Mohammad Saifuddin became man of the match after winning the match for Abahani Limited in DPL. Saifuddin contributed with bat and ball in the match to beat City Club. According to Saifuddin, the challenge of playing in the national team has increased more than before.

Saifuddin said, playing well is more challenging now. Pacers also have a lot of competition. Saifuddin said, "Alhamdulillah, the way things are going is good. To be honest, playing well is more challenging now. In the opposition team, pacers are all national team players. There's the Taskin bhai, if Shoriful comes after the Test, Tanzim Sakib, me - the competition is too much."

If you play well, opportunities will come, so Saifuddin is doing more hard work. He’s trying to retain a place in the best XI. "Four pacers will not play in DPL. Definitely challenging. More effort is required. Must be in the usual best eleven as there are many series coming up. So if you play well here, chances will come, so put in extra effort,” Saifuddin added.

Saifuddin scored 23 runs with the bat yesterday in DPL. He took three wickets with the ball. He tried to hit the wicket even though he didn't. Saifuddin is working on power hitting. “Today's wicket was low you see, not ideal for hitting. I tried It would have been nice to hit a few more toward the end. But I’m trying the range hitting. If InshaAllah I play T20 next then I have to score 20 runs from 10 balls. So, I try to play big shots. So I'm trying from now on."