Dawid Malan shows he belongs with the best | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Thursday
June 12, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025
Dawid Malan shows he belongs with the best

Sports

Hindustan Times
10 October, 2023, 09:05 pm
Last modified: 10 October, 2023, 09:07 pm

Related News

  • UAE script historic win over Bangladesh in thrilling T20I clash at Sharjah
  • Stokes hopes to be dominant all-round force again after return from surgery
  • Bangladesh earn big in World Test Championship
  • Tigers leave for UAE T20 series
  • Shaun Tait named Bangladesh pace bowling coach

Dawid Malan shows he belongs with the best

The left-hander hit a 107-ball 140 to help England achieve a 137-run victory over Bangladesh.

Hindustan Times
10 October, 2023, 09:05 pm
Last modified: 10 October, 2023, 09:07 pm
Photo: Courtesy
Photo: Courtesy

Dawid Malan probably isn't the first name that comes to mind when you think of England's ultra-aggressive approach that revolutionised white-ball cricket over time. His batting probably isn't as eye-catching as some of his superstar teammates'. But as England have kept marching forward since their 2019 World Cup triumph, Malan has continued to show that he belongs with the best.

With the defending champions jolted after their huge defeat to New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup opener, Malan raised his hand once again with a splendid knock against Bangladesh in Dharamshala on Tuesday. Opening the batting, the left-hander hit a 107-ball 140, his highest score in ODIs, to help his team achieve a 137-run victory.

At most times, Malan's game is of the classical kind, full of elegant flicks and drives. But there is also, undoubtedly, an explosive aspect to his batting, as is evident from the fact that he achieved the highest-ever rating of 915 points for any men's T20I batter back in 2020.

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Against Bangladesh, this sense of knowing when to show restraint and when to push hard was there for all to see. He kept playing out the good deliveries but made sure he took risks and found boundaries when he had to. During his 115-run opening stand with Jonny Bairstow, he played at a high tempo and remained the aggressor. From there, he tightened his game a bit to tackle Bangladesh's spinners through the middle overs. And finally, he upped the ante again as the innings headed towards the death overs.

Malan's first 50 runs came off 39 balls, the next 50 off 52 and the last 40 off 15. It was an innings that fully showcased his immense calibre, for it isn't as easy to shift gears through an ODI innings as he made it look. In fact, after he was dismissed, the rest of England's batters had a tough time in the last 10 overs and managed to add just 66 runs to the total.

Having hit four of his six ODI centuries this year, Malan was asked what he would put his run of form down to. "No idea," he said with a smile. "I'm going to say experience, if anything. But yes, it's nice to contribute. It's been a long journey to try and get to this stage. So, to get here is fantastic and then to put in a performance to help win the game is great as well. I don't know what it's down to but hopefully, it can continue."

He added: "Having Joe Root at No. 3, who is so consistent, allows all of us to play how we see fit on the day. We don't have to second-guess ourselves and can play with freedom. I'm desperate to do well in this format, to win games of cricket, to prove my point, and to prove people wrong. So, when I get in, I don't like to give it away. Hopefully, I can keep doing that."

England claimed their second men's T20 World Cup title last year and Malan was an integral part of their playing XI for the most part. But in the Super 12 clash with Sri Lanka, he ended up suffering a tear in his left groin and was forced to miss the semis and final.

"We all have tough times in our careers," he had said later on. "Not being able to play the final was probably one of the toughest days I've ever had as a cricketer. That's what sport's like, it's cruel sometimes. I had a few tears that night, you never know how many World Cup finals you're going to be a part of."

As bitter-sweet as that experience was in Australia last year, Malan, at 36, has another shot at World Cup glory. He's in the form of his life and as hungry to contribute as he ever has been. There is, of course, a long way to go but England will be pleased they have him fit and firing.

Cricket / ICC World Cup 2023

Dawid Malan / England Cricket Team / Bangladesh Cricket Team / ICC World Cup 2023

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury speaks to journalists in Salna, Gazipur, on 12 June 2025. Photo: TBS
    No bar to Tarique Rahman returning to Bangladesh: Home adviser
  • Govt to set up Debt Office as loan burden to hit Tk29 lakh cr by FY28
    Govt to set up Debt Office as loan burden to hit Tk29 lakh cr by FY28
  • Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Photos: Collected
    Tarique may propose election in first week of February in meeting with CA

MOST VIEWED

  • File photo of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Photo: Collected
    Joy spends Eid with Hasina in India: Indian media
  • Infofgraphics: TBS
    DGHS issues 11-point directive to prevent spread of Covid-19 in Bangladesh
  • Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
    UK crime agency now freezes assets of ex-land minister Saifuzzaman: AJ
  • File photo of BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
    Khasru flies to London ahead of Yunus-Tarique meeting
  • Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus speaks at the Chatham House in London on 11 June 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing
    No desire to be part of next elected govt: CA Yunus
  • Illustration: Khandaker Abidur Rahman/TBS
    Three hospitals ‘held hostage’ as discharged July uprising injured keep occupying beds

Related News

  • UAE script historic win over Bangladesh in thrilling T20I clash at Sharjah
  • Stokes hopes to be dominant all-round force again after return from surgery
  • Bangladesh earn big in World Test Championship
  • Tigers leave for UAE T20 series
  • Shaun Tait named Bangladesh pace bowling coach

Features

Among pet birds in the country, lovebirds are the most common, and they are also the most numerous in the haat. Photo: Junayet Rashel

Where feathers meet fortune: How a small pigeon stall became Dhaka’s premiere bird market

19h | Panorama
Illustration: Duniya Jahan/ TBS

Forget Katy Perry, here’s Bangladesh’s Ruthba Yasmin shooting for the moon

1d | Features
File photo of Eid holidaymakers returning to the capital from their country homes/Rajib Dhar

Dhaka: The city we never want to return to, but always do

3d | Features
Photo collage shows political posters in Bagerhat. Photos: Jannatul Naym Pieal

From Sheikh Dynasty to sibling rivalry: Bagerhat signals a turning tide in local politics

4d | Bangladesh

More Videos from TBS

Delhi on Boil: Red Alert as Temperatures Soar

Delhi on Boil: Red Alert as Temperatures Soar

28m | TBS Stories
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not respond to a request to meet with Dr. Muhammad Yunus

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not respond to a request to meet with Dr. Muhammad Yunus

1h | TBS World
My words have been misinterpreted: Shafiqul Alam

My words have been misinterpreted: Shafiqul Alam

1h | TBS Stories
What did the Chief Advisor do on the second day of his UK visit?

What did the Chief Advisor do on the second day of his UK visit?

2h | TBS Stories
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net