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A class of his own

Naimul Karim from Chittagong
Before yesterday there were 38 instances where players took hattricks in Test cricket and along with that there were 28 instances where a player scored a century and took five wickets in the same match.
But yesterday, Shohag Gazi has created a league of his own. His treble might have become the 39th or his ton became the 29th instances, but no other player has taken three wickets with consecutive deliveries in a Test on top of a century and a five-for ever before.
The last few years have seen many Bangladeshi cricketers transcend boundaries with their individual performances, but Shohag's record easily tops that list.
While Shakib Al Hasan did score a 144 and finished with figures of 6 for 82 against Pakistan in 2011, he did not get a hattrick. The left-hander might have missed out on the record but he surely did ensure that Shohag gets his hattrick.
The fourth ball of the 85th over, which completed the sequence, saw Shohag's delivery induce an edge from Bracewell, deflect off Mushfiqur Rahim's pads and go in the air for a few seconds. The ball was about to fall just short of first slip; but Shakib was quick enough to dive from leg slip to grab the ball inches above the ground.
"I could not have even imagined what he | Shakib | did there. I never really expected him to take the catch. I was actually a bit stunned |after the ball hit Mushfiqur's pads], everything was going in slow motion and I thought he had no chance," an excited Gazi told reporters at the post-match conference.
" But at the end of the day he got to the ball right in time. I have to give him 99 percent of the credit for my hattrick," he added.
According to Gazi, there was not any special planning for the last wicket. The captain had the field ready and he just went in and bowled.
"I did not have any discussion with the captain; I just tried to bowl to my field. I did not bowl the fourth ball on any particular spot or look for any cracks on the pitch either. I just went in and bowled, thank God it happened," exclaimed Gazi, informing that his parents had become very emotional after he scored his century.
The Bangladesh national team spent much of the last few months working on their fitness. There were a number of players whose fitness levels were in question back then and Gazi was one of them. The bowler had therefore stated the need to prove himself in the match, something he believes he has done in the first Test.
As he himself puts it, "People talked about my fitness before the match so 1 had a point to prove."
He also thanked Bangladesh's part-time spin consultant, Saqlain Mushtaq, who could not join the camp in this series.
"His guidance has been very important, at least to me, because he helped me learn how to bowl on these pitches which have no turn," he said.
Following the record, the question remains as to what kind of a player Gazi describes himself as, a bowler or an all-rounder?
To that the 22-year-old said, "It feels good to be called an all-rounder. But really to me, at this time the team is what matters. In moments like these the team needs a batsman to bat at eight and I am glad I could help."