Seeing the beginning, even the biggest fans did not think that Fortune Barisal will be the champion this time. Barisal has not created a web of expectations in that sense. Aakash Kusum had little imagination about the Tamim army.
Barisal regained its rhythm as BPL reached the midway point. Momentum comes. Then as time went by, the edge of Tamim Iqbal’s army increased. What is the story behind this change in Barisal? When exactly did Barisal start to rise? At the end of the final, the press conference asked questions.
Captain Tamim Iqbal told the story behind it in his own mouth. Tamim revealed that the inclusion of all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin has changed the face of his team.
Telling the story behind Fortune Barisal’s rhythm, the Barisal captain said, ‘Saifuddin’s inclusion was very important. It was a huge ‘cricket gamble’ to bring Saifuddin into the team after recovering from injury. That gamble has been very successful. Saifuddin has proved the correctness of his inclusion.’
Besides, Tamim identified the inclusion and playing of left-arm spinner Taijul Islam as a positive and effective step. Taijul was subjected to a lot of ridicule when he was picked in the player draft, Tamim said.
Tamim said, ‘It may not be appropriate to say, but this is the right time to say. When Taijul was selected in the draft, there was a group of laughs. I felt very bad about it. Because I take an international cricketer in the team, another team is laughing. I am very happy with the way he has contributed. Due to this performance, BCBO also rewarded him with a call-up to the ODI and T20 squads. ‘
Taijul was one of the bowlers of Barisal’s title win in BPL. He played 8 matches and took 9 wickets. He gave runs at just 5.65 per over, which is enough to turn a team’s fortunes around in T20Is.
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