CHATTOGRAM, Sept 20, 2019 (BSS)-Despite reaching the final of the Tri-
nation T20 series, stake is high for Bangladesh in their last group match
against Afghanistan, said fast bowler Shafiul Islam.
He added that Bangladesh wants to keep up the winning spree after
securing a convincing win against Zimbabwe in their last match.
And what is more important for them is to break the defeat jinx against
Afghanistan as they are yet to get over from the psychological barrier
against the Afghans and lost four matches in a row.
Though they have won against Zimbabwe twice to book their berth in the
final but certainly they need to tick all their boxes if they want to beat
their opponent in the dress rehearsal of the final.
“I think we need to prepare well for the final. Tomorrow’s match is
important and if we play well and win that will give us some confidence going
into the final,” Shafiul said here on Friday.
“Winning is a habit and will also help us in the final,” he said adding
that he does want to complicate things and just focusing in cutting down
their mistakes.
“For us we have to cut down our mistakes and learn from the mistakes. If
everybody in the team can perform individual sector and give 100 than we can
beat them.”
“Whether spinner or pace bowler plays he has to bowl in the right place
and then we can beat them,” he said.
Shafiul said that Tigers new bowling coach Charl Langeveldt is not
trying to change too many things and only concentrating on helping him
bowling according to his strength.
“I think when a tournament is in progress the coach does not want to
make any change to any bowler and he is just focusing on my strength and
accuracy,” he remarked.
“It depends on the match situation and sometimes you have to give runs
and take wickets and sometimes it’s the vice versa. I have to do whatever the
match situation demands,” he said.
“Of course we have some plan and if the bowlers bowl well and restrict
the opposition to low score then certainly it will help the task of the
batsmen easier,” he said.
Shafiul revealed that he is trying to be injury free as his career have
been halted on several occasions due to injury.
“I try to be injury-free. When I am fit I try to perform for my country
and give something to the country,” Shafiul disclosed, adding that he still
receives a lot of support in the dressing room.
“Everybody support me [in the national dressing room]. The last time I
played one day series in Sri Lanka all the senior players and coaching stuffs
support me and that helps me a lot to make a comeback in the national team,”
he informed.