Sports Reporter

Winning first match is ‘very important’

Rangpur Riders captain Naeem Islam said that they are emphasising more on their own performance not to think much of opponent so that they could outgun their rival by their strength.

“We are not thinking about our opponent. We’re trying to limit our focus to our own performance and games,” said Naeem Islam, who so far played 58 T20s including 10 for Bangladesh.
“I think if we could play our games well, the better result will then be come for us,” Islam told after their pre-match day practice session at the National Cricket Academy in Mirpur.  He said that they want to embark on their campaign in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with winning their first match.  
“The first of the tournament is important for all. So we want to win the first match. If we could make a good start with victory, I hope we could then be done well in the next matches,” the spin all-rounder said.
He is confident of his team, who roped in Soumya Sarkar, Shahid Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Shahzad and Liam Lawson alongside Sohag Gazi, Arafat Sunny. They have strong batting line-up along with good spinning attack.
“Our side team has been a well-balanced with local and foreign players. If we could manage to score 200 by batting well, then we could halt our opponent within 100 runs by our good bowling,” said Naeem.

Sports Reporter

Winning first match is very important

Rangpur Riders captain Naeem Islam said that they are emphasising more on their own performance not to think much of opponent so that they could outgun their rival by their strength. We are not thinking about our opponent. Were trying to limit our focus to our own performance and games, said Naeem Islam, who so far played 58 T20s including 10 for Bangladesh. I think if we could play our games well, the better result will then be come for us, Islam told after their pre-match day practice session at the National Cricket Academy in Mirpur. He said that they want to embark on their campaign in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with winning their first match. The first of the tournament is important for all. So we want to win the first match. If we could make a good start with victory, I hope we could then be done well in the next matches, the spin all-rounder said. He is confident of his team, who roped in Soumya Sarkar, Shahid Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Shahzad and Liam Lawson alongside Sohag Gazi, Arafat Sunny. They have strong batting line-up along with good spinning attack. Our side team has been a well-balanced with local and foreign players. If we could manage to score 200 by batting well, then we could halt our opponent within 100 runs by our good bowling, said Naeem.