Quick-rising tempo bowler Hasan Mahmud stated Bangladesh’s upward trajectory has made a spot within the World Check Championship remaining a practical dream for his group. Photograph: AFP
DHAKA:
Quick-rising tempo bowler Hasan Mahmud stated on Monday Bangladesh’s upward trajectory has made a spot within the World Check Championship remaining a practical dream for his group.
Bangladesh are fourth within the World Check Championship standings after a shock nine-wicket victory over Australia in Darwin in August, a outcome that highlighted the strides made by a aspect lengthy considered Check underachievers.
“The momentum is coming in direction of us, positively,” Hasan, 26, instructed AFP in an interview in Dhaka.
“The environment is such that Bangladesh can now dominate in Check cricket,” stated the right-arm bowler, who performed a key function by taking 6-55 in Darwin.
“We’ve not dominated (in Check cricket). Now’s the time.”
Hasan stated the Darwin victory may very well be a springboard for larger achievements for Bangladesh, who’ve gained six of their 13 Exams up to now two years.
Bangladesh have six Exams remaining within the present World Check Championship cycle, together with house collection in opposition to the West Indies and England, in addition to a tour of South Africa.
“If we win 4 matches at house, why should not we play within the World Check Championship remaining? That is the dream for Bangladesh now,” Hasan stated.
The paceman, who loved a profitable county stint with Kent this 12 months, has been a central determine in Bangladesh’s current rise.
Nicknamed “Mini-McGrath” after the Australian nice Glenn McGrath, he believes the notion of Bangladeshi tempo bowling is altering because the South Asian nation produces a brand new technology of quicks.
“Since we began taking part in, the considering has modified,” he stated.
“They now realise Bangladesh additionally has good-quality quick bowlers who could be world-class.”
Hasan’s aggressive strategy was evident in the course of the Australia collection, the place he centered on constructing stress on batsmen.
“I used to be simply doing my job and bowling. I wasn’t giving them something straightforward to hit. I’d assault them with the quick ball and maintain bowling my means. In the event that they hit me, they hit me,” he stated.
Bangladesh had been unable to clinch the two-Check collection, with Australia claiming the second Check in Mackay by an innings and 51 runs.
Nonetheless, Hasan stated he was assured that Bangladesh’s “graph will proceed to maneuver upward” within the coming days.
“Have a look at how a lot we have improved in Check cricket,” he stated.
“If the quick bowlers keep in fine condition and the batsmen stay in kind, then we are going to go to the next degree.”