DHAKA -Shamim Hossain Patwari, who is considered as
one of the prospective players in Bangladesh cricket, revealed that his
eventual target is to establish himself as a good finisher.
One of the members of Bangladesh Under-19 World Cup winning squad, Shamim
had recently took the local cricket fraternity by storm, with some good
innings against visiting Ireland Wolves.
For Emerging team, who is now leading the five-match one-day series against
Ireland Wolves by 2-0, Shamim hit two fluent knocks, that helped the side win
with ease. The first game between the two sides was called off after an Irish
player tested Covid-19 positive in review result. In the second game, Shamim
blasted 39 ball-53 while in the second match, he proved his worth further by
hammering 44 not out off 25.
Those two knocks were the testament of his ability to finish the game,
which came as good news for Bangladesh cricket, which is searching a good
finisher for a quite some time now.
“My batting position is number six. I want to finish the game of my own.
That is my target,” Shamim said here today.
Shamim, known as a power hitter is also effective with his spin as well as
he is a good fielder too. Young Shamim followed India’s Virat Kohli, South
Africa’s AB de Villiers and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan. The two foreigners
are world famous as finishers.
“In abroad my idol is AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli while in the country,
Shakib Al Hasan is my favourite,” he said.
And in fielding his hero is none other than the fielding great Jonty
Rhodes. “I have followed Jonty Rhodes’ fielding since I was a child.”
Bangladesh Emerging team will play its fourth one-day against Ireland
Wolves tomorrow (Friday). Shamim said the target will be to win the game and
continue the good form.
“First I will say that our team is very good. Since we won the first two
matches, we are ahead of them. We want to win tomorrow’s match. In fact, we
have been doing well in both batting and bowling,” he remarked.
Shamim’s Under-19 World Cup winning mate pacer Shoriful Islam has already
been called up to the national team squad. Shamim is happy for his
achievement and also wants to cement his own place in the national team.
“We have been in cricket now and it is great. It is important to take the
preparation and get ready for everything,” he concluded.bss
