Khaled claimed 16 wickets in three County Championship matches after returning to competitive cricket following a lengthy break. He said the experience in England was valuable despite the initial challenge of adjusting to the cold.
“The experience was, Alhamdulillah, very good. I had been out of the game for a long time. Then an opportunity came and I agreed to play in the county. So after going there, initially it was a little difficult to adjust to the cold. But when I started playing, Alhamdulillah, it went well,” said Khaled.
Now in Dubai, the pacer is facing the opposite challenge but expects to settle in quickly.
“As a professional cricketer, you have to adjust everywhere. As I told you before, after I went to England, I feel like adjusting to the cold. So, of course, it's hot here in Dubai and so I have to adjust.
“It will be a problem if you keep that in mind, the heat. I'm trying to adjust and I'm bowling today, plus running yesterday, so I've almost adjusted,” he said.
Khaled expects to regain his full bowling rhythm within a couple of days.
“Maybe in a day or two, I'll get the full rhythm in bowling and I have no excuse whether it's hot or cold, nothing like that because as a professional cricketer, I'm always thinking about playing cricket on the field. So that's what I'm trying to do,” he said.
Khaled also welcomed the BCB's introduction of second XI four-day cricket, saying a stronger first-class structure could help Bangladesh develop Test players.
“When I heard that Bangladesh is now being given a baggy cap for the first-class team, I was very excited. Since we are a Test-playing nation, if our first-class cricket could be organised like Test cricket, it would be very good,” said Khaled.
