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'We need to nurture him'

Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman appeals during the first game of the 3-match ODI series against India at Mirpur. Photo: STAR

Mustafizur Rahman is a name which is now on the lips of every Bangladeshi cricket fan. And the 19-year old paceman from Satkhira deserves the spotlight after they way he traumatised the vaunted Indian batting line-up with a five-wicket haul on debut to ensure Bangladesh's stunning 79-run victory on Thursday night in Mirpur.

Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and coach Chandika Hathurusingha wanted to surprise India by adding a fresh face in the four-man pace-attack and Mustafizur exceeded all expectations. Young Taskin Ahmed was the man who brilliantly capitalised on the additional bounce to open the gates for Mustafizur by taking the first two wickets, while Mashrafe and Rubel Hossain were performed brilliantly on way to concoct a rare brand of pace bowling.

Still Mustafizur's cunning off-cutters remain the most endearing aspect after Soumya Sarker's elegant knock set the tone of Bangladesh's dominance throughout the match.

The day after the match, Tigers skipper might have provided the most important message for the young paceman as he said: "We wanted to surprise India and (Mustafizur Rahman) what he did was beyond my imagination. I would have been okay had he only got the wicket of Rohit Sharma, but he finished with five wickets…amazing. He is a good prospect no doubt, but I don't want a player be a one-hit wonder."

"In my long career I have seen lot of players who had come with wonder, but only for few matches. I think a great opportunity is there for us and now we should nurture him properly.  It's now time for Mustafizur to work hard to stay in the tough world of international cricket. What I always say is that one should play seven to ten years in the team consistently to justify his talent and Mustafizur has a long way to go," suggested the Tigers skipper.

And it's true that the team management should use this new talent properly for his hopefully long career. Mustafizur is too young and his body needs to be more built to cope with the pressure of international cricket. He has done a wonderful job on his debut, but if needed the team management should stop somewhere to give him space for further development.

It was not an easy decision for the team management to leave out in-form left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny as Mashrafe said after the match, but they wanted to gamble with a new paceman and they were successful in the end.

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'We need to nurture him'

Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman appeals during the first game of the 3-match ODI series against India at Mirpur. Photo: STAR

Mustafizur Rahman is a name which is now on the lips of every Bangladeshi cricket fan. And the 19-year old paceman from Satkhira deserves the spotlight after they way he traumatised the vaunted Indian batting line-up with a five-wicket haul on debut to ensure Bangladesh's stunning 79-run victory on Thursday night in Mirpur.

Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and coach Chandika Hathurusingha wanted to surprise India by adding a fresh face in the four-man pace-attack and Mustafizur exceeded all expectations. Young Taskin Ahmed was the man who brilliantly capitalised on the additional bounce to open the gates for Mustafizur by taking the first two wickets, while Mashrafe and Rubel Hossain were performed brilliantly on way to concoct a rare brand of pace bowling.

Still Mustafizur's cunning off-cutters remain the most endearing aspect after Soumya Sarker's elegant knock set the tone of Bangladesh's dominance throughout the match.

The day after the match, Tigers skipper might have provided the most important message for the young paceman as he said: "We wanted to surprise India and (Mustafizur Rahman) what he did was beyond my imagination. I would have been okay had he only got the wicket of Rohit Sharma, but he finished with five wickets…amazing. He is a good prospect no doubt, but I don't want a player be a one-hit wonder."

"In my long career I have seen lot of players who had come with wonder, but only for few matches. I think a great opportunity is there for us and now we should nurture him properly.  It's now time for Mustafizur to work hard to stay in the tough world of international cricket. What I always say is that one should play seven to ten years in the team consistently to justify his talent and Mustafizur has a long way to go," suggested the Tigers skipper.

And it's true that the team management should use this new talent properly for his hopefully long career. Mustafizur is too young and his body needs to be more built to cope with the pressure of international cricket. He has done a wonderful job on his debut, but if needed the team management should stop somewhere to give him space for further development.

It was not an easy decision for the team management to leave out in-form left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny as Mashrafe said after the match, but they wanted to gamble with a new paceman and they were successful in the end.

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