Matrrixx helps secure a major World Cup upset!

Tamin Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees and Aftab Ahmed's scintillating strokeplay with Matrrixx cricket bats helped give Bangladesh a fantastic start in the World Cup pool match v India.

The Bangladesh trio each hit half-centuries with Matrrixx cricket bats in their side's surprise win over India, while Matrrixx sponsored paceman Mashrafe Mortaza, and spinner and Abdur Razzak also played key roles that day. The Bangladesh youngsters didn't seem to feel any pressure as 17-year-old Tamim Iqbal played some calypso strokes to hit a stunning 51 off 53 balls in their 5 wicket win.

Bangladesh have won 18 out of their last 22 matches and continued their fine form with this surprise victory in their opening group game - only their second win against their rivals.

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Mortaza launches the first of his successive sixes to win the game

Mortaza and Abdur Razzak celebrate a great win!

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Half the Bangaldesh team have signed with Matrrixx Ventures Inc, a New Delhi-based company

'We have signed seven Bangladesh players, including the highly talented Aftab Ahmed who hit the winning runs in the famous upset win over Australia in June,' Matrrixx CEO Ajit Menon told IANS.

The other Bangladeshi players playing with Matrrixx bats, gloves and other equipment are Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain, Farhad Raje and Mehrab Hossain (junior).

They have thus joined India pacers S. Sreesanth and Vikram Rajvir Singh, and a host of other first-class players across the country using the bats that get made in Meerut, about 80 from here, in domestic tournaments.

At times even Sachin Tendulkar has used Matrrixx bats, but the manufacturer's name could not be detected as the commercial sticker covers a good portion of the bat, said Menon.

A few Pakistani players like Mohammed Sami and Mohammed Asif too have used Matrrixx equipment.

For someone who has himself played amateur cricket in Australia and England, Menon is perhaps ideally placed to be aware of players' requirements.

'At our factory in Meerut, we have got some fine craftsmen who make the equipment,' he said.

Menon first got in touch with the Bangladeshi players when the team toured India to play in the Duleep Trophy in 2005.

'I first signed a contract with Nafees Iqbal, who is not in the team at the moment, and Ahmed, who was recommended by Bangladesh coach Dave Whatmore,' he said about the 20-year-old right-handed batsman.

'I respect Whatmore's judgement as he has an eye for talent. He said he was one of the most talented players around.'

And when the Chittagong-born Ahmed hit the winning runs against world champions Australia at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, June 18, Menon was excited.

'It gave me a thrill as Ahmed raised his bat bearing the Matrrixx sticker,' he confessed.

On the domestic front, players from Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Baroda, the Oil and Natural Gas Corp and several academies regularly use Matrrixx equipment.

'I don't sell the equipment through retailers, but I prefer academies and Ranji Trophy teams,' said Menon.

'About 50 players in first-class cricket in India use our equipment as of today.'

Matrrixx equipment is also being exported to Australia and the UK via BatPad.co.uk

- Qaiser Mohammad Ali - New Delhi, Delhi, India, 2006-10-04 09:30:04 (IndiaPRwire.com)
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Sachin Tendulkar in practice with his Matrrixx bat following his 40th one-day international century

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