Bangladesh quick Hasan Mahmud recently came into the spotlight after taking a sensational 5-wicket haul against Pakistan in the final Test of the 2-match Test series against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. His spell of 5/43 helped Bangladesh in bowling out the hosts for only 172 runs in their second innings to set up an easy target of 185. They would go on to achieve the target after only losing 4 wickets.
Mahmud continued his fiery form against India in the first Test of the 2-match series in Chennai. His spell single-handedly saw Bangladesh dominate over India in the first session. The pacer picked up 3 very important wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli. This saw the hosts get restricted to 34/3 at one stage.
Then, as the duo of Jaiswal and Pant tried to steady India’s ship, Mahmud dismissed the latter right after lunch. Mahmud ended his first 10 overs with tremendous figures of 4/25 which also includes 3 maidens.
After his brilliant performance against India, many fans shared the opinion that IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) could turn out to be a good fit for the Bangladesh pacer. Mahmud will certainly be one to look out for in the IPL mega auction that will take place in November.
Here are the 3 reasons why RCB needs to go after Hasan Mahmud in the upcoming mega auction –
1. Will massively strengthen the bowling attack
One of the biggest problems of RCB during the 2024 IPL season was their inexperienced bowling attack that kept on leaking lots of runs in almost every match. Mahmud will massively help in bringing a change to that with his impressive wicket-taking ability and may also help the Bangalore-based franchise by taking wickets in the first 6 overs.
2. Great performance against elite batters
In the first Test against Pakistan he took the important wicket of skipper Shan Masood in the second innings while in the second innings of the second Test, he took the crucial wicket of Mohammad Rizwan who was taking the game away from Bangladesh. Then, in the Test match against India, he dismantled their top-order by dismissing Rohit, Gill, Kohli and Pant.
3. Can get help from Indian conditions
The pitches in India generally tend to assist the bowlers who can swing the ball. Mahmud’s performance against India in Chennai shows how he can prove to be quite effective in the IPL. Mahmud can help RCB against other teams that aren’t well-equipped to handle swing and seam movement.
