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Mashrafe questions Mustafizur Test omission


Bangladeshpost
Published : 17 Jun 2020 08:00 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 09:40 PM

Bangladesh former skipper Mashrafee bin Mortaza said that Bangladesh Cricket Board need to develop a specific guideline for pace bowlers while he questioned the omission of Mustafizur Rahman from the longer format, report agencies.

Bangladesh is yet to develop a pace bowler who can lead their pace unit across formats despite Abu Jayed and Ebadat Hossain showed promise in the longer formats.

According to Mashrafee developing pace bowlers for Test format should be in the top of the team management’s agenda and in order to do so they can inform the pacers regarding the format they are hoping them to perform in Tigers jersey.

‘’My concern is Test cricket because it takes a long time [to develop Test bowlers],’’ Mashrafee was quoted in a private TV channel.

 I think it takes long time and we need to work on it because the players need to be mentally strong to play test cricket for a long time .the players need to work on test match fitness and accuracy as well,’’ he said.

‘’One or two bowlers is doing well like Abu Jayed Rahi and Ebadat Hossain is very promising but I think we need to have a guideline and tell the players about their format as well.

‘’The bowlers who will play in which format need to know it,’’ he said.

Mashrafee said that the omission of Mustafizur from the Test format is quite surprising as he feels there should be someone who can be recognized as idols for future generations.

‘’A lot of people say Mustafizur do not need to play Test cricket,’’ he said. ‘’I am questioning them how will he be a superstar with playing Test cricket if Mustafizur do not have 300 Test wicket on his kitty than lot of new generation bowler will be inspired by him,’’ he said.