Youngsters at the forefront of Bangladesh's T20 roadmap

​Bangladesh chief selector Minhajul Abedin has warned senior cricketers that their spots in the national team are not to be taken for granted. cricket betting tips The proclamation comes on the back of promising performances by the newcomers who've taken their opportunities well so far.

The arrival of Aminul Islam and Afif Hossain on the international scene as well as the introduction of opener Mohammad Naim is reflective of a strong bench developing. In the ongoing tour of India, Bangladesh have been hit hard by the absence of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, but the performances of the rest of the squad has impressed Minhajul.

"Shakib could not play the final match in Ireland. Now we should not think about who's playing and who's not. Whoever plays he has to utilize the platform. No one waits for anyone. When someone gets an opportunity, he has to play good and get established," Minhajul said.

"So what we have been trying to do for the last three months is, our High Performance and 'A' team have played a lot of matches, much like the national team. They [have] already learned about the experience of playing an international match playing there (with A team). Because of this, Biplob, Naim - they did not seem that they were far from the international arena.

"The last three months of nursing them have done enough good. This is a great achievement like beating India on the Indian field," he added.

Bangladesh, who have historically struggled in the T20 format, are now looking more optimistically towards the next T20 World Cup in Australia, with youngsters slated to be at the forefront of c aptain Mahmudullah's project. "See, we have to give opportunities to youngsters so that they can prove themselves. match prediction There are lots of youngsters who are coming in the pipeline and hopefully we can all get together and put a good show tomorrow," said Mahmudullah.

"From the start we have talked about our approach which has to be top, if we lose or win, it doesn't matter, but our approach and attitude has to be correct and in the correct manner so that we can give ourselves a chance to win the game. The names that you have mentioned like Afif, Naim and Biplob are very good youngsters. cricket tips free They have proven their capability to do well in the side so they deserve their places and hopefully they will continue the same way they have started.

"It's not a matter of being big or small. It's a proper opportunity for everyone. Like it is an opportunity for me to represent the national side. When we are in the dressing room or the field, it doesn't affect us [who is big or small]. There is a different kind of pressure and we are only concerned with that and things outside the field don't affect us," Mahmudullah concluded.