Top Players:

Throughout this period, two players were consistently performing well in a poor team. Habibul Bashar was top scoring for The Tigers more often than not, and his figures clearly separate him from the other batsmen. In 47 matches, Bashar has managed to score 2953 runs, at an average of 32.09. Although this average is not that impressive when it is put alongside the averages of some of the greats of the game, for a young Test nation, Bashar was making a name for himself. Throughout his career, Bashar has scored 3 centuries and 24 half-centuries, with his top score being 113 not out, against the West Indies in 2004.

The other noteworthy player was the experienced slow left arm bowler, Mohammad Rafique. Like Bashar, his stats and figures are nowhere near being in the same class as the game's top players, but he was a consistent performer for Bangladesh. During his 31 Test matches, Rafique took 94 wickets, at an average of 40.79. His best match figures came against Australia in 2006 when he took 9/160 over the course of the game.