Here is my comments after 1st day:
Hannan: Like most of the fans, I was very disappointed with Hannan. I hoped, due to his recent performance, he would at least try to survive first few overs before trying any half hearted shot.
Basically now he have JUST ONE MORE shot to revive his carrier. Otherwise it will be very hard for the selectors to justify his inclusion.
Javed: I was not expecting BIG score from him in this match. However I was at-least expecting him to stay in the wicket for 70-100 balls, score at-least 30+ runs. With the fragile nature of our bating order, it is extremely important that Javed stays in the wicket and stabilize the BD innings at the beginning.
Nafis: I was kind of disappointed in him. He is like Ashraful in his earlier stage. Lots of talent but restless. He will score as long as he is in the wicket. But the problem is how long he will stay in the wicket? As per commentary, Nafis was never comfortable in this innings. I still have high expectation on him. However he need to realize that unless he takes advantage of his opportunities and play the way he is supposed to play in a test match, he will never be a regular member of the team and will be discarded soon by one of his u-19 teammates. However he looks like a fighter. Lest see how he performs in the second innings.
Rajin: Nothing spectacular. Scores 25-40 runs. But always plays well when the team is in trouble. For test, and specially for BD team in current status/stage, he is essential in the middle order to stabilize the innings when we have collapse like 5/3 (that happened in 1st innings). However if Bangladesh goes to the next stage (i.e. when they will play consistently for win), he needs to play better for his survival so that these 40s becomes 70s-80s or even some 100s.
Ashraful: He has proven again why people tag him the "most talented batsman in Bangladesh". Even though I was not happy the way he was out, trying to hit another 6 just after Rajin was out, I still see so many positive in his innings. Due the BD batting order collapse in the early stage, he reduced his aggression and was instrumental in stabilizing the inning from 5/3 to 100+/3.
As always the BD wickets fall in pairs. After 5/3 we were 120/4. Instead of playing more cautiously, we loose Arsharful's wicket on 124. That’s kill all the ve+ momentum that BD had. I think its mental thing (separation anxiety??) and is fixable and we should address that asap.
Alok Kapali: Again Alok need to realize that it's a gift from heaven that he was selected again for this game. Alok need to realize that the selectors are in lot of pressure trying to justify his inclusion. If he cannot save their face with some decent performance, he may not get another break before he can really justify his case with some very good performance in the local competition. And with the current situation in local league, it will be even harder.
Masud: So far so good. I don't care how slow he scores, he need to stay in the wicket. I always thought he is very good batsman, even better than some of our specialist batsman. I don't doubt his skills, but sometimes doubt his commitment. I think he can do better than what the record shows. Hope he plays a Captain’s innings.
Rana: Footwork or no footwork, he is fighter. And a bit lucky too. Already so far, Rana is the 3rd highest scorer in BD innings. He should be given more chance. They need to work on his batting, so that batting is more polished and he is more selective in his shot selection. He can be one of our genuine all rounder and automatic selection for the team in the future. Lets see how he prove his case in this game.
I am eagerly waiting for the day two....
Edited on, October 19, 2004, 3:05 PM GMT, by Fazal.
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