Out-of-choice from the national side, Nasir Hossain firmly regained his form in the Dhaka Premier League as his match winning 83 off 69 balls that enabled Abahani Ltd edge past arch-rivals Mohammedan SC yesterday was a strong knock at the selectors door ahead of the World Cup.
However, the 23-year-old is not worried about his selection for the global event and said, “If I play for my place in the World Cup it will be difficult for me to perform. I am not thinking I have to perform to secure my place in the national squad. When I went to bat (yesterday) I tried to play according to the situation of the game and nothing else.”
“There’s a big difference between a premier league match and an international game and it’s not easy to perform in the international stage. I can’t say if I am in a good touch or not but international cricket is being played at a different atmosphere,” said Nasir who scored 373 runs and picked 11 wickets from 10 DPL games this season after being dropped from the national side for the first time in his two and half year international career.
