Abahani is the undefeated champion in this year’s Premier Cricket League. Thinking, what is the new news? Abahani secured the title by defeating Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in BKSP on April 30. So why the news of Abahani winning the title again after 5 days? there is There are reasons. On the afternoon of May 6, the blue and yellow team celebrated with the trophy.

Khaled Mahmood’s side ended the league by defeating Shinepukur Club by 4 wickets at the Home of Cricket on Monday. Chasing Shinepukur’s 234 for 8, Abahani reached the target with 4 wickets in hand with 23 balls to spare.

Top order Enamul Haque Vijay capped off Abahani’s undefeated league title with a superb century (4 sixes and 110 not out off 120 balls).

History tells that this is Abahani’s 23rd title in Dhaka club cricket. Under the leadership of Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Abahani won all 16 matches including 11 matches of the first leg and 5 matches of the Super League to become undefeated champions.

The question is, does any other team have a record of becoming unbeaten champions in the Dhaka Club Cricket League which is now known as the Premier League? If so, which party – Abahani, Mohammedan, Victoria, Azad Boys or Biman?

Abahani’s most successful captain, the current chief selector of the national team, Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu, cannot remember.

However, it is known from the statistics that this is not the first time, Abahani has the achievement of becoming the undefeated champion in Dhaka club cricket five times before.

BCB does not have any specific repository or archive of data, which can be accessed to know how and who won the league after independence.

However, Abahani’s cricket record has been reserved by Asaduzzaman Badsha, president of the central committee of Abahani supporters group.

He told Jago News that Abahani has been undefeated champion 5 times before after independence. The first undefeated champion year was in the 1976-77 season. Then the league was 40 overs.

If you win by all-out the opponent, you get full points. And if you can’t out-all the opponent, you won’t get full points. Under the leadership of the late Aliul Islam, Abahani won the first undefeated league in Soumum 1976-77.

Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu was the three-time captain of Abahani who became undefeated league champions four times. And once the captain was former national cricketer Dipu Roy Chowdhury.

Under the leadership of Dipu Roy Chowdhury, Abahani became the undefeated champions in the 1981-82 season. Then begins the success story of Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu.

Under the leadership of Lipu, Abahani won the Senior Division (now Premier League) league trophy three times without losing a match in 1984-1985, 1985-1986 and 1988-1989.

Apart from this, this popular team of Dhanmondi has another rare record this time. After becoming List ‘A’ in the 2013-2014 season, Abahani became the first team to win all the matches and showed the unique achievement of winning the league.

After hearing and knowing the news of Abahani’s six-time unbeaten league champions, their supporters and fans are surely excited. Now Mohammedan fans who have lost their golden days may be thinking, has our favorite team never been undefeated league champions?

There is also good news for black and white supporters. Mohammedan also has the achievement of becoming the undefeated Dhaka Club Cricket League champion under the captaincy of Minhajul Abedin Nannu.

The team became the first unbeaten champion in the 1987-1988 season under the leadership of Minhajul Abedin Nannu, one of Mohammedan’s golden era riders.

Confirming this information in a conversation with Jago News on Monday night, Nannu said, “After playing for 2 years in Abahani, I joined Mohammedan and got the captaincy for the second year. Under my leadership, Mohammedan became the undefeated champion in the Dhaka League in the 1987-1988 season.

Besides, Minhajul Abedin Nannu told Jago News another success story. Of course, it is for Abahani. Nannu was one of the architects of Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu’s undefeated championship in the first league for Abahani in 1984-1985 season.

Reminiscing that, Nannu said, “I played for Abahani that year and scored 739 runs in the league and Abahani became the undefeated champion under the captaincy of Lipu Bhai.”