BAN vs NZ | Nasum Ahmed credits Ranagna Herath for his bowling brilliance against New Zealand

Nasum Ahmed has had a great start to his T20I career, having bagged 17 wickets from 13 games with an impressive economy rate of 6.07. The left-arm spinner had made his deb🅠ut against during the New Zealand tour early this year.

In the fourth T20I of the ongoing series against the same opposiꦍtion, the 26-year-old ret𓃲urned with outstanding figures of 4/10 from his four over spell, setting up a series-clinching six-wicket win for the hosts.

Nasum credited Ranga🌺na Herath, Bangladesh's spin-bowling consultant, for his early success at the international level.

"Herath also works personally with me, we share a lot of things. Yesterday during practice he told me that it would be better if I bowled a little slower. So I practiced that yesterday and tried to apply that today. I tried to bowl on the seam, tried a few cross seam deliveries. I tried to bowl on a good spot as the wicket had turn. I am now used to bowling in the powerplay. I am not asked to bring a wicket when handed the ball. I am just asked to bowl like myself and I try to give away a few runs and as many dot balls as possible i🌳n the powerplay,” Nasum said after the game.

Nasum also thanked the team management f🅰or sho♕wing faith, which inspired him to perform well. 

"I am getting a lot of support from the🎃 team management, captain, the seniors are supporting me. This is helping my confidence and that is why I have be📖en doing well," he pointed out,” he explained. 

Reflecting on the match and series victory, Nasum was pleased that his individual performan𒁃ce which played a crucial role in the series victory for the hosts.

"My debut was in New Zealand but we could not win a match⭕ there. Here, in our home conditions, we confirmed our series win today. It fee♛ls really great to win the series and I am very happy because I performed.” he said.

The fifth T20I will be played in Dhaꦦka on Friday, September 10.