Monday, May 20, 2024

BPL 2024 – Mushfiqur Rahim – Standards must be health and efficiency, not age

Share


Mushfiqur Rahim has hit again on the criticism of Bangladesh’s senior cricketers, saying nice group performances in T20 cricket require skilled arms as a lot they do the fearlessness of youth.
Mushfiqur, 36, pointed in the direction of the success of Fortune Barishal, who beat Rangpur Riders within the second Qualifier on Wednesday to make it to the ultimate of BPL 2024. Other than Mushfiqur (36), Barishal have two extra gamers older than 35: Mahmudullah (37) and Shoaib Malik (41). All three have chipped in with necessary contributions throughout the season.
“Did not you say earlier than the match that Barishal is the ‘group of the outdated’?” Mushfiqur stated. “Did not you say that T20s cannot be received with expertise? I feel this can be a flawed idea. You want expertise in each format. New gamers will come, the older ones will go, however they’ll mix effectively to construct the group. We wish to go away a legacy, and we would like the likes of [Towhid] Hridoy and Tamim [Tanzid Hasan] to depart a legacy after they grow to be senior gamers [for Bangladesh]. It’s speculated to be easy crusing.”

Mushfiqur made a name for health and efficiency to be given desire over age when contemplating gamers.

“It [the criticism] does not inspire me,” he stated. “It hurts me. I can assure you that I’m higher than most gamers when it comes to health. I can write it down. Greater than age, I feel the factors must be health and efficiency. Age is only a quantity.”

All three matches between Barishal and Rangpur this season had been billed as Shakib Al Hasan vs Tamim Iqbal battles, with crowds booing each gamers on a number of events. The pair’s variations first got here to gentle final yr when BCB president Nazmul Hassan stated Shakib and Tamim weren’t on talking phrases. When Tamim retired, unretired after which resigned from ODI captaincy, Shakib slammed Tamim in a TV interview.

They each deserved higher, Mushfiqur stated. “To be trustworthy, if the limelight is on the 2 gamers, then the remainder of us can loosen up. They are going to have their ‘struggle’, and we are going to watch. They’re each legends. They’ve given so much to Bangladesh cricket. This ‘bhua bhua’ [a form of booing in Bengali] chant, if they’ve to listen to it, the remainder of us must be buried within the floor.”

“It’s a constructive signal. The highest 5 run-getters and [four of the top five] wicket-takers are all from Bangladesh. Such consistency does not occur by likelihood. If we are able to ship in crunch moments, it means we’ve got cool nerves. Such a factor is useful for the cricketer and his group.”


Read more

Latest News