9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁fast est ▁bow ler ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁International ▁w icket ▁tak er ▁for ▁Bang l adesh . ▁ ▁" In ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁ag gress ive ▁fast ▁bow ling , ▁this ▁calm ▁and ▁collected ▁individual ▁was ▁a ▁cr ick eter ▁par ▁excell ence , ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁and ▁honor able ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁and ▁a ▁gentleman ▁of ▁high ▁class " ▁[ sa id ▁by ▁Y ous uf ▁Rah man ▁( B ab u )] ▁ ▁Mas ud ▁led ▁the ▁new ▁ball ▁attack ▁for ▁Bang l adesh ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁I CC ▁tro phy . ▁There ▁he ▁took ▁ 5 ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁ 1 0 2 ▁runs . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁match ▁against ▁F iji , ▁he ▁took ▁ 2 / 1 7 ; ▁there ▁he ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁F iji ▁open ers . ▁This ▁was ▁his ▁best ▁bow ling ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Other ▁international ▁matches ▁Mas ud ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Bang l adesh ▁team ▁against ▁M CC ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 7 9 ▁season . ▁But ▁in ▁slow ▁turning ▁pitch es ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁little ▁success . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁cru cial ▁part ▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁South ▁Asian ▁Cr icket ▁Championship ▁title ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁b ats man ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁mainly ▁a ▁bow