Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain needs to go back to the training ground and rethink how he wants to win games for the Tigers. Because what he has been dishing out in Bangladesh’s consecutive T20I tours of the UAE and Pakistan has been nothing short of ordinary.
Rishad has made an immediate impact in his debut PSL season, bringing both energy and control to the Qalandars' bowling attack.
The first of the two-match T20I series is scheduled to begin at 9:00pm, Bangladesh time.
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain on social media expressed regret over ‘misunderstanding’ caused by some of the comments he made to the Bangladeshi media about the reaction of some overseas cricketers who were stuck in Pakistan alongside him during the India-Pakistan conflict.
The 21-year-old returned to Dhaka this afternoon along with pacer Nahid Rana after the PSL was suspended due to escalating India–Pakistan tensions and an incident near the Rawalpindi Stadium.
Nahid Rana and Rishad Hossain, the two Bangladeshi players taking part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), left Pakistan for the UAE tonight alongside the two other Bangladeshi journalists, who were also in the country to cover the event. The 10th edition of the PSL was postponed earlier tonight.
The escalation has not only cast doubt over Bangladesh’s upcoming T20I series in Pakistan but also raised immediate concerns for its players currently in Islamabad. Both Rishad, representing Lahore Qalandars, and Nahid, playing for Peshawar Zalmi, are awaiting safe passage home.
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain is enjoying his time in Pakistan as he starred with the ball to help Lahore Qalandars to a commanding 65-run win over Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the National Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain made a memorable Pakistan Super League (PSL) debut, playing a pivotal role in Lahore Qalandars' commanding 79-run victory over Quetta Warriors at Rawalpindi Stadium on Sunday.
'' I liked spinning the ball since childhood and from then on, I always wanted to become a leg-spinner. As you mentioned leg-spin is a tough art, so, it has always been a learning process for me.''
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain said his side were determined to go for the kill before rain forced the second of the three-match T20I series against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday to be called off.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said he would like to see more team effort rather than one or two individual performances in order to avoid another white-ball series whitewash against New Zealand.
The dearth of leg-spinners in the country's cricket structure has often been highlighted, especially whenever a big event T20I or ODI event comes knocking. Despite the urge felt by national team coaches and team management, the overall cricket fraternity has rarely put faith on leg spin, wrist-spin in general, shunning a key game-deciding factor to a corner.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has won the toss and elected to bat first against Ireland in the third and final match of the T20I series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
Young leg-spinner Rishad Hossain will be joining the Bangladesh squad in Dubai ahead of the Asia Cup, scheduled to begin on August 27 in the UAE.
