Shoriful eager to get his hands on the Dukes ball

Bangladesh quick bowler Shoriful Islam is amped up for the possibility of bowling with the Dukes ball having been drafted into the crew for the second Test against West Indies beginning in St Lucia on June 24. Shoriful left Dhaka on Monday (June 20) for West Indies in the wake of making an adequate recuperation from a wrist injury supported during the Sri Lanka series.

He began bowling in the nets on June 11 to get ready for the white-ball designs on the visit through the Caribbean for which he was picked. Notwithstanding, his quick improvement provoked the group the executives to call him over prior to join the Test crew. It could likewise be a move with an eye on resting Mustafizur Rahman from the subsequent Test.

For Bangladeshi speed bowlers bowling with Duke balls has stayed a significant test thinking about none of their ongoing harvest of cricketers have played with it before the initial Test in Antigua.

"I have heard a ton of things about Dukes balls yet have not contacted it. At the point when I will arrive at there ideally I will be able to examine the ball (Dukes) and I am extremely energized," Shoriful told correspondents at the BCB foundation.

"I was extremely quick to play the Test in West Indies and we should find out what occurs. I'm feeling great (in the wake of recuperating from injury) and I feel that I am in a decent state right now.

"Nobody needs to get harmed and in the wake of getting a physical issue, normally I feel terrible when I am doing the restoration since everybody needs to play and missing matches surely harms and by then it truly feels awful and when I make a rebound it generally gives me a positive sentiment,'' he added.

Returning Test commander Shakib Al Hasan was satisfied with the exhibition of his speed unit in spite of being lowered by the West Indies at Antigua as they figured out how to come down on the host dissimilar to the past when the pacers were considered to take on a supporting role.

"Normally when somebody like Shakib bhai says beneficial thing regarding pacers it just moves us," said Shoriful. "I have not played there however what I have seen is that assuming the ball is contributed the right region there is a benefit thus I will attempt to keep up with the right line and length," he finished up.