Talent
means nothing until its consistent,
this might be the time when Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan grasp the reality which
has been bothering national team, the senior brigade which consists of some
significant names are in the twilight of their glittering careers and the team
needs the new generation cricketers to stand up and take guard
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| Liton Das- Inconsistency has haunted him throughout |
Bangladesh’s ambition to continue its development
as a cricket team did take a severe jolt in 2019 as the team succumbed from high of
significant achievements of recent years to disastrous defeats which dented
their reputation. One of the major reasons for these losses was that the
youngsters were not able to back up the seniors. Players like Shoumya Sarkar,
Mehidy Hasan and Liton Das were unable to provide the consistency that team
expected from them. The growing age of senior cricketers has been a major concern
for the team but what is really bothering them has been a lack of able cricketers who
could replace them in the future.
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| His performance at domestic and international level has been vastly opposite |
Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz have been tipped
off to be the next big thing in Bangladesh cricket right from the time they piled
up tons of runs and racked wickets after wickets, in domestic cricket. The duo
have been playing international cricket for over four years and a person who
does not follow Bangladesh cricket quite frequently would be left puzzled,
after coming across their domestic records, why they have not been able to
establish themselves as a consistent threat for the opposition, in international
cricket.
Let’s take Liton’s case first. He has played 67 first-class matches and has scored 5146 runs at a remarkable average of 48.54, this includes
15 hundred and 23 fifties. However, when it comes to Test matches, he has mustered
only 859 runs with an average of only 26.03, in 20 Tests. Clearly, he has not
been able to justify the faith of selectors in him. So what has been the
reason? A look at his performance indicates that it’s the temperament he needs
to work upon, the concentration dwindles once he sets above 20. In 34 innings
he has played at Test level, he has crossed 20, more than twenty times, however, the fact he has only 5 fifties, means he has been out between 20-49 almost 15
times, which in fact is quite high and shows where the problem lies.
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| Mehidy Hasan had a memorable Test debut in 2016 |
Even in One Day Internationals, if one does not gets
carried away by recent runs against Zimbabwe, Liton has the same problem. In 36
innings, he has crossed fifty, six times in spite of making a score of 15 or more, seventeen times.
The series against Zimbabwe showed what he is really capable of, but if Das has
to make it big, he has to score them big and on a consistent basis.
On the other hand, Mehidy Hasan who arrived on the
scene with a remarkable performance against England is another bright talent.
He has been touted as an all-rounder which Bangladesh desperately needs in
order to lift them up and compete against big boys. Since taking 19 wickets in
his first two Tests against England and making a John Cena like entry into
International Cricket, he has been giving runs like Indian Banks lending money
to some of the biggest defaulters. Since his debut series, he has conceded 100
runs in an innings on eight occasions, which is a cause of concern for the team
as he is the main weapon in Bangladesh’s bowling arsenal. In batting as well,
he needs to uplift the average from a paltry 17 to the level of his domestic
batting average which is 24.92.
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| Time has arrived when Hasan has to take the responsibility |
His bowling in limited-overs especially in fifty over version needs more bite, he needs to be a wicket-taker rather than one who can contain only. His economy is only 4.65 but with a bowling average of 40, he is someone the opposition would never scare. He has been a useful batsman lower down the order but not someone who can create ripples among the teams. He needs to start taking more responsibility now as the team needs him, especially in bowling department which will be devoid of some valuable experience with Shakib-Al-Hasan (in next few years) in the final stage of his career.
Both Das and Mehidy are young and have long careers
ahead, however, it is up to them how they want to be remembered because
greatness is not bestowed on everyone, it goes only to the one who is ready to
fight out with consistency, all the barriers which come in their way. The rest
become history only.
Liton
Das’s Record
Format
|
Matches
|
Runs
|
Average
|
100
|
50
|
First
Class
|
67
|
5146
|
48.54
|
15
|
23
|
Tests
|
20
|
859
|
26.03
|
00
|
05
|
List
A
|
113
|
4190
|
39.90
|
10
|
19
|
ODI’s
|
36
|
1079
|
32.69
|
03
|
03
|
Mehidy
Hasan’s Batting Record
Format
|
Matches
|
Runs
|
Average
|
100
|
50
|
First
Class
|
40
|
1321
|
24.92
|
0
|
8
|
Tests
|
22
|
638
|
17.72
|
0
|
2
|
List
A
|
90
|
1188
|
20.13
|
0
|
5
|
ODI’s
|
41
|
393
|
17.86
|
0
|
1
|
Bowling
Format
|
Matches
|
Wickets
|
Average
|
Economy
|
Strike Rate
|
First
Class
|
40
|
161
|
29.03
|
3.00
|
58.00
|
Tests
|
22
|
90
|
33.12
|
3.37
|
58.9
|
List
A
|
90
|
96
|
33.29
|
4.59
|
43.5
|
ODI’s
|
41
|
40
|
40.62
|
4.65
|
52.3
|
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