Sports Reporter :
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said, ” All the newcomers are talented. They have ability to do something good. I don’t mention anybody’s name because all the newcomers, who have been included in the Bangladesh national squad, they have been recruited in the squad as they deserve it. All of them are talented, so, they have got chance. Everybody has potentiality.”
Shakib said, ” I have reliability for the newcomers. I think there will be no problem in the Bangladesh’s cricket in future. Those, who will come in the future, they will act for the advancement of Bangladesh’s cricket. Nothing is wait for anybody. A cricketer will end his career and another one will start his occupation. The junior cricketer, who will come to play after one’s retirement, he will do better than his senior cricketer. The youth cricketers of Bangladesh will bring Bangladesh’s cricket forward.”
He said, ” Though the newcomers are young according to their age, but all of them are perfect and genius. They know better than us. Because they are habituated to take pressure as they have played in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket. They can adapt any situation.”
Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal did not play against Australia Cricket team in the five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series. In that series, Mahmudullah Riyad and Shakib Al Hasan were the senior cricketers. But Bangladesh won the series 4-1. The youngsters performed well in that series.
Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed and Shimim Hossain proved their ability in the five-match Australia series. Not only Australia series, the youngsters showed satisfactory performance in the all series this year.
It may be mentioned that after winning the Man of the Match award in the second T20I between Bangladesh and Australia, promising Afif Hossain said, ” Senior or Junior is not factor. One have to contribute in his match and it is last word.” The cricket critics watched consistent performance from the young cricketers all over the series.
