Captain Mohammad Mithun batted in the net for a long time. The Sylhet striker was practicing outside Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
Besides, Mithun and Shamsur Rahman Shubo were batting in two nets. Nazmul Islam, Samit Patel and other spinners were bowling in one. Pacers including Rezaur Rahman Raja are seen bowling in the other. Mithun and Shubo have been taking batting practice against spinners and pacers by changing the nets repeatedly.
Sylhet Strikers captain Mohammad Mithun and other cricketers looked very serious in practice. Foreign cricketers Benny Howell, Samit Patel were also sweating a lot in the net. Having won three of their last four matches, Sylhet Strikers broke the deadlock in a festive atmosphere. Everyone has different motivations.
There is a reason for this. If Sylhet can win the last three matches, then there will be a chance to play the BPL playoffs. Because of that Sylhet cricketers are also desperate. In any case, the lamp of possibility that burns at the end can be kept burning.
Rajin Saleh, the coach of the team, spoke to the media during Sylhet’s practice. Then, he firmly stated that their only aim now is to win the last three matches no matter what. Then the chances of playing in the playoffs will remain strong.
Rajin Saleh said, ‘We actually won three matches. Still hoping. I will play for victory in the remaining three matches. Our first target is to qualify (in the play-offs). Since we did not win some matches in the beginning, we fell behind. Maybe because of this, it has been difficult for us to make a comeback. But there are still three matches. I still hope that if we can win these three matches, then maybe we will qualify.
Sylhet lost so many matches in the beginning? Where was your deficiency? Why couldn’t you? Rajin Saleh said, ‘Look, this is a T20 game. Momentum is very important in this game. We didn’t get the momentum in the beginning. If you see, most of the matches our top order failed. This is where we actually fell behind. We have settled down a bit now. You will see, in the last three matches, the batsmen played a little better, due to which we were able to win those three matches.’
Tawhid Hriday was a cricketer of Sylhet Strikers last year. He did a great performance then. Now he is playing for Comilla. Scored a century in the last over in Mirpur. Played against Khulna in Chittagong on Wednesday, 91 runs unbeaten. Is Sylhet Strikers missing such a cricketer?
In response Rajin Saleh said, ‘Tawheed is always a greeting to the heart. He is playing well. We always miss him in our team. He is definitely a good player and let him go further and play better. Give better service to Bangladesh team, it is always wanted. ‘
Chittagong’s wicket is scoring 200 plus from the start. As such, what will be the team goal of Sylhet Strikers? What are the team’s expectations and prospects as such?
In response, Rajin Saleh said, ‘Cricket is a game of brothers and sisters. Honestly, our batters have to get runs. I hope our batters will get runs. If you score big runs, for any team, it’s always pressure. We will have a target, we can run. Let the batters come back for runs.’
