Bangladesh Fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is hoping to be back to his best for the Asia Cup in UAE next month. Although Rahman was the second-highest wicket-taker in the ODI series in West Indies recently with five wickets in three games and topped the tally in T20Is with eight wickets, the left-arm pacer revealed that he was operating only at 60 per cent during the tour.
“I could not give my one hundred per cent while bowling in the West Indies. I would say, I have utilised 60 per cent of my ability,” Mustafizur told reporters in Mirpur. “Pacers need rhythm [in their bowling]. I am okay now, but I can find have better rhythm. I still have the opportunity to improve in every area.”
“I have no individual targets but I will try my best to do well. Many have high expectations of me, so my aim will be to fulfill their expectations,” he said.
Bangladesh kickoff their Asia Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on 15 September in Dubai.
“The heat is the same as our country. I played there in 2014 in the ICC Under-19 World Cup. The grounds will be the same in Asia Cup as the ones where I played the U-19 World Cup. So, everything will be the same as our country, now let’s see what kind of wickets ACC [Asian Cricket Council] offers,” said Mustafizur.
