Bangladesh tempo bowler Taskin Ahmed mentioned on Monday (August 10) that they’re going to miss Nahid Rana within the two-match Check sequence as he feels the speedster may have made a distinction towards the hosts.
The vacationers acquired an enormous blow forward of the sequence as their main pacer Rana was dominated out as a result of a aspect pressure. Their issues have been compounded additional as one other pacer Shoriful Islam was dominated out of the primary Check as a result of a hamstring damage and his participation within the second Check will depend upon him passing a health check.
“Nahid Rana is an enormous menace these days in world cricket. Sadly, he obtained injured,” Taskin mentioned forward of the primary Check in Darwin. The skilled pacer acknowledged that Bangladesh would have been a special proposition with each Rana and Shoriful out there however believes their absence supplies a chance for the opposite bowlers to make their mark.
“In the event that they have been there, Rana and Shoriful, it is perhaps totally different, however nonetheless, we hope to do effectively,” he mentioned. Taskin, who is predicted to shoulder a major share of the bowling accountability within the absence of the 2 pacers, insisted that the bowlers out there within the squad ought to take this chance to make a mark of their very own.
“It’s a terrific alternative for the bowlers taking part in in Australia,” he mentioned. Taskin added that they’re taking inspiration from their ODI sequence win over Australia earlier this yr because it was performed on sporting wickets. “That was a extremely nice sequence for us, particularly as a result of historically in Mirpur, it was a turning and sluggish wicket, however the final sequence was fairly sporting situations. So, all of us performed a very good sequence and we received towards Australia,” mentioned Taskin.
“That is giving us actually good confidence to play towards them. However nonetheless, house and away, there’s a huge distinction,” he famous.
Taskin added that although they’re disenchanted after shedding the practise sport towards Cricket Australia XI, they are going to be benefited as a result of expertise they managed to assemble from the fixture. Bangladesh have been humbled by an innings and 38 runs of their lone follow sport towards Cricket Australia XI.
“That wasn’t a terrific feeling after shedding towards Cricket Australia XI, that follow sport. Nevertheless it occurs in cricket. To this point, we’re additionally nonetheless attempting to regulate to the situation and pitches rapidly. In order that was good preparation, however we misplaced although. Nonetheless, we hope to do effectively in the principle match,” mentioned Taskin including that they aren’t shedding their head over planning for Travis Head.
“Little doubt he (Travis) is among the greatest batters on the earth, however nonetheless it is a sport of bat and ball. I’ll observe my course of like I’ve been doing previous few years,” mentioned Taskin.
“It will not be straightforward, however nonetheless I can not do something greater than that. I will stick with my course of, and let’s examine the way it goes. It depends upon the situation and the way the pitch is behaving. However nonetheless positively, we’ll include a plan for each batter, it completely depends upon the execution, how we execute on the bottom. And likewise, we’ve to play actually good cricket to compete with them,” he concluded.
