He was making an attempt to exit of his character to meet the calls for of T20s: Mushfiqur Rahim’s childhood coach

Asia Cup 2022: Mushfiqur Rahim scored solely 5 runs within the match in two matches after which he introduced his retirement from T20Is on Monday, September 4.

He was making an attempt to exit of his character to meet the calls for of T20s: Mushfiqur’s coach. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSMushfiqur Rahim retired from T20Is on MondayMushfiqur Rahim performed 102 T20Is in his professionMushfiqur Rahim scored solely 5 runs from 2 matches in Asia Cup 2022

Mushfiqur Rahim’s childhood coach, Nazmul Abedin, felt that the right-handed batter was making an attempt method too arduous to adapt to the wants of T20 cricket. Over the final 12 months, Mushfiqur’s place within the nationwide T20I staff was questioned loads of occasions. The Bogra-born cricketer didn’t have the very best of outings within the Asia Cups as nicely.

On Sunday, September 04, Mushfiqur pulled the curtains down on his T20I profession, saying that he needed to focus extra on ODIs and Tests from now onwards.

Mushfiqur’s coach stated that the batter was hell bent on doing nicely within the Asia Cup and therefore, was making an attempt to exit of his character in web classes.

“Look, I have seen him trying many shots in the nets before going to the Asia Cup and to be honest he was trying too hard and at times going out of his character to make sure he fulfills the demands of T20. This could have had an effect on his batting, since he had his own pattern, and someone who moves away from his pattern is unlikely to succeed,” Nazmul was quoted as saying to Cricbuzz.

“If I am a batsman and I always think that I have to score quickly, it will hardly work. If the ball is there to hit he will hit it on the back of his muscle memory that will dictate his action, but if he is predetermined to play a shot, it might backfire,” he added.

In 102 T20Is, the 35-year-old Mushfiqur scored 1500 runs at a median of 19.48 with six half-centuries to his title. In Asia Cup 2022, Mushfiqur scored solely 5 runs from two matches at a median of two.50.

Earlier this yr, veteran left-handed batter Tamim Iqbal additionally determined to name it a day from the shortest format of worldwide cricket.

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