Bangladesh has been eliminated from the Super Twelve stage after losing to Pakistan yesterday. Sujon then spoke to Shanto. “What surprises me the most is why there was so much talk about Shanto. I think it’s an injustice to a boy. It’s not his fault that he got a chance on the team. He has been given a chance by the selectors or given by us from the board. If it’s our fault, we should be at fault.

Sujon feels that Shanto’s future is bright, “He has introduced a big character by performing in the midst of so much criticism. I think Shanto will be one of the best in Bangladesh in the future. â€?/p>

This time 180 runs have come from Shanto’s bat in five matches in the World Cup; The average is 36, and the strike rate is 114.64. Liton Das is in two in terms of runs. He is 53 runs less than Shanto. Afif Hossain scored the third-highest 95 runs for Bangladesh. Apart from this, Soumya Sarkar 49, Shakib Al Hasan 44, and Nurul Hasan Sohan scored a total of 41 runs.

Bangladesh’s batsmen have scored three fifties in this World Cup. One of Liton Das. He scored 60 runs in 27 balls against India. And the remaining two fifties came from Shanto’s bat. He scored 71 against Zimbabwe and 54 against Pakistan. Shanto’s 71 against Zimbabwe is the highest innings of any Bangladeshi in this World Cup.

Khaled Mahmud Sujon is not considered as the top star of the nineties like Akram Khan, Aminul Islam Bulbul, and Minhajul Abedin Nannu.
This pace-bowling all-rounder of the national team has held many posts on the cricket board. Being a part of the management of the national team, Sujon was condemned and criticized. Why is he the director of the national team after having a foreign high-profile coach? What is his job in the team? How efficiently is he able to fulfill his duties?

Aminul Islam Bulbul, who played together from under 18-19, raised questions about Sujon’s qualifications. Sujon replied to the former captain of the national team, Bulbul.

Sujon said, “I don’t know what qualification he (Bulbul Bhai) has to talk about me.â€?Questioning Bulbul’s qualifications, Sujon said, “I have questions about his qualifications. I have been with cricket ever since I left the game. Worked in BCB for 4 and a half years with a minimum salary. I always hear through him that he wants to work in Bangladesh.â€?/p>

He also said, “I have a lot of experience with them. I offered him to work in Bangladesh. He never told me that he wanted to work. He creates such hype every time. But tell me, he has worked with any international player. He has worked with international players only once when he worked with Abahani.�/p>

Sujon also said, “Besides, he has worked with under-13, under-15 children in China, Bangkok, Philippines… there. Where did you get international cricket there? So where is his qualification? I have played many international matches. I was also the head coach of Bangladesh.â€?/p>

Sujon says, “My qualification… I am in BCB. I am the elected director. I came to the board after winning the election. From there we were made team directors. The president of the board gave me the responsibility; I can’t say why he gave me the responsibility. I didn’t ask for it.â€?/p>

The former captain of the national team also said, “I don’t want to talk about anything else. When I talk about a person, I should also think about my abilities, and how much I cannot do. He has no right to judge who is good and who is bad, and neither do I. So I don’t even want to talk about it. He is big, I will always respect him.â€?/p>

Sujon also said, “The way he talks about Bangladesh cricket, let him come and sit with us; if there is any plan to change the Bangladesh team, let us know so that we can plan accordingly.�/div>

Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hasan Papon clarified the matter, not as a coach, Sriram is being added as a technical consultant. Domingo remains as head coach. However, certainly, Domingo will not be the instructor of Shakib-Mushfiqur in the Asia Cup and World Cup of T20 format. He is now busy with Test and ODI formats. In one word, Russell Domingo is no longer the coach of the T20 team.

