Living abroad, i dont get the chance to see the Tigers from the ground that often. But last Saturday i was fortunate enough to watch Bangladesh Zimbabwe up close. In fact i was seated in a place where i could hear the conversation of the players. With Bangladesh relatively comfortably placed Zia came out fully padded and started doing shadow practice around the players tent. That was when Mushfiq and Ashraful were batting. When Nasir got out Zia walked in full of confidence, fully prepared. He walked in knowing he ll get the job done-he meant business. Indeed he did. He didnt play careless shots, he was responsible. At the same time he had a go at the Zimbabwean bowlers without any fear. Was very impressed. He really has transformed. If he can improve his batting further he might even get into our ODI team. We really need a big hitting number 7 like him
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