1 thousand 407 wickets in 309 first class matches. This is Pakistan’s Mushtaq Ahmed‘s first-class cricket record. Undoubtedly such a record of pride, wealth. This record of Mushtaq tells how focused this leg spinner was in first class cricket. Legends say, to be successful you have to play first class cricket. Therein lies the real test. If you pass that exam, you can do well in the next stage. Mushtaq advised Bangladeshi leg-spinner Rishad Hossain to focus on first-class cricket and build a career.
The spin bowling coach of Bangladesh believes that the promising Rishahad has a chance to shine in white-clothes cricket as well. “I think he is a very good future for Bangladesh, especially with the white ball,” Mushtaq said of Rishad after the fourth day of Bangladesh’s Mirpur Test against South Africa on Wednesday (October 23). He saw it in the World Cup. In all the franchise leagues of the world, he is watched at the international level.’
Talking about his bowling specialty, Mushtaq added, ‘He can get you wickets, win matches anytime. Great spin, good pace, drift, tall a leg spinner, learning to bowl a good googly.’
Rishad is playing regularly in the national team in a limited capacity. Not yet considered in red ball cricket. Mushtaq advised Rishad to focus on red-ball cricket for success on the international stage, ‘he has to play first-class cricket. Along with doing 4-10 overs well, he also needs to learn to do 25 overs. And that is only possible in first class cricket.’
But whether Rishad will be considered in domestic cricket is a big question. Rishad’s debut in first class cricket in 2018. Rishad played only 20 matches during this long period. He also bowled less, 2174 balls. Where he got only 30 wickets. Leg spinners are less trusted in domestic cricket. Bowling is not given if it is a little scratchy. If he does not get a wicket, he is dropped quickly. He had the opportunity to bowl 10.1 overs against Chittagong Division for Rangpur Division in the first round of the ongoing National Cricket League. Where he got 4 wickets.
It is a matter of seeing how much chance Rishad gets in front of him to contribute to the team’s victory, how much he can become reliable.
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