Pace bowling coach Heath Streak said he is little concerned about the biomechanical test of Al-Amin Hossain as he believes the paceman has little problem in his action compared to team-mate Sohag Gazi. Al-Amin, who was reported to have a suspected illegal bowling action during the first Test against West Indies, last month, will undergo testing at the newly accredited facilities at Chennai on October 20.
His testing of action already left the Bangladesh’s cricket officials nervous after International Cricket Council banned spinner Sohag from bowling in international cricket.
Sohag, who was also reported in the same West Indies tour, reportedly bent his arm 25 degrees on average while the maximum level of tolerance is only 15 degrees.
‘I don’t think Al-Amin has much problem as Gazi [Sohag],’ Streak told reporters in Mirpur on Wednesday, ‘His suspected action does not mean chucking.’
‘Hopefully Al-Amin will have no problem. He can prove himself right. To be honest, I’m very hopeful of him that he will be okay.’
The former Zimbabwe skipper hoped that if Al-Amin cannot come out of testing, other bowlers would take his place.
‘We don’t have much of a problem because I think other bowlers are good,’ said Streak. ‘We really got some guys pushing in the A-team and some young guys are pushing for a place.
‘Abul Hasan Raju has come back from injury. No more questions for the lack of fast bowlers in the fold. Hopefully we have a good group of bowlers to pick from for the moment.’
‘We’ve got some people like Shahadat [Hossain], Rabiul [Islam], Shafiul [Islam], and Abul Hasan Raju. A lot of other guys like Muktar Ali and Mohammad Shahid are also pushing. Lot of competition is now in the system,’ he said.
Abul, who made a stunning century in his Test debut against West Indies in 2012, returned from a back injury after a year and a half during the recent series against Zimbabwe A team.
His return, however, was limited to only 2.5 overs before he sustained a fresh injury in his neck. Selectors still kept the left-arm pacer in 32-member preliminary squad as his new injury was believed to be minor.
Shahadat, who last played a Test match at Gale against Sri Lanka, had been training with a High Performance Unit for the last two months at the insistence of head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe.
He played both the four-day matches against Zimbabwe and claimed 4-33 in the second innings at Fatullah.
Streak praised the work ethics of the bowler.
‘He is hungry to play,’ he said of Shahadat. ‘He played in the A-team games, where the wicket was slow. He didn’t take more wickets.’
-With New Age input
