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Kolkata: Promising Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman — Fizz to friends — never lets success get to his head and says rather modestly that he would be happy to be remembered as a “good human being” if he does not make it to cricketing folklore, little realising he may have already reached there.<\/p>\n
The shy, 21-year-old speedster who burst into limelight on debut in 2015 when India toured Bangladesh, is only the second player to have returned fivers in his first two One-Day Internationals (ODIs).<\/p>\n
At 19, the wiry left-arm pacer with a tendency to thrive on off-cutters to reap dividends, made giant holes in the hallowed Indian batting line-up boasting of the likes of Virat Kohli, M.S. Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane.<\/p>\n
It was because of his 5-50 and 6-43 in his first two ODIs that once-minnows Bangladesh won those games and the three-match series, their first India haul.<\/p>\n
Only Zimbabwe’s Brian Vitori has two five-wicket hauls in his first two ODIs besides Fizz.<\/p>\n
“I never let success get into my head. You guys keep asking me about being something big, great talent and so on… I am unfazed,” Mustafizur told IANS during a one-on-one while plying his trade for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL).<\/p>\n
“If I cannot become a great cricketer, I will at least want to be remembered as a good human being,” the soft-spoken, Khulna-born 21-year-old said.<\/p>\n
In the World T20 last year, Mustafizur displayed his variation of cutters in the Super 10 match against New Zealand at the Eden Gardens, returning 5-22.<\/p>\n
“In this format of the game (T20), you need variations. Every bowler will have his stock ball. But you need to vary your deliveries in order to get success,” the off-cutter specialist said.<\/p>\n
Known as a bowler who has a bagful of tricks and uses his variations tactfully, Mustafizur returned not the same bowler after shoulder surgery last August.<\/p>\n
He wasn’t impressive in New Zealand, where he got just one wicket, and was subsequently given a break, thereby staying out of action in the one-off Test against India in February.<\/p>\n
“I was not fit for the series,” Mustafizur promptly replied when asked whether he missed being part of the tie. Many reports have claimed that he was essentially not picked.<\/p>\n
During Bangladesh’s last tour of Sri Lanka, Mustafizur scalped eight wickets in two Tests, six in three ODIs and four in two T20 games.<\/p>\n
“I am happy with my ODI bowling (against Sri Lanka). What I wanted was not happening and I could not get the ball in the right areas. The length was a problem too. In the last ODI, I was getting back my rhythm I thought, and T20s was fine I would say.”<\/p>\n
Picked in the auction last year by Sunrisers, Mustafizur is in his second season with the franchise.<\/p>\n
“I don’t have any target in mind. I always try to give my best and help my team win at the end of the day,” he signed off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kolkata: Promising Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman — Fizz to friends — never lets success get to his head and says rather modestly that he would be happy to be remembered as a “good human being” if he does not make it to cricketing folklore, little realising he may have already reached there.<\/p>\n
The shy, 21-year-old speedster who burst into limelight on debut in 2015 when India toured Bangladesh, is only the second player to have returned fivers in his first two One-Day Internationals (ODIs).<\/p>\n
At 19, the wiry left-arm pacer with a tendency to thrive on off-cutters to reap dividends, made giant holes in the hallowed Indian batting line-up boasting of the likes of Virat Kohli, M.S. Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[4744,466,559,11531,724,8076],"class_list":["post-34355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket","tag-cricket-news","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-ms-dhoni","tag-mustafizur-rahman","tag-rohit-sharma","tag-sunrisers-hyderabad"],"yoast_head":"\n