Asia Cup 2022: Bangladesh pondering on utilizing Mushfiqur Rahim as an opener

Asia Cup 2022: Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh have solely two specialist opening batters for the upcoming version of the match.

Asia Cup 2022: Bangladesh pondering on utilizing Mushfiqur as an opener. Courtesy: AP/PTI.

HIGHLIGHTSMushfiqur Rahim has opened the batting solely as soon as in T20IsBangladesh solely have Anamul Haque and Pervez Hossain as their specialist openersBangladesh will begin their Asia Cup marketing campaign on August 30

Team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon, on Sunday, August 14, stated that Bangladesh are considering of utilizing Mushfiqur Rahim as a gap batter within the upcoming Asia Cup. The Tigers have solely two specialist openers for the match within the type of Anamul Haque Bijoy and Pervez Hossain Emon.

However, whereas Bijoy is but to play a knock of substance in T20Is after his comeback, Emon has performed just one recreation for Bangladesh within the shortest format. Sujon stated that Bangladesh didn’t go for Soumya Sarkar and Mohammad Naim Sheikh resulting from their lack of ability to sort out high quality spin-bowling.

Sujon additionally talked about that the Bogra-born Mushfiqur has the required skill-sets and expertise to style success as a gap batter.

“We are thinking of promoting Mushfiqur at the top in the Asia Cup because he is vastly experienced in handling spin and pace and we feel he could be a very good option. We had the option of picking Nayeem and Soumya but didn’t go for them as their ability to handle spin is not that great. Parvez is there but we need to see whether he can handle spinners like Mujeeb or Rashid or not,” Mahmud was quoted as saying.

“If we really feel that Mushfiqur seems to be to be the most suitable choice we would go along with him and I believe it may be a very good transfer for him as properly contemplating he will likely be getting 120 balls and if he will get going from the beginning we’re prone to submit an enormous complete on the board,” he acknowledged.

Sujon, within the meantime, talked about selling the in-form Afif Hossain Dhrubo as much as No.4 within the T20I batting lineup.

“We will give him (Afif) an opportunity there (at 4 in T20s), We are interested by Afif in a particular position and he’s a dynamo. I believe he’s very assured and actually performed properly within the final two sequence and even batted properly within the ODIs. We need to give Afif his place as a result of he’s our future,” Mahmud added.

Bangladesh, captained by Shakib Al Hasan, will begin their Asia Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Afghanistan on August 30 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

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