However well Bangladesh has done today, I feel we are a spinner short. One of Rubel or Shafiul could have been dropped and Naeem taken instead.
Between Naeem and Riyad they could bowl some overs to relieve Shakib. It is not everyday that this Indian batting line up will be 213/8.
Tomorrow morning there should be no experimenting. Start with Shahadat and Shakib. This ball has 17 more overs to go. If they are still there , then take the new ball promptly and let Rubel / Shafiul combo have a go. Let's not forget one batsman is Ishant / Shreesanth.
Also, please please let us not make the mistake of Yousuf in Sydney when Pakistan effectively gave batting practice to Hussey by allowing him total freedom. We must attack Tendulkar as well. After all, he got two "lives" today !
But unless, Bangladesh gets 350 [ which our ODI batting shows we can ] all this success today will have been wasted. Tamim has promised patience. Ashraful was patient in the ODI's - hence his success. Riyad comes in at No.8. There is understandable hope amongst Bangladeshi fans tonight ! You never know we might need a 9th batsman - Naeem could have fit the bill. My worry about Naeem is that the selectors and fans will pigeon hole him as a ODI hitter. That would be unfair - he is a good batsman.
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