Mustafizur Rahman for Bangladesh (Source: AFP Photos)Despite doing more than a decent job in international cricket of late, Bangladesh returned to the country from Japan empty-handed after the end of the Asian Games 2026. And Mustafizur Rahman delivered a disastrous performance, making their own lives even more difficult.In the Asian Games 2026 semi-final against Pakistan, Mustafizur conceded 18 runs off his first over. In the second over, he leaked 23 more runs, making the figures as expensive as 2-0-41-1.In the Bronze medal match against Sri Lanka, Mustafizur put up a miserable show yet again. He gave up 43 runs in three overs and took two wickets. Bangladesh, led by Litton Das, eventually lost there as well, that too by 63 runs.Salahuddin Gives Mustafizur Rahman Vote Of ConfidenceAfter the Asian Games 2026, Bangladesh head coach Salahuddin spoke about Mustafizur Rahman, one of the best in the business as a death-bowling specialist in T20s. There, Salahuddin even claimed that Mustafizur will be backed in the future if he fails to live up to his lofty expectations in coming fixtures.“We are playing with five bowlers. Saif Hassan, our sixth bowling option, has also bowled well. Fizz is our death-overs specialist. We still have faith in him,” Salahuddin said, as quoted by The Daily Sun.Also Read: Mustafizur Rahman’s Association Ends With Another League After IPL 2026 Snub“Even if he fails further, we will probably continue to back him in the same way,” he added.Mustafizur Rahman's T20 NumbersMustafizur has a superb T20I record for Bangladesh, averaging 21.14 after 130 matches while maintaining an economy rate of just 7.38. He has 163 wickets in the format, including two five-wicket hauls and three four-wicket hauls.Overall, in T20s, Mustafizur has 423 wickets in 331 matches across different T20 leagues. Thanks to his unreal consistency in franchise cricket, he was supposed to get a hefty check of INR 9.2 Crore to play in IPL 2026.KKR signed him at a whopping price in the last IPL auction, only to see him be banned later before announcing replacement.Also Read: India Champions vs England Champions Live Streaming, Live Telecast- Where to Watch WCL 2026 Live On TV, OTT, App?
