No one ever doubted Soumya Sarkar's talent and ability. Despite spending 10 years in the international career, Soumya still does not have a seasoned seat in the Bangladesh team. One reason is his lack of consistency.
Chandika Hathurusinghe, the former coach of the Bangladesh team, saw Soumya in a slightly different 'vision'. Hathuru looked the other way because of Soumya's immense talent and ability to crush opponents on her day. But Soumya could not repay this trust regularly. Gave 'occasionally'. He shines in 1 match with the bat and flops in 10 matches – taking him into the team is like sitting at the gambling table. On finding the rhythm, the opposition bowlers sweat. And on days when there is no rhythm, the bowlers return to the dressing room quickly without increasing their suffering. Soumya did not have to digest the abuse of fans from the beginning of her career. Soumya was trolled and called 'zero government' on Facebook!
He has been left out of the national team numerous times due to not being able to repay his abilities, and has returned numerous times. This time he returned to the National Cricket League (NCL) by playing well. He played a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in Sharjah last month. Despite opening the hope of increasing the innings, he returned with 33, 35 and 24 runs in three matches. Soumya is also in the Bangladesh team for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies starting tomorrow.
Soumya has joined the national team with enthusiasm and great confidence. Soumy was the man of the match in the final game which was in jeopardy due to international duty. This morning in Providence, Guyana, he created a storm in the Global Super League. In the opening, he played an unbeaten innings of 86 runs with 7 fours and 5 sixes. Rangpur Riders also won the title of the first edition of this T20 tournament by defeating Victoria by 56 runs in his magnificent fifty.
Soumya was not only Man of the Match, but also won the Man of the Series award. Do not get up or why! He is the highest run scorer in the Global Super League. He scored 188 runs in 2 fifties in 5 innings at an average of 47.00 and a strike rate of 142.42. He scored 29 runs more than Pakistani batsman Shan Masood of Hampshire who is second in this list. Soumya also played the highest innings of the tournament. That too in the final stage. Bangladesh is waiting day after day to see this batting of Soumya.
After a great tournament, Soumya showed that she still has a lot to offer. Soumya is naturally applauded for her outstanding performance throughout the tournament. If he can maintain that consistency against the West Indies, challenging the Caribbean—Bangladesh will be unlikely to fail. A tournament best award after a long time may also inspire Soumya to sing a calypso tune on the bat!
