"It's a tournament of the top eight teams and more challenging than the World Cup. It is also a reward for our continued effort towards improving our game," he added. "We have given him (Mahmudullah) a role around six months ago, which is to bat at number six. He has responded well batting there," batting coach Thilan Samaraweera said. "He is doing well there, finishing the game for the team recently, in (the recent tri-series in) Ireland and against New Zealand on Friday."

Source: Times of India June 11, 2017 08:49 UTC