Nirmalendu Goon (born 21 June 1945) is a Bangladeshi poet known for his accessible verse. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 and Independence Day Award by the Government of Bangladesh in 2016. He was also awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982.
Fifty-three years ago, on March 7th, 1971, the Father of the Nation and the visionary leader of the liberation struggle, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, delivered a historic speech at Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan (formerly known as Racecourse Maidan).
In the past sixty years, I have experienced and watched a considerable amount of cricket. In Bangladesh, as far as I remember, live broadcasting of cricket matches began in 1983 with the live telecast of the final match of the third Cricket World Cup held in London. In that historic match, India clinched the World Cup by defeating the dominant West Indies, who were dismissed for just 183 runs. The victory was unexpected, and it marked the end of West Indies' reign, establishing India as the new champions.
I once played the role of a hero in a play written by me. It would be correct to say that I was forced to do it.
India was acquitted of all four charges against it, losing the World Cup to Australia this time. First, India continues to bowl the opposition with specially designed balls.
Before passing the SSC exam (then Matriculation) in 1962 and getting admitted to Ananda Mohan College, Mymensingh, I had no interest in playing cricket. Rather, I was a footballer. Playing football was my addiction. Neither I was not a so good nor too bad in playing football. As cricket was being played in my school, I also played the game for a while. But I got very few opportunities to bat as everyone wanted to bat. I was forced to bowl more, fielding as well.