ghalib.imtiyaz
April 13, 2006, 07:17 PM
In Atahar Ali Khan we have unearthed a gem of a commentator and he typied his own style when Martyn was foxed by a gem a delivery by Rafique. When Atahar said, it was gem of a delivery and Martyn was clueless it symbolised it all. Atahar Ali Khan adds a new dimension in cricketing commentary.
Bangladesh is now a force to be reckoned with. In Shahadat we have unearthed a fast bowler whose aggression puts him in one of the best in the sub-continent. Even though Bangladesh was on the verge of a defeat and it was only 3 runs away he didnt give up. He sent 3 bouncers and he was able to beat Ponting for pace and hit his helmet and to me it was immensely satisfying. His pace was good enough to clean bowl many victims in England in the practice matches but he has come a long way. Even last year many saw Tapash as a better substituition but the mere fact that the selectors picked him despite having Syed Rasel indicates that our thought processes have changed and we know how to attack.
A specialist batting coach is something we should have had long time ago.
Mashrafe is a good hitter but against Warne's flippers he needed to have been trained. Specially the tail end batsmen including Mashud will need batting lessons for each Australian bowler. I mean Australia will do the same. They will probably target Rafique for the next match and wont let him settle. Its the way they play the test match. We didnt let Warne settle in the first innings and i was so proud of our batsmen that they were probably the first group of batsmen who denied him a wicket with such expensive figures. Its not always possible to sustain that against warne because he will employ his variations.
Our team has improved a lot. I think we can beat West Indies now if we can play like this. Against Srilanka it was a different story. South Africa has one dimensional pace attack and their spin attack is all that threatening and i think we will do well against them too.
We dont need to replace any player because as a team we did so well though Ashraful's batting left a lot to be desired but his quickfire 29 suggested that he is in good touch its just that he needs stay for at least 60 deliveries and then start playing all those strokes he is so good at.
Australia will look at their mistakes and will try to rectify those. So we need to make sure we dont throw our wickets away.
Bangladesh is now a force to be reckoned with. In Shahadat we have unearthed a fast bowler whose aggression puts him in one of the best in the sub-continent. Even though Bangladesh was on the verge of a defeat and it was only 3 runs away he didnt give up. He sent 3 bouncers and he was able to beat Ponting for pace and hit his helmet and to me it was immensely satisfying. His pace was good enough to clean bowl many victims in England in the practice matches but he has come a long way. Even last year many saw Tapash as a better substituition but the mere fact that the selectors picked him despite having Syed Rasel indicates that our thought processes have changed and we know how to attack.
A specialist batting coach is something we should have had long time ago.
Mashrafe is a good hitter but against Warne's flippers he needed to have been trained. Specially the tail end batsmen including Mashud will need batting lessons for each Australian bowler. I mean Australia will do the same. They will probably target Rafique for the next match and wont let him settle. Its the way they play the test match. We didnt let Warne settle in the first innings and i was so proud of our batsmen that they were probably the first group of batsmen who denied him a wicket with such expensive figures. Its not always possible to sustain that against warne because he will employ his variations.
Our team has improved a lot. I think we can beat West Indies now if we can play like this. Against Srilanka it was a different story. South Africa has one dimensional pace attack and their spin attack is all that threatening and i think we will do well against them too.
We dont need to replace any player because as a team we did so well though Ashraful's batting left a lot to be desired but his quickfire 29 suggested that he is in good touch its just that he needs stay for at least 60 deliveries and then start playing all those strokes he is so good at.
Australia will look at their mistakes and will try to rectify those. So we need to make sure we dont throw our wickets away.