Bangladesh ki cricket team 28 May 2025 se Lahore ke Gaddafi Stadium mein shuru ho rahi 3-match T20I series ke liye tayyar ho rahi hai. Lekin series ke pehle hi unki tayyariyon ko bada jhatka laga hai – unke kuch top bowlers, khaaskar pace department mein, injured ho gaye hain. Head coach Phil Simmons, jo hamesha pace attack ko team ki T20 success ka key factor maante aaye hain, ab naye bowlers se umeed laga rahe hain. Unhone clearly bola: “Hamari bowling hi hamari strength hai is format mein” – yaani ab nayi generation ke bowlers ko mauka milega apna metal dikhane ka.
Injury Crisis: Big names out
Sabse bada setback ye hai ki Mustafizur Rahman (Fizz) aur Taskin Ahmed dono injured hain. Fizz IPL 2025 mein Delhi Capitals ke liye kamaal kar rahe the, lekin ek match mein unka thumb injure ho gaya. Dusri taraf, Taskin pehle se hi ankle injury se joojh rahe hain aur pichhle do mahine se out hain.
Saath hi Soumya Sarkar bhi injured hain, aur Nahid Rana personal reasons ki wajah se tour pe nahi gaye. Yaani ki senior fast bowlers ke bina Bangladesh ka bowling lineup kafi depleted lag raha hai.
Simmons ne admit kiya:
“Fizz jaise bowler ki kami mehsoos hogi, lekin yeh bhi chance hai kisi naye player ke liye uski jagah lene ka.”
Young Pacers: Naye naam, naye hopes
Ab jo bowlers bache hain – Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, aur Khaled Ahmed – unpe hi zimmedari hai. Shoriful ab sabse experienced pacer hain is group mein. Unka recent form UAE ke against series mein acha tha, jahan unhone dew aur pressure ke bawajood achha perform kiya.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib ke baare mein Simmons ne khaas tareef ki – unhone use “deceptive with pace” bola aur kaha ki wo stumps ko target karta hai. Khaled Ahmed, jo Mustafizur ki jagah squad mein aaye hain, bhi apni raw pace se kuch naya impact la sakte hain.
Simmons ka kehna hai:
“Hamare paas skills hain. Aur jo bhi conditions ho, ye bowlers adapt kar sakte hain.”
All-Round Balance aur Strategy
Injured Soumya ki jagah Mehidy Hasan Miraz ko team mein liya gaya hai – ek smart move, kyunki Mehidy spin bowling ke saath batting depth bhi dete hain. Ye flexibility dega team ko, especially jab bowling resources limited ho.
Simmons ka Optimism: UAE series ke baad naya bounce-back plan
Bangladesh abhi UAE ke against T20I series 2-1 se haari hai, jahan dew aur hard-hitting batsmen ke saamne unki bowling struggle kar gayi. Fir bhi Simmons optimistic hain:
“Kabhi-kabhi ek loss hi team ko upar uthata hai. Morale abhi bhi strong hai.”
Unka maanna hai ki Pakistan ki current form inconsistent hai, aur agar Bangladesh discipline ke saath khelegi to series jeetne ka real chance hai.
Coaching Boost: Shaun Tait aur Mushtaq Ahmed ki entry
Ye series special hai kyunki Shaun Tait ne fast bowling coach ke roop mein debut kiya hai. Simmons excited hain Tait ko leke:
“Wo sirf bowlers ke liye nahi, pure team ke liye valuable rahenge.”
Saath hi Mushtaq Ahmed, jo PSL mein kaafi closely involved the, unke local insights team ke liye huge advantage ho sakte hain. Gaddafi Stadium ki conditions aur opposition ka andaaza unko achhi tarah hai.
Challenge bhi hai, chance bhi
Bangladesh ki T20 success historically unke fast bowlers ke around bani hai – Fizz aur Taskin jaise experienced bowlers jab nahi hote, to naye players pe pressure badhta hai. Shoriful, Tanzim, aur Hasan Mahmud ke liye yeh ek golden mauka hai team mein apni jagah solid karne ka.
Lahore ke pitches batting-friendly hoti hain aur dew bhi rahegi, to bowlers ke liye situation tricky hogi. Simmons chahte hain ki team overall balance banaye – batting, bowling, fielding – sab aspects pe kaam ho.
Bigger Picture: Simmons ka long-term vision
October 2024 se coach bane Simmons ab ek transition phase handle kar rahe hain. West Indies ke against T20I series win aur Pakistan ke against Test series victory jaise moments aaye hain, lekin consistency abhi tak missing hai.
Unka vision clear hai:
“Jitna zyada hum saath khelenge, utna hi zyada hum ek dusre ko samjhenge, aur success milegi.”
