Ashraful came up with the comment at Mirpur Academy ground on Saturday saying, “It’s good for me to get back to play for Mohammedan. I have played for them in two seasons previously. Every cricketer dreams to play for teams like Mohammedan and Abahani. Mohammedan won the title of Dhaka League when I last played for them.”
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was disappointed for him, Ashraful said adding: “I was dropped from matches after scoring 22 runs in the second game which made me frustrated. I would have done better if I got more chances. Anyways… the new T20 league is a great chance for me to get prepared for the 50-overs format.”
In the last season, although Ashraful hit record five centuries for Kalabagan Krira Chakra, his team failed to avoid the relegation league. Ashraful was criticized for his slow batting while playing for Kalabagan.
However, Ashraful scored 665 runs in an average of 66.50, but his strike-rate was under 80.
“I don’t think that (I have played slowly). It was the demand of the situation. I have scored 127 off 123 balls against Mohammedan. In most of the matches, we have lost early wickets, and that’s why I needed to bat keeping the situation in mind,” Ashraful backed himself saying it.
The right-handed top-order batsman further said he is confident enough to make a positive impact for his team in the upcoming season of Dhaka League.
“I was not enough fit during the last season of Dhaka League… but this time I am better prepared and hopeful of doing something better,” he told the reporters.
The former captain of Bangladesh have played a total of 252 List-A matches and scored 5576 runs in an average of 25.57.
Ashraful returned to T20 format with the sixth season of BPL after his ban was lifted, but failed to impress expectorates as he could manage to make a total of 25 runs in three matches for the Vikings.