Playing against Zimbabwe is always a pressure: Rubel Hossain
||CF Correspondent||
Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain said that the upcoming series against Zimbabwe will be challenging as playing against them also have a psychological part for the Tigers.
“We always have an extra pressure playing against Zimbabwe. So the series will be challenging,” Rubel Hossain told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday
Rubel made the statement keeping an eye on the expectations of the supporters as the progress of the Tigers in different formats have always made them look like favorites in recent days.
Despite being well placed ahead of Zimbabwe, Bangladesh refrained from experimenting too much with their team and knowing they will be missing the service of two experienced campaigners – Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal – due to injury, it can turn out to be a neck-to-neck affair.
“If you see the performance of Zimbabwe and Bangladesh you will see there is a vast difference but if there is an accident it will certainly have some pressure on us,” said Rubel.
“Shakib and Tamim are our main players and stable performers and they are match winners so naturally we all will miss them. But all the new players will be keen to prove their worth,” he added.
Zimbabwe will arrive in Bangladesh for the upcoming three-match series on October 15.
The series is scheduled to begin with a day-night match in Dhaka on October 21, followed by the remaining two matches in Chittagong, on October 24 and 26, respectively.
