Mustafizur should not be pressured to play Check cricket – Shakib

Bangladesh’s newly appointed Check skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday (June 15) mentioned that Mustafizur Rahman should not be pressured or driven into taking part in Check cricket and that any resolution he is taking at the layout will have to be revered.

Bangladesh Cricket Board looked as if it would have ended all drama surrounding the left-arm pacer’s Check long term via together with him for the impending two-match Check collection in opposition to West Indies, scheduled to start out from June 16. Mustafizur, who final performed red-ball cricket all the way through the house collection in opposition to West Indies in 2021, has been reluctant to play Checks and has stressed out at the wish to pick out and select codecs with a view to lengthen his world occupation. Alternatively, the 26-year-old, who does not possess a Check contract for 2022, agreed to play Check once more after BCB despatched him a letter to transparent his place.

“There may be not anything to encourage. As a result of if Mustafizur prefers that he desires to play one-day or T20 then I feel we will have to recognize that,” Shakib informed journalists at the eve of the Antigua Check. “As he’s within the collection and I’m certain he’s motivated to play those two suits and that’s essential for us. As a captain I’m targeted with those two suits and he appeared very motivated to play those two suits.

“However in the long run I’m really not certain what’s in retailer and whether or not he desires to play Check or now not however I feel each participant has particular person personal tastes and possible choices and there’s something like convenience zone and we should recognize that,” Shakib added.

Bangladesh will likely be eyeing to make a contemporary get started underneath Shakib, who they re-appointed final month after Mominul Haque stepped down within the wake of deficient effects and his personal dwindling shape with the bat. Shakib’s two earlier stints as Check captain noticed the crew win 3 and lose 11 of the 14 fixtures.

Shakib used to be additionally captain on Bangladesh’s final excursion to West Indies in 2018 the place they had been bundled out for his or her lowest Check ranking of 43 within the first innings of the Antigua Check. The veteran cricketer expects the pitch to play otherwise this time round. “I feel it’s totally a distinct wicket as you mentioned it used to be 4 years again and appeared to me it used to be a greater wicket. Fourth innings will likely be more difficult to bat as a result of spinners will come into play. However the essential factor is that how we bat within the first innings every time we’re batting.

“Batting first or bowling first would possibly not make any distinction so long as you do it neatly. We need to get ready for the whole thing and I feel boys are up for the problem.”

Shakib admitted Bangladesh’s shape within the longest layout had nosedived after the highs of a Check win in New Zealand and was hoping to herald a favorable logo of cricket in his 3rd stint as captain on this layout. “We have not performed neatly in Check cricket just lately however this can be a likelihood we will turn out everybody unsuitable and we will do truly neatly and take it from there. If we do neatly on this Check event I feel it’ll be an excellent start line for this entire collection,” he mentioned.

“There are relatively a couple of guys who coming in. I feel Pleasure( Mahmudul Hasan) is our opener batsman and he had performed neatly in New Zealand and South Africa and it’ll be any other problem for him. He has the potential to do one thing truly neatly for Bangladesh cricket. Raza is a brand new rapid bowler whom we will glance as much as and there are any other guys. Mehidy Miraj is again within the crew and it is a giant spice up for us and there may be Nurul Hasan who’s out and in however he’s in nice contact in home cricket and confidently he can put that efficiency into world cricket and produce some pleasure for Bangladesh cricket,” he added.