“When you want 20 wickets you need more bowlers as options, there’s no alternative, You choose fewer bowling options when you try to play defensive cricket and desire to draw the Test. When you want to win you will play with five-six bowling options and big teams do the same thing too,” Shakib Al Hasan said.
The Bangladesh skipper cited the example of the Indian team and the England team where they used to play with 5 to 6 proper bowlers in test cricket.
“Especially if you look at India and England, you will see them playing with five-six main bowlers and six batters,” he said.
Shakib Al Hasan also hailed Mehidy Hasan for his role in the team, as he is capable of batting at the number 7 position for the team and can chip in with the ball for Bangladesh in the team.
“Miraz (Mehidy) is capable to play at number seven and if he bats at number seven then we are having an extra bowling option which is good for our team. Everyone can rest and no pressure will create on them,” he added.
Shakib pulled out of the IPL 2023 tournament as he will be busy in Bangladesh and also mentioned that he has “personal issues to attend to” about his family which resides in the USA.
“I am playing with Mushfiq Bhai – first played under-15 in 2003, and since then we have been playing together. As I saw it then, it is still the same, Performance also has such ups and downs and experience knows how to overcome them. Everyone is passing these faces. Everyone who plays for 10-15 years has it,” he said.