Liton Das was in immense form last year across formats and consequently picked up the top Kool-BSPA (Bangladesh Sports Press Association) sports award yesterday at a ceremony held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. The Bangladesh star batter has not shone in a similar way this year but said he was not worried about his current form.
Liton scored runs across formats last year, notching an average of 44.44, 52.45 and 28.63 in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, respectively. This year his T20I average has improved but ODI average declined, having notched two fifties in nine ODIs so far this year.
With the ODI World Cup in India coming up, Liton’s form would be key if Bangladesh are to make a case for themselves. Liton himself was not overtly worried about lack of form.
“You can’t play good cricket every day. Some days you will play well while on others days it will go badly. Actually, I’m not worried. I’ll just keep practicing and see what happens,” he told reporters yesterday after receiving both the Sports Person of the Year and Cricketer of the Year in male category.
The Tigers will gear up for the lone Test against Afghanistan next month with their training camp expected to begin from Monday. Liton felt the immediate focus was not the World Cup but the Afghanistan Test.
“There is still some time before the World Cup. Tomorrow we may begin our camp, so let’s see but we will start with that.”
