skipper Khaled Mashud.
Shakib said that the team which can make a good start would be able to make the difference in the crucial game. "The start would be important and everybody should play their best," said Shakib, who also rated Mashud as a shrewd tactician.
Whether it would be a problem for the players to get back their rhythm after the long break, the smiling Shakib however pointed to his head in response to the question. "The important thing is how you can use your brain in this kind ofacrucialgame."