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Kayes credits teamwork for Chattogram’s success in BBPL
DHAKA, Dec 27, 2019 (BSS)- Chattogram Challengers Captain Imrul Kayes
credited the teamwork behind their success in the ongoing Bangabandhu
Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) and emphasized on keeping it up till the
last moment of the tournament.
Kayes, the stand-in skipper of the side in injury-forced absence of
regular captain Mahmudullah Riyad himself led the team from the front, doing
consistently well in batting in the tournament.
His batting performance is key in keeping Chattogram on top of the point
table with 12 points from eight matches.
He struck a sublime 53 ball-54 not out against Dhaka Platoon in an
extremely slow pitch to help the side win the game by six-wicket and kept the
side in a good stead for securing the play-off berth. Earlier, he also struck
two 50 plus knock that came in the winning-cause.
The way he was batting and leading the side even drew the attention of
national and Dhaka Platoon Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who heaped a shower
of praise on Kayes, stating his innings as the eventual difference between
the two sides.
“I am trying to play the way that I’m playing in the tournament. The
praise of Mashrafe is huge but I am trying to give my best. I don’t know how
good work I am doing. However, the team is doing well and everyone is
contributing with their best. The teamwork is good and thereby the result is
visible,” Kayes said here today after winning over Dhaka Platoon by six-
wicket.
Kayes’s knock today against Dhaka Platoon was termed as one of the best
knocks played by any Bangladeshi batsman in this format. Kayes said his plan
was to play till the last moment as he knew that if he could stay till the
end, he could win the game by his own.
“The plan was to play till the last without being panicked. I had no
headache with the strike rate. Just what I want is to play till the end,” he
revealed.
Even though he had some good knocks in T20 format, he was never considered
as the batsman for shorter version format. But Kayes was unfazed by it.
“Wherever I play, I try to give my best-be it in BPL, DPL or NCL. A player
won’t be successful always. And I am not the player who plays any tournament
targeting the national team. My policy is to work hard and play well. If they
[management] think that I could be handy for the national team, they will
definitely call me. If they don’t call me, I have no problem with it.”
As a captain, he is also successful in this tournament as he leads the
side by example. In the last BPL, Kayes was appointed as the captain of
Cumilla Victorians in the wake of a complex situation and eventually led the
side to clinch the trophy. Kayes said he knows the importance of the
captaincy and therefore he tries to take the onus.
“Last time when I got the captaincy, I didn’t understand many things but I
tried to do that what the team needed. I tried to lead the team and play my
innings according to the demand of the team. It feels good when I perform
well. Since Mahmudullah is not with us due to injury, I feel I have some
extra responsibility,” he remarked.
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