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Shuvo knocking on the door

Sports Reporter
Promising batsman Shamsur Rahman caught the eyes of none other than Sri Lankan great Sanath Jayasuriya during the just concluded Premier Division Cricket League.
And there was a genuine reason in the eulogies as the elegant Mohammedan righthander not only finished as the highest run-getter in the country's most coveted com- petition with 677 runs in 15 matches but also the way he batted made many believe that he can be a good fit in the national top-order.
The 20-year-old batsman from Chandpur has all kinds of shots in his arsenal and got the ability to handle the pace and spin bowling faultlessly, especially his on-side drive is always eye pleasing. The young man has also the rare ability to push for single to build up the innings.
"It's nice to see him as the top run-getter but the most important thing was he looked positive and compact. You know we have a lack of quality
backup middle-order batsmen and (Shamsur Rahman) Shuvo could be a good choice," said chief selector Rafiqul Alam yesterday.
With good performances in the Super League, some national batsmen like Tamim Iqbal (576 runs), Mohammad Ashraful (543 runs) and Imrul Kayes (540 runs) have moved into the list of top-ten but Rafiqul still highly rated the performances of the young stars in the competition.
"Ashraful, Tamim and even struggling Rokibul (Hassan] got back among runs but I think the young players hogged the spotlights in this year's league. I must say it is encouraging to watch the way players like Nasir Hossain, Rony Talukdar and Mohammad Mithun played this year," said the former national player.
He also heaped praise on young pace bowler Abul Hossain who grabbed 29 wickets in 10 matches to top the list and Sabbir Rahman, the young leg-spinner from Rajshahi, who scalped 28 wickets in 16 matches and leftarm spinner Saqlain Sajib (26 wickets in 16 matches). Pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortaza also captured 28 wickets in 13 matches.
But the chief selector was very much aware about the bitter past experience as many young stars went in to the wilderness or failed to deliver for the national side after getting chance for one or two seasons' good performance.
"It's good that the young players are showing their characters but we have to be careful before brining them into the big stage because our past experience is not good. Let them play good cricket consistently and come through a process of academy and A teams,” said Rafiqul.
"Shuvo indeed played in Under-19, academy and A teams but he still needs to prove more. Undoubtedly he is in our consideration, that's why we called up him in the national team camp but everybody should understand that there is a gulf of difference between international cricket and the other forms of cricket," he added.
Shamsur Rahman however was very much confident about consistency and said that he was looking forward to scoring runs at any level.
"It’s my fifth year in Premier Cricket and I think my perfor-
mance was not bad so far. Last year I scored 450-plus runs and this year became top run-getter and I want to continue it," said Shamsur.
"I don't know why they failed in international stage after scoring huge runs in the domestic competition but I am very confident about myself," he added.