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Mashrafe passes first test

Sports Reporter
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza gave a clear indication during a preparation game yesterday that he is all set to return to lead the Tigers in the upcoming trination one-day tournament also involving India and Sri Lanka in the early next month.
The focus was on the leading paceman, who had been out of action since last July after he had suffered a knee injury during the first Test in West Indies and had operations on both his knees again in Australia.
Everybody was looking forward to see how the "Narail Express" responds in a match after a long break. And without any doubt the "Brave Heart" cricketer made everybody believe that he is ready to roar again in the field for the very next big challenge, which will kick off with the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on January 4 at Mirpur.
Without any complain Mashrafe, first batted for the last five overs of his team's innings against the Shakib Al Hasan-led
side and then bowled with full vigour under floodlights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The 26-member preliminary squad played the match split into two groups.
The 26-year old pace spearhead looked gawky with his run-up in the first two overs although he got an edge of Mohammad Ashraful in the first ball of the second over to the wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim and recovered his usual rhythm from the third over. He bowled four overs in the first spell and three overs in the second spell and before that he was excellent in running between the wicket during the batting and the way he dove at gully to save a boundary delighted everybody in the field.
"He was struggling with his run-up in the first two overs but looked okay from the third over. It's not an easy task to bowl in a match after such a long break and mind it after being operated on both knees. It's great to see him bowling again with full force," said a delighted Bangladesh national team bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake.
"We have two more preparations games before the series and hope he will
be much better in the next matches," the former Sri Lankan pace bowler added.
"I'm hopeful because I’m feeling good. Let see what happen in the practice matches," said Mashrafe.
It seems that Rafiqul Alam-led selection panel are going to get the full strength team as left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal, who didn't take part in the match, also expressed his optimism about playing in the tournament.
"I batted in the nets indoors for long and without any problem. I am also not feeling any pain in my hand. I will bat at the central wicket tomorrow and I am very much hopeful. Nothing could have been better if I could play some league matches before the tournament but I believe everything will be okay if I could fully practice in the next one week," said Tamim, who had suffered the injury on top of his left-hand during last one-day match against Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Novembers.
And another good news was that Mushfiqur Rahim, who had been suffering from a shoulder injury, stood behind the stumps for Mashrafe's side without any problem.