Apart from Mainu, a number of other national cricketers (Nazrul Kader Lintu, Nazim Shiraji, Asadduzzaman Misha, Nehal Hasnain, just to name a few) gave their careers greater importance over cricket.
Kader Khan | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Chashi Nazrul Islam | Nazrul Kader | Kader Abdolah | Nazrul Islam | Kozhikode Abdul Kader | Kader Siddique | Jamal Nazrul Islam |
He had a highly successful spin combination with Syed Ashraful Haque and Lintu.