You might hate the conditions sensing that the first training of Bangladesh cricket team at Lord's is likely to be spoiled before the all-important showdown starting on May 26.

But then you can easily forget the pall of gloom seeing a 16-year-old walking up the stairs with a boyish smile on his face.

"How are you? When did you arrive here?" were the first few questions the two reporters were confronted with when they approached his breakfast table.

One might get the feeling what the hell the boy is doing here. But those who know him are excited to have a few words with Mushfiqur Rahim, who is now hottest topic of discussion after his pleasant knocks of fifty and hundred against Sussex and Northamptonshire respectively.

"A lot of people are talking about you now. You must be feeling very excited that the selectors are planning to include you in the first Test?" was the first question thrown at him.

But the young batsman from Bogra looked calm like the way he batted in the last two three-dayers.

"Yes, I'm excited but not surprised. It was surprising when the selectors picked me for the Bangladesh team last month," said Mushfiqur while having the first course of breakfast, milk mixed with popcorn.

The way Mushfiqur was picked in the team is now history because people are now talking whether he will make his Test debut at Lord's not in the capacity as a wicketkeeper, as he was initially picked as backup for Khaled Mashud, but as a batsman to play at number six.

"I know Mashud Bhai is the best wicketkeeper in Asia. So, what I tried to do was to bat well after getting the chance to play against Sussex. I'm happy that I could score some runs for my team," said a shy Mushfiqur.

It has been certainly a dream run for the BKSP student after he led the Bangladesh Under-19 team to nine victories in Australia in March-April.

Spotted by Australian High Performance Manager Richard McInnes three years ago, Mushfiqur said that he can still remember how he became a wicketkeeper while playing for his village Matikhada in a tennis ball competition.

"I was playing as a batsman in that important match. But after our main wicketkeeper dropped two vital catches I took up the gloves and took a good catch diving to my left", he said while recalling the events. Mushfiqur enrolled at the lone sports institute of the country in 2003 and he believes that the able care of McInnes has helped him and others to improve tremendously.

"People have said a lot against him. He was very tough and we went through rigorous training under him. But his way of teaching helped us tremendously. Presently nine cricketers who trained under him are either in the national team or waiting for a call up," said Mushfiqur about the Australian, whose contract with the Board expired in April.