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Mahmudullah Riyad – Glowing Star of Bangladesh Cricket
The middle order batsman of the Bangladesh Cricket team, Mahmudullah Riyad, is hoping that his team manages to clean sweep the visiting Zimbabwe side in the One Day Internationals as well.
Bangladesh has already clean swept Zimbabwe in the test matches and they are just one step away from repeating that in the ODIs.
They have won the first 4 games with the 5th one scheduled to be played in Mirpur. Bangladesh might not have been in this position right now if Mahmudullah had not played a match winning innings of 82 in the last game.
The Bangladeshis were in tatters having gone 4 down in just 12 overs in that game.
They seemed to be moving fast towards their first defeat in the series, but, it wasn’t to be, thanks to the partnership that Mahmudullah built with another senior statesman of the side i.e. Mushfiqur Rahim.
However, talking to the press, the 28-year old was very modest. When being told that he was the hero in the game, he said, “It’s not about being hero. It’s all about helping your team and I am really satisfied to have done that today. We are looking to win the series 5-nil. Hopefully, we get another win on Monday and wrap it up in the best possible way.”
Mahmudullah, who was once the vice captain of Bangladesh and was being expected to be the next captain, is under pressure for saving his place in the One Day team.
This knock would certainly lift some of that pressure off him. He is a great finisher and Bangladesh would need him in form if they have to fight against the big teams in the World Cup.
Bangladesh is in Pool ‘A’ in the World Cup.
Mahela Jayawardene lbw by Mahmudullah, wicket by Mahmudullah
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Hales under heavy pressure
The England team management sees Alex Hales as a man who can win them matches down under next year with his devastating stuff at the top of the order and it’s fair enough for them to think that way as the Nottinghamshire batsman has been doing that in the domestic circuit for the last 4-5 years, making match winning contributions batting upfront. But, international cricket is not like domestic cricket. It’s a level higher. You don’t face as good an attack in domestic cricket as you’ve got to face at the international level.
Players, however, get selected on the basis of their domestic performances only and the same has happened to Hales also, but, expecting him to win you the World Cup straightaway is putting severe pressure on the youngster. And, having seen him play in the last series against India, one can say that he is not a finished product just yet as far as the 50-over cricket is concerned.
There are no question marks over Hales’ hitting abilities. He gets the deliveries away when power play is on and only two or three men are back at the boundary line, but, when it comes to the middle part where the spinners come on and the fielders get pushed back, Hales feel like being in jail. It’s just about dot or big shot for him. If the spinners bowl tight and do not let him get away for a few overs, he goes for the glory shots and perishes. The Indian spinners did it to him a couple of times.
So, that’s an area where Hales needs to look in. Even if it’s a 50-over game, a top order batsman needs to play a big inning. Only then, he can get his team into the best possible position. Peter Moores and the other England coaches will have to make Hales realize that.