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'Dead wickets won't help'

Sports Reporter
Former national pacer Mohammad Sharif, despite leading Dhaka to their fifth National Cricket League title, was not exactly brim-ming with enthusiasm yesterday. Considering the fact that he led a group of youngsters to Bangladesh's premier first-class championship yesterday - the first for the side in seven years - one would have expected the 30-year-old to heave a sigh of relief or be in a celebratory' mood in the least.
He rather expressed his frustration on the 'dead' wickets that the league was played on. According to Sharif, Bangladesh will never be able to create a good pacer, if the league continues to be played on wickets like these.
"Yes it's good that we are champions. But for me, first-class cricket, the way we are playing, it won't improve. We don't have that environment to develop our cricket.
"We played almost all the four-day games on dead wickets, how much can the players improve if we don't get sporting wickets? I think apart from Rajshahi and Khulna, all the other wickets have nothing for the bowlers," rued Sharif.
"Yes the batsmen can go on to score 800 to 900 runs in a season, but what's the point? When we go abroad, even in Zimbabwe, we have to face deliveries that go past our chins and noses. Over here, we face deliveries that are below our knees, we can never get fast bowlers this way," he added.
Dhaka went through a run-fest in the league this year. Against Rajshahi they posted 756 runs in their first innings, the highest in the history of the competition.
"I have spoken on this matter a number of times before, but there seems to be no impact. In a random game, we might find one odd-day where the wicket supports the pacers, but after that the complaints start pouring in and the wicket is changed the very next day," said Sharif.
Despite the criticism though, Sharif did praise his young side for putting up a good team effort.
"We weren't in a celebratory mood as much because we were struggling at 90-odd for 5. But midway through we learnt that Rajshahi were bowled out and that they did not get the bonus point. That's when the pressure got off.
"It's a young team, but I did not have any trouble leading the side. Everyone put in their best, starting from the coach and the rest of the staff," said Sharif.
He reserved special praise for young wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan, who has scored his runs at an average of 80, while batting at number seven.
"I think he is the best wicketkeeper in Bangladesh. He has a very good technique and has all the characteristics of a good teammate. He can hopefully get into the national team soon," said Sharif.