2024-03-03 05:16:51
Tamim Iqbal himself could not believe that such a thing could happen. Taijul Islam is the regular face of national team Test cricket. What Tamim values as a national asset. Because he was included in the BPL draft, another group laughed out loud from a table next to him! Tamim could not express his anger that day because the situation would be confusing. However, Fortune Barisal’s captain Taijul made a ‘betting horse’ and responded strongly on the field. In the end, both of them smiled.
The tenth season of BPL came down on Friday. Barisal got the first taste of the title. Tamim-Taizul pair won. The additional friendship between the two is not unknown to anyone. But both are professionals in field cricket. Both considered what would be best for the team first. So Sri Lankan spinner Dinuth Wellalage was played even after Taijul was in the team. Later they also added Keshav Maharaj. Along with Taijul was left-arm spinner Rakibul Hasan.
After all the competition, Taijul had to get eleventh place in Barisal. He also proved himself that way. Took 9 wickets in BPL. Gave only 5.65 runs per over. Among the bowlers who took at least 5 wickets in the tournament, only Samit Patel of Sylhet Strikers bowled more miserably than him. In the final, Comilla kept the batsmen under pressure and spent only 20 runs in 4 overs.
Tamim wanted to bring such a performer in front of everyone at the end of the match. That is why he wanted to appear in the press conference. But the left-arm spinner went back to the dressing room after telling the captain. However, Tamim did not hesitate to talk about Taijul in the press conference.
Tamim said, ‘I have to say this… Taijul… Maybe I shouldn’t say it, but it feels like the right time to say it. When I drafted him, there was a certain group of people who were laughing. I felt so bad, so bad… I took an international cricketer in the team, while a team was laughing that he was taken.’
Although Tamim did not mention the name of that team, it was learned from the Barisal players and management that after taking Taijul on the day of the draft, some people sitting at the table of Rangpur Riders laughed. Tamim didn’t like that at all. Taijul broke into the limited-overs team with his BPL performance.
Tamim is happy to get a teammate, ‘We brought Keshav Maharaj at one time. Taijul did well, still I played Keshav instead of him, he also did well. Then Taijul came back and did amazing. Now I am very happy for him to have made such a big contribution. Because of his performance, BCB and selectors have taken him in Bangladesh’s ODI and T20 teams.