Newly-included national team cricketer Elias Sunny said he is eyeing to make a permanent place in the Bangladesh team in all three formats despite a fierce competition in the recent times.
Sunny is the latest addition to the long list of left-arm spinners that Bangladesh unveiled on Friday when they included him in the 14-man squad for the one off Twenty20 match against West Indies in October.
‘I cannot express in words how happy I am,’ Sunny told New Age on Friday while giving his instant reaction after his call-up.
Elated at his inclusion the all-rounder from Dhaka now aims to cement his place in the national team rather than basking in his glory.
‘My aim is to play well if I get a chance and make a permanent place in the national side through my performance,’ said Sunny.
‘I know it is going to be extremely tough as the competition is very stiff,’ he said.
Elias, 26, is seasoned campaigner in Bangladesh’s domestic cricket for many years, but it was not until he scored a 498 runs at 45.27 and took 24 wickets in the last National Cricket League that his name came under consideration.
Sunny contributed immensely to help Dhaka clinch the trophy in the one-day format of NCL with his all-round performance.
He scored 159 runs at an average of 26.50 and took 10 wickets, but more notably played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 87 against Barisal in the final.
In the recently concluded BCB Cup he claimed seven wickets and scored 43 runs for Bangladesh A and followed it up with four wickets in the just held four-day warm-up match.
Sunny said he was grateful to all his family members who had given him relentless support but remembered his first coach Shahjahan Hossain Shaju in his happiest moment of life.
‘I played under different coaches at different stages of my career but I deeply remember my coach Shaju who had given me baptism in cricket,’ said Sunny.
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