Khaled Mahmud Sujon has answered the question of why Sriram is being included instead of Domingo. The national team’s team director’s explanation â€?“Domingo cannot match the pace, nature, and philosophy of the T20 format. BCB does not like his thoughts and plans about T20. Therefore, India’s T20 specialist Sriram has been appointed as the technical director of the national team in this format for the next three months.â€?/p>

Khaled Mahmud Sujon said, ‘Look, every person has different thoughts. My philosophy or yours is different. So does every coach. To be honest, Domingo’s philosophy may not match ours. It is known to all, it is understood that we are not able to perform in the T20 format. So what is the problem if there is a different philosophy for the country, for cricket? Let’s see, what happens with this new thinking. We can do a lot of experiments in this format. But maybe we can do something like that in test matches too. Look, even after playing Tests for so many years, we are not able to be stable in Test cricket.â€?/p>

In other words, BCB wants to see how Shakib-Riyadh plays on Sriram’s advice. The former captain of the national team said, ‘Since Sriram works a lot with the T20 team, he will have some inputs. As he is from Asia, our culture is similar. Conversation or communication will also be easy. We will see a change after his arrival.â€?But is Domingo being released from the post of T20 coach? And how will the head coach of the Bangladesh team take the matter?

Sujon said, “Domingo is a professional coach. As long as I worked with him, he seemed to be quite positive as a person. I don’t think it will be a big deal.’

The team director of the national team, Khaled Mahmud Sujon said, “Our openers have not been doing well in recent times. It should be taken into account. We saw a few on the Zimbabwe tour, not doing well. We have to make-shift. Maybe we will make-shift by planning different wickets. Who will or who won’t – I’m not saying that now. But we thought a lot.â€?/p>

He also said, ‘While talking to the media at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday, Anamul Haque Bijoy and Parvez Emon are recognized openers in the announced team for Asia Cup. But many others have opened in local cricket. We think so. It could be Mushfiqur, it could be Shakib or it might be Miraj. So we have many options.

Sujon also said, “I want to find out from among the experienced that have played a lot of T20. Or we can think of those who have opened in some cases in domestic cricket, by changing someone’s batting position – we can do this in the Asia Cup.â€?/p>

Five openers were included in the squad for the last T20 series against Zimbabwe. Only two openers are again recognized in the Asia Cup squad. On the day of the team announcement, the selectors said that the make-shift opener will be made from the middle order. Now team director Khaled Mahmud said �Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan are also thinking of opening. Bangladesh has used 5 different opening pairs in 8 T20s this year. Another new pair will definitely be seen in the Asia Cup.

Afif did not get a chance to bat in the first match of the three-match ODI series. However, in the second match, he scored 41 runs. And in the last match, he played a fighting inning of 85 runs to avoid a whitewash and won the man of the match award for contributing to the team’s victory.

National team’s team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon has highly praised Afif, who played great cricket on the field of Zimbabwe.

Sujon said, “We are thinking of Afif with a specific responsibility. He is a Dynamo. I think he’s a confident boy. He batted well in the last two series. He also played well in ODIs. We’ll give Afif that place. Because he is our future.

“Most importantly, he is aggressive,” sujon, the former captain of the national team, told the media in Mirpur on Monday. That’s what we want in the team. A very important cricketer is being produced in Bangladesh. Of course, we have to give him that opportunity. It’s our responsibility.

Sujon said, “I have seen some unique abilities in Afif, which not many cricketers have. As you see, when Afif came out to bat in the second match, we were under pressure and he took the pressure away quickly. Such a player will get out doing the same thing the other day. Then we’ll tell you what it did! But I don’t want to lose the quality that he has. Let him play this way.

However, BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon said that anyone can be an opener. Talking to reporters on Monday, Sujon said, “Recognized openers Bijoy and Emon. But there are many others who have opened in local cricket. It could be Mushfiqur, it could be Shakib. Miraz can also be, and Sheikh Mehedi can also be an opener. We have a lot of options. â€?/p>

Sujon feels Shakib’s return to the team is very positive, “We are not doing well, so we are trying to know how to do well. Shakib is back â€?that’s a very positive aspect. Everyone will admit in one sentence that Shakib is the most experienced in this format. He plays a lot of cricket around the world in this format. â€?/p>

Bangladesh’s squad
Shakib Al Hasan, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mahmudullah Riyad, Sheikh Mahedi, Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Miraz, Ebadat Hossain, Parvez Emon, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Taskin Ahmed.