Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam stays one of the crucial inspirations for subcontinent spinners. The left-arm spinner got here in as substitute for the injured Taskin Ahmed towards South Africa and straightaway picked up 6 for 135 in his 50 overs within the first innings of the continuing Port Elizabeth Check.

In spite of stepping up for the aspect each time he will get the ball in hand, Taijul hasn’t sealed his position within the taking part in XI in out of the country stipulations owing to Bangladesh’s new process of entering into with 3 speedy bowlers and a spinner. Additionally, Shakib Al Hasan supplies the similar left-arm choice and it that has intended that Taijul can not change into an ordinary a part of the Check staff.

Taijul will get annoyed whilst responding to a query within the press meet

In an interview consultation after his spectacular efficiency, Taijul was once requested how he intends to fill the void left by way of Shakib’s absence within the aspect. The query wasn’t welcomed by way of the 30-year-old. He felt {that a} comparability to Shakib was once unnecessary on the time.

“Don’t you have got another query to invite me aside from it?,” mentioned Taijul in a press meet forward of the South African excursion in Dhaka. “Most definitely including Shakib bhai’s identify is extra saleable,” he added.

In the meantime, the Bangladesh leader selector had printed that the 3 speedy bowler technique was once now not the one explanation why in the back of Tajiul’s consistent exclusion however it was once about batting deep as smartly. He added that Taijul may well be accommodated if Mehidy Hasan can bat at seven in out of the country stipulations.

“I don’t assume Taijul isn’t making the Check XI as a result of we’re taking part in 3 tempo bowlers. Fairly what I think is that we’re taking part in 8 batsmen, which is why he isn’t integrated,” leader selector Minhajul Abedin advised Cricbuzz on Saturday

“If we put Miraj (Mehidy Hasan) at seven and convey Taijul at 8 than we will accommodate 3 tempo bowlers within the away Check along side the left-arm spinner (when Shakib isn’t round),” he added.

Bangladesh ended Day 2 towards South Africa on 139/5 in 41 overs and are trailing by way of 314 runs within the first innings.