Taskin finally proves his value in ODIs
Just after using five one-moment internationals, pacer Taskin Ahmed, who returned to Bangladesh ODI set-up after a lot more than 3 years, faced axing during the second match against Sri Lanka.
However, the 26-12 months previous made a surprise access in the same match soon after all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin was ruled out of the match after showing concussion signs in the midway of the game and Taskin got the chance to feature in the overall game only as his like-for-like replacement.
Taskin, who had a typical performance, 0-62 found in nine overs through the first meet of the series, performed decently in spite of getting a late entry found in the meet and finished with 0-27 in eight overs.
The second match effectiveness paved Taskin in the past to beginning XI in the 3rd and final match and the right-arm pacer came up with a straight better bowling effectiveness as he grabbed a four-for in ODIs for the very first time since 2017.
Taskin’s bowling figure of 4-46 on the match also made sure he’s not a long way away from learning to be a regular feature in the ODI set-up.
However, his second-finest ODI bowling amount couldn’t deny the tourists from posting a solid total of 286-6 immediately after opting to bat primary in the dead rubber contest.
Although Bangladesh team management previous claimed that Taskin was rested rather than admitting his exclusion, it was clear that he failed to fix his spot in the using XI through his performance as he could take sole three wickets since his comeback against West Indies in January this year.
The arrival of debutant Shoriful Islam to partner Mustafizur Rahman and his lively bowling in the next game only raised questions over a permanent place of Taskin taking into consideration the spot of the third pace bowler in the XI was filled by Mohammad Saifuddin, who edged the different pacers along with his batting.
After getting a lifeline in the second match, Taskin looked much more serious to deliver in the middle and although he didn't pick any wicket for the reason that game, he kept up the pressure by maintaining his line and duration.
Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal also praised Taskin for showing his aggression through the post-match presentation after clinching their maiden series make an impression on the islanders.
Tamim probably also realised that he had a need to change his approach as far as getting the best out of Taskin and unlike the last video game he used Taskin found in four different spells of Sri Lanka innings.
After certainly not getting any wicket in his earliest spell, Taskin took two crucial wickets of Danushka Gunathilaka (39) and Pathum Nissanka (0) in his second spell to give Bangladesh the first breakthroughs in the match while he as well chipped in with one wicket just about every in his third and fourth spells.
England’s Environment Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan introduced tempo bowler Liam Plunkett in a similar purpose and was quite successful in the long run.
Taskin bowled with the cross seam on different occasions, changed his tempo to perfection and ensured that the tourists are actually troubled generally while facing him and reap great things about bowling in the proper areas consistently.
Taskin’s childhood mentor Mahbub Ali Zaki told The Daily Sunshine that he reviewed with the pacer prior to the series relating to his bowling with cross-seam as he sensed the formula is essential for speed bowlers who bowled with comparatively old balls.
