Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman is expected to regain compete fitness in coming days.

Bangladesh interim coach Richard Halsall is of the opinion that Bangladesh left-arm pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is on his way to regaining full fitness with the ball that made him a sensation when he broke into the national squad.

Regaining full fitness is the priority of the pacer, revealed Richard. Mustafizur injured his right shoulder in England in 2016 and had to quickly undergo an operation and following that he hasn’t been able to put up the sort of performance that fans and supporters expected from the Cutter Specialist.

He demonstrated his reprise with impressive bowling during the opening ODI against Zimbabwe and returned with figures of 2/29 in his allotted ten overs. He used his cutters to a good effect and bagged the crucial wicket of Brendan Taylor and then returned to wrap the innings up with the wicket of Blessing Muzarabani. The left-arm pacer also sustained an ankle injury last October in South Africa which ruled him out of the ODI and the T20I series.

“If you look at elite baseball, lots of their pitchers have a similar injury. Pitchers throw at 90 mph, but it takes them two years to throw at 90mph,” Halsall was quoted as saying by the reporters on Tuesday when he was asked on his views on the comeback of Mustafiz.

Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)

“I think it has been 18 months since his injury. He bowled the cutters, and his pace is creeping back up to 85mph,” Halsall said. “His cutter is brilliant as ever. His top-end [the highest pace he is bowling] is going up a mile an hour every week. It makes the cutter more effective. His confidence is coming back,” he said.

“What is great to see is how hard he is working. He is constantly working on his skills. To see someone who is in love with his skill and passion, it is fantastic for everyone to see,” he said. “We are used to seeing Tamim and Mushfiqur in the nets, but to see a bowler behaving as he does in every training session, is very encouraging,” he added.

According to Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur’s performance against Zimbabwe was important, but he also stated he never thought Mustafizur ‘bowled poorly at any stage’.

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Meanwhile, Shakib-al-Hasan said though Mustafizur’s performance against Zimbabwe in the 1st ODI was important; he feels that the left-arm seamer never bowled badly at any stage.

“I never thought he bowled too poorly at any stage,” Shakib said after Bangladesh’s victory over Zimbabwe. “We can’t expect him to take a lot of wickets all the time. I think he is improving, because he is working hard in his bowling. I am satisfied with his bowling today,” he added.

Mustafizur Rahman has Regained Full Fitness, feels Bangladesh Interim Coach

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