Promising young player Afif Hossain has vowed to prolong his innings next time, learning from the mistakes he had done in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League.

To help him flourish with fully glory, the team management promoted him up in the batting order in the tournament and he paid it back with some superb innings. But a long innings is yet to come as he at least twice was dismissed when he looked set for making his innings longer.

“There was chance to prolong the innings, which I couldn’t do,” Afif said here yesterday, referring his 43 runs knock against Cumilla Warriors.

Afif’s team Rajshahi Royals however won the match by 15 runs, overcoming a marauding batting of Soumya Sarkar who blasted 48 ball-88 not out.

“It was a wrong shot considering the situation. I should not play the shot. I could bat straight. But I am sure a long innings is in the offing,” he added.

A natural stroke-maker Afif is considered as one of the Bangladesh batsmen who has the possibility of hitting a century as he is currently opening the innings. And Afif also believes that he could it.

“I will try to do it. I will try to play well,” said the soft-spoken  youngster.

Specially after his match-winning knock against Zimbabwe in the tri-nation T20 series this year, Afif is considered as one of the future prospects of Bangladesh. Afif said this BPL is the platform for him to hone his skill as he is surrounded by some of the world class players in the dressing room.