What ails Soumya?
He scored 10, 1, 20, 21, 84, 0 and 17 in the seven Dhaka Premier League matches he played so far for Legends of Rupganj. In March this year the elegant left-hander made 15, 20, 12, 0, 1, 21 and 6 in the ICC WorldTwenty20 in India.
Soumya Sarkar scored his last hundred on May 24 during the four-day Bangladesh Cricket League match after his masterful unbeaten 127 against Pakistan in April 22 at Mirpur last year. In other words, he has spent an entire year -- during which he has played 76 matches -- without any three-figure score at any level.
“No doubt he has got the talent. But he is still young and I think he is short of knowledge or experience regarding what a batsman needs to do when going through tough times. I think he is trying to do many things and often changes his approach to run away from the problem but in my opinion it will not help him, but rather deepen his problem,” said Nazmul Abedin Fahim, BCB national game development manager.
Please look for the complete story in page 14 of the May 24 print edition of The Daily Star.
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