Nafis flops in big matches, be it national or Junior. He definitely needs to mature. He does well in practice matches, then just flops. I have not seen him react positively under pressure yet. If BD brings him in, he should be tucked away in the middle order. If you have a natural mental flaw, I don't think coaching will be much effective. Nafis, after all has had the most regular international exposure of all junior players. He's had a dream preperation for 5-6 long years to step up to the plate. Sadly, even club teams don't rely on him much. He's not an opener, rather a flat pitch bully, even that is sporadic. Same flaw that most of our batsmen have.
Habibul, with all his flaws, gets runs via pulls & hooks. That is how he negotiates the snorters. Sometimes he does well, other times he fails. He doen not shy away from them. He has gotten better at playing the short ones, unnoticed. The younger batters need to practice the rising deliveries daily, including Nafis.
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