{"id":38545,"date":"2021-09-21T09:35:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T09:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=38545"},"modified":"2021-09-21T09:35:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T09:35:07","slug":"everyone-is-excited-to-start-off-well-says-rajasthan-royals-mustafizur-rahman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=38545","title":{"rendered":"Everyone is excited to start off well, says Rajasthan Royals\u2019 Mustafizur Rahman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-38544\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mustafizur_Rahman-IPL.jpg\" alt=\"Mustafizur Rahman IPL\" style=\"display: block; margin: 8px auto;\" width=\"566\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mustafizur_Rahman-IPL.jpg 566w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mustafizur_Rahman-IPL-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mustafizur_Rahman-IPL-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/>Dubai (UAE): <\/strong>Ahead of Rajasthan Royals\u2019 match tonight against Punjab Kings, the franchise\u2019s Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman has reiterated on the importance of focusing on the process, and says his team is \u201creally excited to start off well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cWhen you are playing in these conditions, it is important to start off well. I think if we can manage to maintain our process and are able to follow the things we\u2019ve planned and execute them on the field, then we will definitely come out on top,\u201d expressed the 26-year-old ahead of his team\u2019s resumption of the IPL 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>Having helped his country to a first-ever T20I series win against New Zealand earlier this month, Mustafizur also commented on his team\u2019s approach. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to be looking too ahead of ourselves, and want to just go match-by-match. We know what we want to do, and it is to win matches, and have a great IPL season, and I believe today will be the first of those matches. Everyone in the group is really excited to start off well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The left-arm pacer currently has 8 wickets in 7 matches of IPL 2021, and refers to his time with the Royals so far as satisfying. \u201cI think most teams in the IPL are very good, but I have absolutely enjoyed my time with the Royals. We are the first-ever champions of the IPL, and I feel really proud and satisfied to be able to perform for the franchise. I also feel really valued here and just hope to keep performing in the remainder of this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disclosing what the four key factors to his good bowling form are, Mustafizur said, \u201cFor me, bowling doesn\u2019t mean that you need to have several variations. I like to keep things simple, and I think I\u2019ve got four key things that I do really well, which is to bowl &#8211; in the right areas, a good slower bowl, a quick yorker and a great bouncer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI believe it is not necessary to have too many things in your armory, but to focus on the things you do well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Having played in the UAE before a few times, \u2018The Fizz\u2019 also added that the conditions in the gulf nation will be familiar. \u201cI\u2019ve been there in 2014 to play at the U-19 Asia Cup, and I think the conditions there are very similar to what we find across Asia and even back home in Bangladesh. I also know it\u2019ll be hot, but I\u2019m not worried about it and am quite used to it,\u201d he gushed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m very confident with the boys coming in, they\u2019ve all performed well at the international level and the franchise has chosen them because they have performed well. So, I feel we will have a strong unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In line with his approach of not looking too far ahead, Mustafizur said he only has his eyes set on this IPL season. \u201cI don\u2019t like to think about all those things (IPL retentions and auction). My aim is to perform now and enjoy the moment. We can only control our performances and that is what I\u2019m focused on. I do my best on the field, whether I\u2019m playing for the Royals, for my country or for my local team. I don\u2019t worry about things which are not in my control,\u201d stated a confident looking Mustafizur.<\/p>\n<p>However, signing off, the pacer did agree that the IPL season will serve as good preparation for the T20 World Cup. \u201cObviously, it will be a really good preparation for me because I can then go back when the World Cup starts and share information with my teammates on how the wickets were. Not all of my teammates are playing in the IPL, so I can pass on the knowledge, and I hope it will be very important for the team,\u201d he expressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai (UAE): Ahead of Rajasthan Royals\u2019 match tonight against Punjab Kings, the franchise\u2019s Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman has reiterated on the importance of focusing on the process, and says his team is \u201creally excited to start off well.\u201d &nbsp;\u201cWhen you are playing in these conditions, it is important to start off well. 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