Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah gets special help from Mumbai to turn batting around

Banglesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riy has been his country's premier all-rounder for quite some time w. 34-year recently featured for  Gemcon Khulna franchise in Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020 where his splendid performances in Qualifier 1 and final helped his side win coveted trophy.

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Mahmudullah's form changed overnight by Mumbai based Shrinivas Chandrasekaran 

Mahmudullah scored a quickfire 30 off 9 balls in Qualifier 1 against Gazi Group Chattogram and followed it up with a match-winning 70 off just 48 balls against same opposition in final to guide is side to a stunning win. However, tournament wasn't as smooth for all-rounder in league phase as it was in playoffs. Mahmudullah struggled big time during league phase where he wasn't able to execute his shots way he used to in past.

However, a major turnaround saw right-hander getting back to his best in playoffs. main reason behind this turnaround was Mahmudullah's chat with Mumbai-based Shrinivas Chandrasekaran, who is also Banglesh national men's senior cricket team's performance analyst. While speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Mahmudullah revealed that before first qualifier, he h a chat with Chandrasekaran. He ded that after watching his batting videos, he realised something was missing in his power-hitting which he probably couldn't see for himself.

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Mahmudullah furr said that Chandrasekaran took a bit of time to look at his videos after which he gave him his opinion. all-rounder reiterated that y discussed a few things, one of which was that his shoulder was rising too early. Chandrasekar compared his videos from Nidahas Trophy 2018 to his videos from league phase and pointed out what h changed.

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Mahmuduulah spent next morning in nets with (team assistant) Nasir, just hitting balls for one hour to get back his confidence. He revealed that he practised those shots, and n brought out that shot in first qualifier and it was same shot that worked for him in Nidahas Trophy. Mahmudullah also thanked Chandrasekaran saying that y h a short conversation but it was very effective at a time when he was a bit hesitant about his power-hitting.

Mahmudullah is currently enjoying his time at home. all-rounder will soon enter bio-secure bubble with Banglesh team for ir upcoming home series against West Indies.  BAN vs WI 2020 series will see two sides locking horns in a three-match ODI series starting January 20 followed by a two-match Test series.

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SOURCE: MAHMUDULLAH TWITTER