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Originally Posted by Ian Pont
Any idea what other world fast bowlers you guys think the Bangladesh pacers are on a par with? Is this just about speed (as in other bowlers bowl 125-135 so we are not slower).
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IMO taken these facts in to consideration that:
- Bangladesh as a cricket team or a nation is not associated with a pace boiling attack or pace bowler breading ground;
- the fact that Bangladesh rarely plays more than 2 pace bowlers in a game
- and you can literally count in one hand the number of pace attack options we have.
Bangladesh medium fast bowlers are as good as any fast bowlers in the world (minus the few that are the best).
I think its a false dichotomy to associate raw speed with quality of bowler.
If you want to speak strictly on numbers to compare bangladesh pace bowlers with others in the world. Bangladesh as a team doesn't play enough games in enough variation of condition as frequently for a long enough time to make such a comparison. The only Bangladesh player that comes in to mind is mashrafe, who has been in and out of the game more often than my last relationship.
At the end of the day you have to rely on coach's opinion and take it with a grain of salt.