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Originally Posted by Imtiazk
Is Tamim yet another over-hyped under performing in our long list of such players ? Apart from that 54 off India [ no doubt crucial ] where he had been dropped by Dravid earlier on, what exactly has he done ? I am not suggesting we drop him as such musical chairs hardly helps anyone but he is not the player [ and does not even look it ] as many swear by. The same goes for Sakib. He scored a few runs today but he came in at no.7 when the heavy bombardment was over.
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Generally agree. Apart from that knock in the WC and a second one vs India recently , he hasn't realy done anything to date. He was an unknown commodity in that first match and Indian bowlers served him a lot of full length balls outside off, which he dispatched merrily through the cover, point, midoff region- areas of his strength. Once you cramp him for room and hold back your length a bit, he ususaly goes fishing, resulting in "play and miss". Either he edges back to get out or gets boundaries via third man if he is lucky. I am yet to see him play on the on side effectively, or play with soft hands to find the gaps for singles and twos. Teams have figured him out. You pack the offside (7-2) and cramp him for room and you will be duely rewarded. Actually, his range of shots are poor compared to Aftab, Ash, Rahim and even Nafees. But, for entertainment value, his shots through the one side are good on the eye, as it stays hit followed by that beautiful full swing of the bat. He remains an incomplete product. If he wants to live upto the hype, he must expand his game way beyond to what he has to offer right now.
BTW, he was dropped by Dravid on 47 or 48 , very close to his 50 and not early on.