OP-ED: A farewell to cricket

A tribute to the late KZ Islam -- one of the founding fathers of Bangladesh cricket
With the passing of KZ Islam, Bangladeshi cricket has lost one its founding fathers and I’ve lost a mentor and a friend. To many he was the most influential cheerleader of cricket in Bangladesh at a time when football still reigned supreme. But to me he will always be the person that encouraged and inspired me to write. From the age of 10 onwards he pushed, cajoled, and bribed me to write because he said that he saw something in me, for which I am eternally grateful.