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Bangladesh’s Hossain gearing up for a return in India series

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Dhaka: Injured Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain is gearing up for a return to his national team fold resuming responsibilities as its main strike bowler against India in an upcoming series.

India will play a Test and three One-Day Internationals (ODI) from June 10 to 24 away at Bangladesh. India defeated Bangladesh in a World Cup quarter-final clash in March.

Hossain suffered a Grade 1 left side strain prior to the second Test against Pakistan earlier this month, which according to the team physio Bayjedul Islam would have taken three to four weeks to recover, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) statement said on Tuesday.

Hossain has undergone three weeks of intense rehabilitation process since his injury and has started bowling at practice with a shorter run-up.

Hossain had an excellent World Cup campaign as Bangladesh’s main strike bowler and has been their bowling spearhead for a while, particularly in the shorter formats of the game of Cricket.

Bangladesh would hope he is able to regain full fitness before the Test match against India, beginning on June 10.

The aggressive quickie would have an opportunity to get some competitive match-practice if he plays in the final round of the third Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) competition, starting May 24.

Rubel has been named among the 23 players that compose the Bangladesh preliminary squad for the India tour.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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