Afghanistan legend Mohammad Nabi spent a long time in the nets with his son Hassan Eisakhil on Saturday ahead of their game against Dhaka Capitals in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, scheduled in Sylhet the following day.

The father-and-son duo, representing Noakhali Express in the BPL, suddenly turned into the topic of discussion after an intense training session where Nabi was seen giving his son throwdowns with a bowling stick and, after each delivery, pointing out to Eisakhil what went wrong or simply appreciating him for playing a good shot.

Eisakhil did not let his father down against the Capitals on debut alongside Nabi as he made it a memorable one, scoring a magnificent 92 to announce his arrival in the BPL.

Eisakhil, who received his cap from Nabi, produced an innings of power and maturity far beyond his years and shared a defining 53-run fourth-wicket stand with his father.

Eisakhil insisted that he was not disappointed to miss his hundred, which can perhaps be considered the only missing chapter in his fairy tale-like debut.

"I was waiting to hit a six to give a bigger, good total to the opponents. I'm not that sad about my hundred, that I missed my hundred," Eisakhil, who attended the presser alongside his father, told reporters after the game.

Nabi, known to be a tough taskmaster, admitted that he leaves no stone unturned when it comes to training his son but added that he was satisfied with the way things eventually turned out.

"I am strict in training, no excuses," Nabi said.

"We already spent one and a half hours yesterday and prepared him for the game. I told him about the situation, about the bowlers, and about what kind of bowlers would be bowling to you. We discussed all of that yesterday as well in practice," Nabi said.

"I was also giving him a strong stick to throw with [strong throw-downs] and working on his base and the way he has been batting over the years, and all of that shifted into today's game. There is pressure on a youngster on such a big platform and the way he managed that pressure, it's not easy to perform here in Bangladesh, depending on the tricky pitches. For the last twenty days, he was preparing himself for this moment, and he caught that moment very well," he said.

"I'm really happy to play together with my son. I was waiting for this for a long time and I prepared him as a professional cricketer. On his debut, he performed really well. When we were together at the crease, we kept talking about the situation, what was going on, what might come next, whether the next ball would be fast or slow. He was waiting for those balls and he played really well," he said.

"So far, it's a good feeling. I'm really happy with the way he performed and the way he has been training for the last two years and playing domestic cricket, performing there, scoring centuries in first-class and one-day cricket, performing in the domestic T20 Shpageeza Cricket League. Last year, he played the Nepal Premier League and this year he is playing the Bangladesh Premier League. The way he has been performing over the last two years has been really good and hopefully we will see him in the national team soon," he added.

Eisakhil said he is also working hard to fulfil his father's ambition.

"Yeah, it's my dream and his dream was to play in the national team together, and that's why I'm working hard," said the youngster, adding that while there is a similarity in their batting styles, he hardly copies his father.

"I'm not copying his batting. I don't think I play like my father, but my friends and others tell me that I'm copying my father," he said.

Nabi insisted it comes from his genes.

"It's coming naturally," the proud father said with a smile.

While they have written their names into the history books, only time will tell whether their dream of sharing the national dressing room comes true, but it certainly does not look impossible.