View Single Post
  #14  
Old March 9, 2014, 01:13 AM
Sohel's Avatar
Sohel Sohel is offline
Cricket Savant
 
Join Date: April 18, 2007
Location: Dhaka
Favorite Player: Nazimuddin
Posts: 35,464

Beter bari lagbe, kintu deya hobena. Jutar mala banano achhe, kintu porabe kon byata?

A common complaint about the selectors from players is that they seldom go to local games to scout players with their own eyes. In the rare occasion when they do, not many of them really know what they're looking for. KM Pilot does but he's not influential. It's all about lobbying AKA chatukarita, toilomordon, and deal making phone calls from up above. Decontextualized stats are then used, if and when possible, to justify the inclusion of those players. They are no different from some of the fans in this forum who fall in love with certain prospects because of such decontextualized statistical geekfesting without actually seeing the player in action over a period of time. Jodi laigga jay mindset all around. That's why we need foreign scouts training local ones, and a clear selection criteria.

We'll have better, comparatively more professional selectors when a better generation of players with a deeper understanding of the game become selectors. Until then, so cold the night!
__________________
"And do not curse those who call on other than GOD, lest they blaspheme and curse GOD, out of ignorance. We have adorned the works of every group in their eyes. Ultimately, they return to their Lord, then He informs them of everything they had done." (Qur'an 6:108)
Reply With Quote