2024-02-12 19:03:14
Can’t remember when Taskin Ahmed last played in BPL playoffs? ‘I actually forgot. I have played so many times in so many teams. In the last few seasons, the performance has been poor. So I forgot.’
In the last few years, Taskin Ahmed fought with himself and won his challenges well. But BPL is like a maze to him. In the last few years of the BPL, he has been playing in teams where he has to face more embarrassing situations than playing. Every time he has to stay at the bottom of the points table. Each of Har’s miserable chapters is added next to his name. The responsibility of which comes on himself.
Taskin makes the same mistake again and again. At least in the last three seasons. He was offered a higher salary because of the rule of signing players directly before the Players Draft. Taskin accepted the offer as it was financially beneficial. But later it is seen that the franchise is doing an average team. That makes Taskin’s fight different. A team cannot perform without good quality players and teammates. As a result, Taskin’s performance remains under wraps.
If you play in the big teams or those teams who regularly make strong teams in BPL, you can see that even if you lose one or two matches, you have a chance to come back. And on his down days, someone else leads the team. But the teams that are behind don’t have enough players to contend with. Many cricketers do not have competitive mentality. Star quality cricketers have to take extra pressure. Sometimes they succeed in taking that pressure. Never fail. But due to team play, their performance remained at the bottom. So the regret of not playing in the big team increases. Taskin has been experiencing something similar for the last three seasons.
‘I feel it. Sometimes it feels like…my team hasn’t been to the playoffs in three years. The results were not good either. Sometimes it feels bad. I said that day also, one can be taken as icon or direct signing. Then I go to direct sign for better benefits. Later it feels bad when the team doesn’t get results like that. There is nothing to do now.’
Taskin has not been able to play in the playoffs for six seasons. In the last season of BPL, Dhaka Dominators took him to the team on a direct contract. Dhaka was the sixth team with 3 wins and 9 losses in 12 matches. Taskin took 10 wickets in 9 matches. The average was 20.6. Economy 6.02.
Before this, he played only 4 matches for Sylhet Sunrisers in the eighth season. Taskin was recruited by Sylhet from the ‘B’ category for a fee of 35 lakh rupees. During the Chittagong episode, it is known that Taskin will not play unless he receives the full amount of the fee. However, according to BCB, the franchise paid 70 percent of Taskin’s salary during the tournament as per the rules. Later, both Taskin and the Sylhet authorities said that there was a misunderstanding about the remuneration money. It has also been resolved. But could not play more than 4 matches due to shoulder injury. Seber Sylhet got only 1 win in 10 matches. They were the last team in the 8-team BPL.
In the seventh season, his team was Rangpur Rangers. Rangpur took him from the players draft. The team was also good. But not more than 5 wins in 12 matches. Taskin took 11 wickets in 8 matches at an average of 21.63 and an economy of 9.15.
Taskin’s sixth season of BPL. Taskin simply impressed in the event organized before the 2019 World Cup. He got 22 wickets in 12 matches. The bowling average was 14.45. Economy 8.55. Taskin was unstoppable playing under Warner’s leadership. The performance was also brilliant. But his team finished sixth. Couldn’t finish BPL due to leg injury. Later, he was fit before the World Cup but could not go then.
Taskin played for the Chittagong Vikings in the fourth and fifth seasons. Taskins played qualifiers in the fourth round. Seventh out of eight teams in the fifth season. Taskin’s performance was not very good. 15 wickets in 11 matches in the fourth season. 14 wickets in the fifth season.
Team failure cannot bring out the performance that Taskin said, ‘It’s a team game. Two-four people are playing badly somewhere. I will not name. Because it’s a team game. Today it’s bad, tomorrow too. one day i Thus we have done badly. Win matches lost due to weakness. It’s definitely not a good feeling. We also have families. They also ask, why can’t you win? Batting or bowling is losing somewhere.’
Forgetting about the past, Taskin now only looked ahead, ‘Rhythm… now on the way to good. I am trying everything with 100%. Following the process. This is all there is. Try your best to do well. I believe if I stay on the right path, if I stay on the right path, success will start coming again.’