5 reasons why cricket can be excited about Mehidy Hasan

#4 He is a decent batsman as well

Mehidy is no mug with the bat

Although Hasan is primarily known for his prodigious talent as a right-arm off-spinner, he is considered an all-rounder in his native Bangladesh. Taking into account the fact that he is only 19, he could turn out to be Shakib’s successor.

Since he bats lower down the order for Bangladesh, there is hardly ever any chance for Hasan to properly express his prowess as a batsman but anyone who has watched him bat will attest to the fact that he is a decent wielder the of the willow and can, in the future, turn into a genuine all-rounder.

His 51 against India in the one-off Test earlier this year was an excellent exhibition of his talents as a batsman and also his temperament. When responding to India’s mammoth 687, Bangladesh slumped to 235-6 and Hasan scored an excellent 51 to take his team out of the woods with Mushfiqur Rahim.

He dealt with Ashwin and Jadeja superbly and hit 10 fours in his innings to bring up, hopefully, the first of many Test fifties.