Technique irrelevant as long as you perform: Liton
The Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) moves to Chattogram from today and Rajshahi Royals, who saw their top order fire them to the top of the table with two wins from two games in the first Dhaka phase, will hope to get more of the same when they take on Khulna Tigers at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium today.
Right-handed opener Liton Das’s fluent knocks in both games were pivotal for Rajshahi, who have a healthy net run-rate of 2.295 -- the highest among seven teams. Liton’s technique has been exquisite so far as he hit a quickfire, unbeaten 26-ball 44 during their convincing eight-wicket victory against Sylhet Thunder after scoring a 27-ball 39 to help thrash Dhaka Platoon by nine wickets in their opening game.
However, the 25-year-old opined that technique would not matter if he fails to perform.
“Technique or basics actually does not amount to much. If you perform, everything is okay. Will I be picked if I cannot perform? That’s not going to happen. No one expects that Liton will play every game just because his technique is right. Everyone asks when I will perform and I also think about my performance. Technique will be there but the main thing is to perform,” Liton told reporters in Chattogram yesterday.
Liton, who had failed to perform to expectation in the previous edition of BPL, was least bothered about the past.
“I am not thinking of the past. You are making me think, but I am not focused on what has gone by.”
Liton came to the BPL after recovering from a concussion suffered when he was hit on the helmet by pacer Mohammad Shami during Bangladesh’s pink-ball Test against India last month. The right-hander, who was reported to be suffering from colour-blindness, shed some light on the matter yesterday.
“Was it the Indian media or you [Bangladesh media]?” was Liton’s response when asked how he felt after the Indian media had claimed that he was having trouble playing the pink ball.
“If I had a problem spotting the pink ball, then I would have struggled from the beginning. It depends on how you take these things. It is not a huge factor for me and what matters is how people are taking it. And a lot of people read the news published by you or the Indian media. A lot of people follow the Bangladesh media and they might think that Liton may be suffering from colour-blindness. It will come out as you put it,” concluded Liton.
Meanwhile, Chattogram Challengers coach Paul Nixon hoped to win all four home games starting with the one against Sylhet Thunder, which will be played under lights at the same venue today.
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