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Originally Posted by Ashfaq
I don't think for a moment what Papon said is true. He's a Fu*king politician, lying is the name of the game for him. And the source of the news isn't very trustworthy as well.
It is true that a culture has been created where it was difficult for a new players to come in, and that's not a bad thing, per se. A decade back we were trying new players every other day and that led to nowhere. Since 2010, we stuck with a core group of players and that bore fruit. We had the best year in our cricket history in 2012-13. It's not a coincidence that it came on the back of some excellent cricket from a set of players that played together as a settled unit for a long time.
People think all of our problem was with the captain and coach because the new combination is winning against Zim  . Hold on just a minute, wait until the WC and then pass judgement.
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Excellent post this, Ashfaq.
You're absolutely bang bang on about our politicians and "news" outlets. Papon is a shady character by all counts. He makes Lota look a ferista. There are so many things happening behind the closed door. Shala wants to get rid of settled players "for the sake of BD cricket" but no mention of down-sizing his fellow thieving party members looting the coffers of BCB as Board directors. Gazi TV deal also needs to be urgently investigated.
As for Haturi da, I think he was a bit unlucky to come in when some of the most performing players (Tamim, Nasir and, even, Mushy) went out of form and Shakib was suspended. But, yes, we will have a better idea after the WC.