Jahangir Shah
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| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Nadir Shah (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jahangir Shah Badsha (born 19 July 1949 in Kushtia) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah.
Shah made his debut in the national side in 1979, and until his retirement in 1990, he was the most reliable all-rounder of the side. He was team's most effective new ball bowler, and as a batsman he contributed in different positions, as a tail ender, as a night watchman and occasionally as an opener as well.
He was one of the players who took part in Bangladesh's first ever official ODI (against Pakistan at Moratuwa in 1986). Though he was out for a duck, he took 2/23 from 9 overs.[1]
Apart from being a successful cricketer, Shah was also a very competent footballer.[2]
ICC Trophy performances
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| Year | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100 / 50 | Runs | Wickets | Average | Best |
| 1979 | 4 | 45 | 15.00 | 39* | 0/0 | 56 | 7 | 8.00 | 4/17 |
| 1982 | 7 | 51 | 10.20 | 19 | 0/0 | 171 | 6 | 28.50 | 3/21 |
| 1986 | 6 | 29 | 5.80 | 16 | 0/0 | 205 | 12 | 17.08 | 4/39 |
| Overall | 17 | 125 | 9.61 | 39* | 0/0 | 432 | 25 | 17.28 | 4/17 |
Bowling style
He wasn't the fastest bowler in the world, but he had the ability to swing the new ball, especially away from the right-handers. Many still regard him as the best swing bowler Bangladesh ever had. Unfortunately, the conditions in Bangladesh, (and Indian subcontinent in general) is not very suitable for swing bowling. Not surprisingly, some of his best bowling efforts came abroad. For example, 4/17 against Canada in ICC Trophy (England) in 1979 and 4/39 against Malaysia in ICC Trophy (England) in 1986. No less impressive was his 1/7 from 10 overs (including 5 maidens) against Fiji in Bangladesh's first match in 79 ICC Trophy.[3] His best bowling in home soil came in 1985, against the touring Lankans. He took 4/89- his victims included the Lankan openers Amal Silva & Sidath Wettimuny.[6]
Family connection
Two of his brothers, Munna Shah and Nadir Shah also played international cricket. Nadir Shah is now an international umpire. His cousin, Nazim Shirazi was considered the finest cricketing talent of the country in the early 80's. But after couple of seasons in international cricket, he went abroad to pursue his studies.
References
- ^ Cricinfo Scorecard: Bangladesh vs. Pakistan (1986-03-31). Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ GROUND REALITIES | Our darkness at noon: Rafiqul Ameer."Looking Back: Bangladesh Cricket in the 80's". Retrieved on 2007-12-18. Archived February 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Bangladesh in ICC Trophy 1979, England BanglaCricket (Retrieved on 2009-07-01)
- ^ Bangladesh in ICC Trophy 1982, England BanglaCricket (Retrieved on 2009-07-01)
- ^ Bangladesh in ICC Trophy 1986, England BanglaCricket (Retrieved on 2009-07-01)
- ^ Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994.
External links
- GROUND REALITIES | Our darkness at noon by Rafiqul Ameer