Taskin keen to make comeback in Afghanistan Test

Dhaka, 23 May - Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed is willing to make a comeback with the one-off Test against Afghanistan as he further reiterated his desire to play all three formats of the cricket.

The lanky fast bowler who recovered his back injury fully and started his bowling with full run up a couple of days ago, missed the only Test against Ireland at home and a three-match ODI series against the same opponent in away.

He said he doesn't feel any discomfort to increase the workload at this moment, which gave him the confidence to make a comeback into the national team as early as possible.

"The physical condition is okay now. I have completed four sessions after starting bowling and gradually increased my workload. And what gave me the confidence is the increasing workload didn't create any discomfort," Taskin said here today after his practice session at the academy ground of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

"I hope to play the Test against Afghanistan. Let's see what happened. The team management and selectors will take the eventual decision."

As he wants to continue the three formats of cricket, Taskin emphasized on good fitness to cope with the severe workload.

"There are many fast bowlers in the world who are playing all three formats of the cricket. The main issue is fitness. You have to be the top of your fitness. You have to take care of your body. Otherwise it is difficult to continue three formats of cricket. May be I am not okay and therefore I got injured regularly. So, I am trying to keep myself as fit as I can. I am working hard to be super fit," he said.

Afghanistan will play their bilateral series against Bangladesh in two
phases. In the first phase, they will play the solitary Test, beginning from June 14. In July, after completing a white-ball series against India, they will come back to Bangladesh again to play T20 and ODI series.