Sylhet, Nov 14 (UNI) Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy has credited former skipper Mohammad Ashraful and hard work at training as the major reasons behind his career-best knock against Ireland here.

Mahmudul helped put Bangladesh on the brink of victory in the first Test of the two-match series against Ireland as he smashed an impressive innings of 171 during his side’s whopping first innings of 587/8 declared at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

It was Mahmudul’s first Test appearance since he featured against Zimbabwe in April, with the right-hander having been dropped from the side for the series against Sri Lanka in the middle of the year after a lean patch with the bat.

While disappointed he couldn’t go on and score a double-century, Mahmudul was thrilled to have made a s

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