I compartmentalise bowling and captaincy – Mashrafe

Mashrafe Mortaza said he has gradually developed the ability to separate his role as bowler from his role as limited-overs captain of Bangladesh. Mashrafe took 2 for 42 in the first ODI against Afghanistan, as Bangladesh held their nerve for a seven-run win.

“I don’t end up complicating things,” Mashrafe said. “I try to keep my on-field decision-making and bowling as normal as possible. I try to compartmentalise everything. It has turned into a habit actually. I have been captaining for the almost the last two years. I have become a lot more relaxed now.”

On a flat pitch, Mashrafe showed great composure with the batsmen coming hard at him, particularly in his last two spells in which he kept set batsmen Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah in check, before taking the wicket of Najibullah Zadran in his last over. Mashrafe conceded 10 and 13 in those two two-over spells to help his side keep the game within …

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