On the occasion of the upcoming T20 World Cup, BCB has been continuously publishing interviews about the goals and personal issues of Bangladeshi cricketers under the name 'Green Red Story'. The

SBS Desk

May 19, 2024

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Mostafiz is desperate to succeed by enjoying the moments of pressure

On the occasion of the upcoming T20 World Cup, BCB has been continuously publishing interviews about the goals and personal issues of Bangladeshi cricketers under the name 'Green Red Story'. The interview recorded by Mustafiz before leaving the country to play the World Cup was published on BCB's official Facebook post on Sunday.

At the beginning, Mustafiz said, 'Playing for the country is a matter of pride. It is natural that anyone would like to play where the country's flag is. I always enjoy playing for my country. T20 is more interesting. Because this format is quite stressful, that's why I like it. I enjoy the pressure a lot.'

Fiz told about spreading his acquired knowledge to his teammates, 'We have pace bowlers such as Taskin, Shariful, Saifuddin, Hasan; I will share what I learn with them. If it improves us a little.'

He also talks about his bowling runup. Mostafiz said that in his previous runup, there were more no balls, later in class nine-ten, a coach advised him to take a runup (in the current style).

The left-handed pacer told how Mustafiz got his short name Fiz. "The board we have where everyone's name is in the fielding session or the bowling session, if I write my name in full, it becomes too big. That's why I saw it with Fizz (writing), the first day I didn't understand who it was. Later said it was you. Then I went to play in IPL in 2016, fizz was popular there too. Since then it has been going on...'

Fiz also said that he regrets not winning the trophy for Bangladesh, 'When someone wins a big trophy or tournament, he is called a big player. That regret has always remained. There is no end to doing good, I will try to do better than what I am doing in the past.'

Mostafiz also said that if he gets stuck somewhere, he will take advice from the two senior brothers of the team. "If we get stuck on the field or in any other matter, we can take a decision from Shakib bhai-Riyad bhai."

Fizz has played 93 T20 Internationals so far. This cutter master took 110 wickets. Mustafiz took 164 wickets in 104 ODIs and 31 wickets in 15 Tests.