2024-02-20 06:27:26
The team bus is standing. Security police members were saying to themselves, when to come out! But there was no possibility of great Dhaka coming out. Because there was a closed team meeting going on inside. Losing 11 out of 12 matches in the tournament, the meeting was also important to keep the morale of the cricketers strong.
Once the meeting ends, the cricketers start coming out slowly. Pacer Shariful Islam had a different look. This young pacer of the national team has ignited every match with the ball for Dhaka, being the highest wicket taker so far. But the position of the party is so weak, what is Shariful’s thinking?
Shariful left the dressing room and got on the team bus in silence. This young man was not seen talking to any of his teammates. The team spent the night at the hotel and caught a flight to Dhaka in the morning. The cell phone was the only hope to know Shariful’s thoughts. According to this pacer, T20 is a team game, individual performance has no value.
T20 is a team game. You have seen that nothing great is done by personal performance. Well done personally but we are all at the end. This is the biggest example.’
Not only Shariful with the ball, but also with the bat, Dhaka cricketer is at the top. Alexander Ross tops with 352 runs, Naeem Sheikh is third with 310 runs. Shariful’s regret, it would have been great for the team if everyone had made a small contribution.
If none of us were in the top five, everyone would make small contributions, and we would win the match. But then something would have been better. Nothing really about team sports. Team performance is more important than individual performance – said Shariful.
Shariful took 22 wickets in 12 matches in the tournament. This pacer gave 7.81 runs per over. Maximum taken 4 wickets. Shariful also holds the record of the first hat-trick in this year’s BPL. Second placed Rangpur Riders Sheikh Mahadi has 15 wickets. 13 wickets for Shakib Al Hasan in third position.
If Rangpur plays till the final, Mehdi-Sakibra will get maximum five matches. They can surpass Shariful if they can maintain the consistency. Meanwhile, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham also expressed his admiration after seeing Shariful’s bowling.
“A pacer like Shariful has come up who can swing well and bounce very well. They had a great trip in New Zealand, they will probably be happy. They cannot be taken lightly in the T20 World Cup, they cannot sit back and think they will win easily. They will be a very challenging team especially in West Indies conditions.’