Well Mahmud may be good as a first change bowler, but definitely not as an opener.
In order to do well in international cricket in the long run, however, we will require at least three pacers with decent speeds. Nowadays, most countries have three pacemen in their sides, all of who bowl pretty quick. Pakostan's Abdur Razzaq may be a first change bowler, but he's as fast as Tapash. He bowls at around 135 kph on a regular basis. India's Zaheer, Pathan and Balaji are all speedsters. So are the Australian quickies.
The point I'm trying to make here is that we need to bring in some quick bowlers to the side. Even our first change bolwer should be able to bowl at over 130 kph. Bowling at 110-115 kph gives you an extremely small margin of error, and quite ineffective at times.
Therefore, we need at least two bowlers who will trouble the opposition batsmen with pace, and a change bowler who will also have enough pace for the ball to carry to the keeper.
As I am making this post, all our top bowlers are injured. In the future, we should look for a good partner for Mashrafee, and someone who will be able to come in as first change, bowl fast and also bat a bit. It will be almost impossible for us to defend meagre totals without such a combination. Mahmud and Mushfique just don't have the speed.
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