Jubair exudes confidence
A sudden rise and even a quicker fall of Bangladeshi cricketers have been quite a common phenomenon. At the same time there have been players like Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim who held their positions for a long time now.
The newest star to appear on the horizon is Jubair Hossain and only time can say what future holds for him. Patience is the key for grooming a leg-spinner, so we have to see how much time the selectors give him and how the 19-year-old bowler grabs the opportunity and handle the pressure at the highest level of the game. It's however time for the newcomer to enjoy his quick promotion to the senior side and the bowler from Jamalpur apparently was not surprised by the call-up for the first Test against Zimbabwe to be held at Mirpur from October 25.
There was no shortage of confidence when Jubair was speaking to the media after a training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday and he made it clear that he was ready to take the opportunity with both hands.
"It feels really good. I played for all age-level teams and I made decent performances. My main goal was to play for the national side and I was confident that I would be able one day. I could not play the Under-19 World Cup due to injury but still I finished as the top wicket-taker in the under-19 level. Now as I got the chance, I want to capitalise on it," said Jubair when asked how exciting it was to get the call so early.
He also told the story of how an opening batsman became a leg-spinner; a genre which is not so popular in the land of left-arm spinners. "I started as an opener but hardly had any success. Then my elder brother advised me to try leg-spin as there was a shortage of this type of bowlers in our country. You have to have some gifts from the Almighty; like you need a strong shoulder for leg-spin bowling and I got it," said Jubair, whose idol is none other than Australian great Shane Warne. Jubair also likes the bowling of Indian spinner Amit Mishra.
"My stock delivery is really good. I have variety in my bowling and I have the control on my bowling as well," was the response from a confident boy when asked about the strong point of his bowling.
Everybody is now encouraging the youngster but it's him who has to prove with his performance that he has come here to stay as the first specialist leg-spinner in the national side.
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