Not sure what sin Rassel had committed? He is a better choice than the recently untested Taposh/Sharif. Going back to Taposh especially, may or may not be the better choice, but it also means that we are taking one step back.
Rajin may be ok to open with Nafees, but I am not fully sure. But Tamim (who is he..has he played a ODI ever??)...why should a player from a weak team like BD ever debut in the world cup. Remember that punk in '03 against SA...who ran down the turf to try and whack Pollock. Plain stupid. Nerve get the better of new players.
About the WC, its unfortunate that we are having issues with Mashud again during the wc, albeit in a very different way.
I will make my final call on how BD will do after the NZ practice game. I don't give a rat's rear how we do against Zims, Scotland or Kenya. Gaining confidence by playing weaker teams and saying that it helps against the likes of India or SL, is an illusion.
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