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West Bengal Cricket Team In Bangladesh In 1982–83
In March 1983, the West Bengal side from India came to Dhaka, for a short tour. The side was led by Dilip Doshi. The visitors convincingly won both their matches.Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994. The 3 day Match (4–6 March 1983) Batting first, the tourists established an early control, as their opening pair of Palash Nandy and Pranab Roy posed a century partnership. Roy fell for 45, but Nandy went on to score a well made century (107). With Raja Venkat contributing 38, WB declared, early on the 2nd morning at 267/6. Yousuf Rahman was the most successful Bangladeshi bowler with 3/40. In reply, the local side badly capitulated against the left arm spin of the WB captain. Doshi took 7/39 to dismiss the hosts for a meager 93. Only Raquibul with 26 and Rafiqul Alam with 20 could play him with any confidence. Following on, the local side needed to bat the whole of the third day to avoid an embarrassing defeat. Things started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
