However, what could have been a fantastic battle between the two traditional rivals has lost its charm over the past few years. The last time Mohammedan won the Dhaka League has been more than 10 years now. In the points table, Abahani, bolstered with names from the national dressing room, are at the top with four wins in five matches. Abahani this season have Mashrafe bin Mortaza, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mohammad Mithun and Rubel Hossain as national cricketers. Right now, I think we (Abahani) are a good team, but they (Mohammedan) can also produce a good result with team effort.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 24, 2019 15:33 UTC