The Bangladeshi cutter master was considered crucial in Delhi Capitals’ plans this season. However, the franchise kept him sitting in the first three matches. In the next two games, he couldn’t do justice to his name. Australian coach Tom Moody has advised Delhi to play an extra batsman instead of him.

Mustafizur got his first chance against Mumbai Indians in the 16th edition of the IPL. He gave 13 runs in the first over of the match, but in the next two overs, he got the wicket of Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma with 10 runs. Delhi was dreaming of winning it. But the cutter master came to bowl his fourth over and made all the noise. Tim David and Cameron Green hit him for a six each in the next three balls.

Mustafizur remained wicketless for 38 runs in four overs on the day of the defeat against Mumbai. In the next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the cutter master was even more huarache. He gave away 41 runs in 3 overs. After such a performance, Mustafizur is worried about retaining his place in the team.

Delhi has played five matches so far this season but is yet to win. David Warner’s team is at the bottom of the points table after losing all the matches. In such a situation, Australian coach Tom Moody has suggested changes in the team’s foreign quota. The coach has asked to reduce one bowler and play another batter.

Mustafizur will burn his forehead if he follows Moody’s advice. Because Mustafizur’s fight between the fast bowlers in the foreign quota in the Delhi XI is with South Africa’s Anrich Norkhia. And Narkhia is far ahead of Mustafizur in performance. In that case, the cutter master of Bangladesh will be left out.

“I don’t think they have a choice,” Moody told ESPNcricinfo. They’re going two (two bowlers, two batters), I think there’s no choice but to go the other way (three batters, one bowler). ’

Moody also feels that Delhi’s batting order needs a change. He is asking Mitchell Marsh to play in the opening instead of Prithvi Shaw. He suggested playing Rilee Rossouw back in his place with one more bowler. Moody feels that Manish Pandey should be dropped at three and Rossouw at four.