When you watch Bangladesh play T20 cricket, it often feels like they are trying to conduct a brain surgery with a shiny, blunt battle-axe. It is a bloody, messy affair.

At practice on Monday, Chandika Hathurusingha conducts a long session that was all about specific skills for the T20 games in Tigers’ 2016 itinerary.

The BCB could hold back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the forthcoming PSL. The pacer was picked by Lahore Qalandars franchise for $50,000 for the T20 tournament to be held in the UAE from February 4.

One thing for sure, the year we just left behind began with a bang, and gave us some incredible action on the cricket fields world over. Let’s review the major cricketing events in 2015, ones that deserve a second look.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces the preliminary squad for the forthcoming international Tweny20 commitments in the year 2016 today.

It was a year of many firsts for Bangladesh-- a World Cup quarter-final appearance, series wins over Pakistan, India and South Africa, and the unearthing of a bowling star.

Bangladesh’s ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan and his teammates Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mustafizur Rahman and others will be selected at a fixed price at the player draft of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on December 21 and 22.

Unbeaten 92 off 47 balls from Chris Gayle gives Barisal Bulls a resounding win over Chittagong Vikings by eight wickets in the 28th match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur.

Dhaka Dynamites easily defeat Chittagong Vikings by 45 runs to bolster their chances of reaching the knock-out round of BPL-2015.

Taskin Ahmed of Chittagong gives his team the first breakthrough against Comilla in the 20th match of BPL-2015.

A superb unbeaten opening stand of 140-runs between Tamim Iqbal and Tillakaratne Dilshan take Chittagong to a resounding victory over Sylhet in the 18th match of BPL-2015.

Dhaka Dynamites humble Chittagong Vikings by six wickets in the 10th match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur tonight.

Undefeated fifties from skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and Marlon Samuels gives Comilla a thumping win by seven wickets over Tamim’s Chittagong Vikings in the 5th match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur today.

Following the end of Chittagong Vikings’ BPL game against Sylhet Superstars, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal launches a scathing attack against a ‘franchisee official’ whom he accused of insulting his parents prior to the game.

Chittagong Vikings taste victory in their second match as Sylhet Super Stars end one run short of their target in the 3rd match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur.

Zimbabwe pulled off an unlikely 3-wicket victory when Neville Madziba smashed 18 runs in the last over bowled by Nasir to level the two-match T20I series against Bangladesh at Mirpur today.

By the time 2015-season came to an end with the 3-0 ODI sweep over Zimbabwe at Mirpur on Nov 11, Bangladesh have enjoyed the most successful spell in their cricket history by far.

Bangladesh won the 3rd match of the series against Zimbabwe by 61 runs to complete a remarkable 2015 in ODI cricket.

Tamim Iqbal’ hour to shine, and show his critics and the cynic spectators that he could shepherd the innings and take his team home came on August 16, 2009 when his majestic 154 turned a record chase into a breezy affair.

In the bid to revive cricket in Chittagong, Tamim Iqbal announces that he will organise age-group tournaments in the region for the next three years.