Nazmul Hossain eyeing fresh start
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Opener Nazmul Hossain Shanto said on Monday that he is eyeing to make a fresh start in the national set-up leaving behind his previous disappointment in the national jersey.
Nazmul just managed to score 115 runs in the first eight innings of the just concluded Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League and just when it seemed that he is on his way to lose another chance to highlight his credentials in front of the masses, he stroked his maiden T20 hundred for Khulna Tigers to earn an important win against Dhaka Platoons and followed that with another masterful unbeaten 78 runs to help them reach the final as they defeated eventual champions Rajshahi Royals by 27 runs and it forced his way in the T20 squad for the upcoming tour of Pakistan.
‘’I am not thinking about my past. I will try not to repeat those previous mistakes again,’’ Nazmul told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday as they prepare for the upcoming tour of Pakistan.
‘’In the last few matches played well in BBPL and I am sure that if I can have this confidence than I can play well there as well,’’ he said adding that his biggest change came mentality wise as now he can remain focus to do his job despite failing at times like he did in the first eight games in the BPL.
‘’I think I have changed a lot mentality-wise as I believe I can score in this [T20] format,’’ he said.
‘’I did not score many runs in the first few matches and my confidence was a little down but I prepared myself by raising my mentality that suggested that I can score runs in these format,’’ he said.
‘’I was trying to bring back my self-belief and as I got it back I could score some runs [in the last phase of the competition],’’ he said.
