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Originally Posted by shuziburo
Actually, Mash could bat a bit. His average is not much lower than our so-called batsman.
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Shuja bhai - one thing I LOVE about Mashrafe is that he never tried to tag himself as a fast-bowling all-rounder, and "concentrated" on his batting. He's a natural striker of the ball, like many other fast bowlers in the world, and he liked to keep it that way. I actually remember the first time he case to spotlight was the U-17 Asia Cup, when there was word in the air that there's this kid from Norail, Koushik - who bowls really really fast. A number of my seniors from Ankur went to watch the first match he played, it was against Sri Lanka I think - and Mash struck a 17-ball 60!
I miss that guy in the squad. He was a live wire!