Mahmud upset with Mustafizur’s decision to skip Test cricket

GBNews24 Desk//

Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon expressed his disappointment over fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman’s decision to skip Test cricket.

He said that at the peak of his career, Mustafizur should not take such sort of decision rather he should play all format of cricket to serve the country’s cricket better.

“I want Mustafizur to play Test. We don’t have so many bowlers.

Mustafizur currently is the best bowler of the country. Team gets a great balance if Mustafizur is in the team,” Khaled Mahmud Sujon, also BCB director said on Saturday.

As BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon gave players the choice to pick his favorable format, Mustafizur skipped Test cricket, writing that he won’t be playing this format until Covid-19 bio-bubble is withdrawn.

Currently he is playing IPL for Delhi Capitals, BSS reports.

Mahmud thinks the board chief’s announcement was only for senior cricketers like Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim who have been serving the country for a long time.

“BCB president said players can choose the format they want to play. That is the case with senior players, not everyone. How old is Mustafizur? He has been at his peak of his career and now it’s the ideal time to serve the country.

“Players like Shakib, Tamim, Mushfiqur have been serving the country for many years and they deserve the break. They are already 34/35 years and they haven’t many cricket left. So they can choose the format but Mustafizur can’t,” he added.

Mahmud also is annoyed over Mustafizur’s decision to choose IPL over Test cricket.