Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain has returned home on Sunday following a successful campaign in the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia.
In his maiden BBL season, Rishad who played for Hobart Hurricanes took 15 wickets from 11 innings, finishing as the joint-leading wicket-taker amongst the spinners in the tournament.
His brilliant performance was key in taking the side to the playoffs, even though they failed to make the final, largely due to their batters' failure in the crucial moment.
However, Rishad's performance was highly praised by the cricket pundits and the Australian supports.
What made him apart from the others was that he provided breakthroughs in crucial moments and tied the run flow in a competition dominated by power hitters in flat pitches and suited for the fast bowling.
After showing immense skill, he was used as an attacking option, often throwing the ball when partnerships were building or when Australia's biggest names were at the crease.
He took the wickets like the batters of Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Mohammad Rizwan, Jake Fraser-McGurk (twice), Matt Renshaw, Moises Henriques, Aaron Hardie and others.
The BBL performance was the continuation of his superb performance in PSL earlier last year where he claimed 12 wickets in eight innings, playing for Lahore Qalandars.
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