Technical skills won’t matter if I cannot perform consistently, admits Liton Das
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das reckons his technical prowess will not do his career any good if he cannot churn out good performances on a consistent basis. Liton has also revealed that there was no mental pressure on him to recover from his concussion in the series against India.
Since he was disappointingly forced out of the pink-ball Test against India due to a concussion, Das has been playing for Rajshahi Royals in the Bangladesh Premier League. But instead of being concerned with the hype around his obvious talent, the 25-year-old is just happy to contribute to his team as he did in the first two games, making 29 and an unbeaten 44.
"Technique or basics actually does not amount to much. If you perform, everything is okay. Will I be picked if I cannot perform? That's not going to happen. No one expects that Liton will play every game just because his technique is right,” Liton said, reported Cricbuzz.
"Everyone asks when I will perform and I also think about my performance. The technique will be there but the main thing is to perform. I am not focused on scoring hundred all I want to do is to contribute behind the success of my team," he said.
Liton further revealed details on the concussion experience that forced Bangladesh into bringing on off-spinner Mehidy Hassan as the substitute as they had no specialist batsmen left. Liton, who was struck on the helmet from Mohammad Shami’s delivery on the opening day of the day-night Test at the Eden Gardens, initially continued batting and managed to hit a few boundaries in the following overs before eventually retiring hurt for 24.
"There was no mental pressure during the recovery and if a ball hits your head, certainly there are some symptoms like having some headache and all those things and I experienced those. I was having rest [after the blow] and now I am completely fine," he said.
"I felt bad as I could not play the [day-night] Test. I was feeling that when the ball hit the head it got heavy and there was some pain in my head. I was sent for a CT scan and they did not want to take risk. I was not in a position to bat again," Liton added.
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