Not since their exhilarating performance against the Pakistani’s, Indians and the South Africans a couple of years back at home has a side capitulated like the Irish did on Friday against Bangladesh.
Former National opening batsman Ishtiaque Ahmad talking to BSS on Sunday said it seemed that the local side had no clue against Mustafizur bowling as even the others made the Irish batsmen look quite pedestrian as they were restricted to a not too impressive score below 200.
Tamim Iqbal is showing a purposeful approach every time he is going in to the middle and surely stands out these days as a batsman you could count on against any opposition and his reliability and responsibility is quite evident as well.
Soumya Sarkar seems to be a man possessed as almost each time his partnership with Tamim seems to be blossoming. It was the perseverance of the selectors and the think tanks that enabled him to break free from his shackles and the result is there for all to see and if he continues in the same vein then the Championship trophy in England could be a platform for the youngster to showcase his talent as the wickets and conditions would be ideal for his type of batting.
The Tri nation tournament is also an ideal set up for the youngsters like Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Miraj to show to the world that it won’t be long before they take over the mantle from the seniors like Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad.
There is very little doubt that Shakib Al Hasan will shine during the Champions trophy and the quintessential all rounder would look to cement his tag as not only a great all rounder in today’s cricket but one of the greats of all time.
It’s his lackadaisical and monotonous approach that spices up every time he gets out dismissively and that more often than not puts a question mark in his abilities as a player who ought to deliver during crunch moments. It is during these moments that a player’s true class and calibre comes to the fore and the senior pro would look to make it count against the Kiwis in their second match on Wednesday.
Mashrafe Mortaza must be secretly happy that all his departments are showing signs of improvement especially his senior batsmen, all of whom are amongst the runs and all the departments have had their respective contributions in their victories and with Champions Trophy knocking at the door, Tigers are slowly getting adapted to English conditions .
