Coach Mohammad Salauddin, who supervises many teams in domestic league, believes Bangladesh is giving too much freedom to some players just because they are talented. Salauddin believes it's the right time to find the alternative of Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, and Mohammad Mithun, report agencies.
Apart from Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim, all the other Bangladeshi batsmen were out of form in the World Cup and also in the recently conluded Sri Lanka series. That had an adverse impact on Bangladesh's recent performances also. That's why the renowned Bangladeshi coach believes it's the right time to find alternatives now.
"They are lucky that we are playing them by saying they are talented. How long you will play them just because they are talented? Will you people call them talented when they will retire also," Salauddin said, posing a question at a private TV channel.
"As Tamim didn’t score runs or played a big innings, it was a big setback. Soumya, Sabbir, Mithun those who are playing couldn’t do well. They aren't improving as much as we have expected from them," Salauddin added.
Tamim, Soumya and Mithun didnt justify their name in the World Cup and in the Sri Lanka series. Tamim and Soumya have been out of form for a long time. But still they are getting the chances, Salahuddin said.
Tamim has played 11 matches so far since the World Cup. He has scored 254 runs at an average of 25.40 with one half century. On the other hand, Soumya has scored 192 runs in 10 matches with an average of 19.20. Mithun is also struggling with the bat. Since the Ireland series he has scored 129 runs in seven matches, his average is 18.42. Salauddin believes, they are talented but they are not performing as per expectation.
Although left arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has taken 20 wickets in the World cup, Salauddin believes he is not that useful with the new ball. If the ball gets old, only then his slowers and cutters work. That’s why he urged to find a pacer who will be able to pick up wickets with the new ball.
"We aren’t finding pacers who can bowl well with the new ball. Mustafiz doesn't bowl well with the new ball. When the ball gets old, he becomes effective. We must bowl well with the new ball. It will be difficult to survive if we don't find two good new ball pacers. In every wicket you can’t depend on spinners," said Salauddin in a private TV channel.
In 2019, Bangladesh has only taken seven wickets in the first 10 overs. Their strike rate is 113.14 and they concede103 runs per wicket. Although Mustafiz took 20 wickets in the World Cup, most of his wickets came after 30 overs. He failed to pick up early wickets in the just concluded Sri Lanka series also.
