We talk to ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent Mohammad Isam on his decade-long career covering cricket and his recent anthology On the Tigers Trail.
Isam touches on the culture of cricket media in Bangladesh and offers a number of personal nuggets – bowling to Kevin Pietersen in the nets, talking to Javed Omar about a ‘Hate to Love’ piece, prompting a Mohammad Ashraful breakdown, following Mashrafe Mortaza on his election trail… and much more.
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Talking Points:
- The culture of cricket coverage in Bangladesh
- The journey from being a club cricketer to a journalist
- Hearing of Mustafizur Rahman’s potential – and helping his rise
- Bowling to Kevin Pietersen in the Dhaka nets in 2010
- The hopes invested in Mohammad Ashraful, and the eventual disappointment
- The Dhaka Premier League and its role in the cricketing fabric of Bangladesh
- The cottage industry of left-arm spinners in Bangladesh
- The journalist-player relationship and retaining one’s journalistic objectivity
- The brutal honesty of Mashrafe Mortaza
- The fateful day in Christchurch in 2019: when the team escaped from terrorists
Participants:
Mohammad Isam (@isam84)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Related:
- The pre-Test era: when Bangladesh fell in love with cricket – Mohammad Isam and Rabeed Imam – 81allout podcast
- For those within Bangladesh, order Isam’s book here
- The day I helped KP confront his spin demon – Mohammad Isam – ESPNcricinfo
- Javed Omar, no, yes, sorry – Mohammad Isam – The Cricket Monthly
- The original premier league – Mohammad Isam on the Dhaka Premier League – ESPNcricinfo
- Red Sun Rising – Sidharth Monga and Mohammad Isam – The Cricket Monthly
- Left-arm revolutionaries – Mohammad Isam – The Cricket Monthly
- A mountain of hope, a pile of Ash – Mohammad Isam – The Cricket Monthly
- Mashrafe’s tale – Mohammad Isam – ESPNcricinfo
- On the campaign trail with Mashrafe Mortaza – Mohammad Isam – ESPNcricinfo
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Lead image from here.