|| CF Correspondent ||

Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan is quite confidence that he can carry his HP team form to the national team when Bangladesh takes on Afghanistan in the one-off Test match, starting from September 5, at his home ground Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

Nayeem, while playing for Bangladesh HP, had taken seven wickets against Sri Lanka Emerging Team in a recently concluded four-day match and thereby oozed with confidence.

“But I am not over confident. When a player scores run or takes wicket, he naturally feels confident. Going into the Test, the form matters,” Nayeem told the reporters in Chattogram on Monday.

Nayeem, the only player from Chattogram after Tamim Iqbal took a break from the series, is upbeat that he could play his part well if he gets chance in the team.

The young spin prodigy’s seven-wicket haul against Sri Lanka Emerging team reinforced Bangladesh’s plan to form four-pronged spin attack once again.

In the last two-years, Bangladesh however played four spinners in Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan in home Test in a bid to outclass the opponent with extreme spin.

Nayeem proved him fit into the illustrious club of spinners, taking five-for in his debut Test against West Indies last year. And chances are very high that the team management would ponder him once again in a bid to form four-pronged spin attack to give him another chance to make impact in front of his local crowd.

“Tamim Iqbal is taking and there’s nothing like that he is not in the team. Yes now I am the only representative from Chattogram but it doesn’t matter. Just it’s a good feeling to play in front of the local crowd.”

Nayeem said maintaining the process as per the guideline of the team management will be key in the Test against Afghanistan.