Bangladesh's club cricket structure needs to be changed: Aaquib

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Visiting Pakistan National Cricket Academy coach Aaquib Javed Tuesday said the club cricket structure in Bangladesh should be changed a little bit to create quality fast bowlers, reports UNB.
"To have better fast bowlers, Bangladesh needs to change its club cricket structure a little bit," the former Pakistan speedster told reporters at a press conference at BKSP in Savar in the afternoon.
Aaquib, who arrived here Monday morning, is now offering specialised coaching to selected pace bowlers at the ongoing GrameenPhone Pacer Hunt Camp (phase-3).
During a break in the day's camp, the right-arm Pak pacer and member of the 1992 World Cup winning team, said the club cricket in Bangladesh is very competitive, but matches are played here on dead pitches.
Aaquib said the Pakistani culture plays a major role in producing pacers because 90 per cent cricket matches are played there on seam pitches.
The Lahore-born pacer also emphasised producing fast bowlers and good leg spinners to make success at the international level.
He said Bangladesh could recruit one or two foreign fast bowlers in the country's first class cricket, which would help the local batsmen how to face fast bowling. "And the local fast bowlers would also be able to learn from them."
The PCB Academy coach also suggested setting up cricket academies in six divisions of the country and to continue the talent hunt programmes not only to have pacers but also spinners and wicket keepers.
Referring to work on three things -- inspiration, environment and mental state -- he advised to encourage and support local coaches for building future pacers of the country.
Sought comments on the prospect of pacers now undergoing camp at the BKSP, Aaquib said the environment and the mindset are the basic problems for these pacers and suggested that they should develop their mindset.
Replying to a query, he said, "My aim is to improve their speed whatever they are having at the moment because to swing the ball is not a big deal but to bowl fast is very difficult."
Aaquib, who is expected to leave for home right after the conclusion of the 3rd phase on June 28, admitted that it is difficult to improve the skills of all within 3-4 days, but it's easy to improve their mindset.
Asked whether he was happy with the bowling action of the pacers at the talent hunt programme, he said, "Not fully happy. Nobody is perfect and it varies from person to person."
Former national skipper cum national cricket academy operation manager Khaled Mahmud Sujon, national cricket academy coaches Dipu Rai Chowdhury and Golam Faruque Soru, AGM (head of market communications) of GrameenPhone Mir Nawbut Ali were also present.
Speaking on the occasion, Nawbat Ali said, "We've been associated with the development of Bangladesh cricket and we will try to engage us with spinner and wicket keeper hunt programmes in the future if the board decides."
Salah Uddin Mohammad, a pacer from Satkhira, generating the highest speed of 83 kph in the camp said he has been benefited in generating more speed following the advice of Aaquib.
All the selected 16 pace bowlers, except Rubel Hossain and Shahjahan Tipu, are undergoing the 3rd phase camp at the BKSP from June 19 under the supervision of coaches Golam Faruque Soru and Dipu Rai Chowdhury.
Rubel Hossain has been picked up for the ensuing Sri Lanka and Malaysia tour of Bangladesh Under-19 team while Shahjahan Tipu as a standby.
The selected pacers are Salah Uddin Muhammad, Rabiul Islam Shiblu (Satkhira), Rubel Hossain (Bagerhat), Shahjahan Tipu, Abdullah Al Mamun (Dhaka), Sheikh Sirajur Rahman (Khulna), Mushfiqul Alam Titu (Panchagarh), Iqbal Hossain Ronny (Noakhali), Mohammad Shathil, Shamim Ahmed Shoaib (Narayanganj), Mohammad Kamrul Islam Rabbi (Barisal), Mohammad Mobassher Khan (Rajshahi), Arifuzzaman Pappu, Sajid Islam (Rangpur), Mohammad Muniruzzaman and Kamrul Islam (Chittagong).