2024-02-17 22:25:52
At the press conference, he entered the room and was busy swatting away mosquitoes. Had it been any other foreigner, there would have been negative thoughts about Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. But Kyle Myers talks. It was on the shores of this ocean that he told the world the epic double century of 22 yards ‘Hurricane Myers.’
Three years ago this February, Myers made Mominul Haqq cry by playing an innings of 210 runs on the day of Sadaposha’s debut in Chittagong. The left-handed all-rounder made his Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) debut in this port city after three years. On this day, the old wounds were awakened by this Caribbean.
As soon as Myers came to the crease with the bat, talk of that injury intensified. 210 written on the back of the jersey! Why 210 for Fortune Barisal even though he played at number 71 for Windies? It didn’t take long to understand, Barisal team management honored Myers for that epic innings. Myers is very happy with this too.
“After I looked at the jersey, I saw that the number was 210. Very nice to see. I thought, I could do it too. I like it very much. Whoever thought of it in the party, he honored me. That trip (2021) was really amazing.’
Myers’ all-round performance helped Barisal win against Sylhet Strikers on Saturday (February 17). This win was very important for Barisal to stay in the playoff fight. Myers paid for it with both hands. Khushit got upset when Myers, who came to the press conference as a representative of the party, was asked about Chittagong.
“I was very happy to come here for the BPL. There are a few reasons, one of which is getting a chance to play. I have been in various places for the last two months but haven’t been able to play regularly. I only played two matches in six weeks. I am very happy to show my skills.’
Myers scored 48 runs from just 31 balls, dropping to three with the bat. Four-six equals three. Harry Tector in the second ball of the first over and Nazmul Hossain Shanto in the fifth ball broke Sylhet’s backbone in the beginning. In the end he took 3 wickets with only 12 runs in 4 overs. He was the man of the match in his Test debut against Bangladesh, and this time in his BPL debut too!
This Chittagong is like Myers’ Poabaro, ‘When I practice I feel something different. I have many good memories here. I think I had one of the best sessions on the net. It didn’t feel right to me when I practiced before. But yesterday everything went great, it helped me.’
Barisal did not have a good start in the BPL. As time progressed, the team also found the tonic of victory. Three wins in a row says that. Myers, who played the first game today, also thinks there are good things ahead.
‘I have been here for two days only. We had a meeting about how we had a bad start. I think there are some good cricketers in the team now and they are performing. We have some good leaders I think which is helping us.’