Tamim and Sharif have to play next game. I would prefer to rest Nafees and open with Mehrab and Tamim. But thats unlikely, given the present series situation. But if we really want to settle on an opening combination, we have to give the contenders a fair run. No brainer.
I hope in Windies we are not even thinking about playing with two specialist spinners. Playing two spinners is all good, if they are different types of bowlers, or they are attacking matchwinners. Rafiq and Razzak are great, but they are not all that different. India and SriLnaka will find 30 overs of monotonous SLAs a mouthwatering prospect(including Sakib). Both Srilanka and Windies gave an illustration of the futility of this strategy at the Champions Trophy. This would only work with teams like Zimbabwe in sub continental conditions.Only one of them can start. So who's our 3rd pacer? Yes, your guess is as good as mine. We have no clue whatsoever, because we never gave any of them a chance. Rasel and Farhad tried and discarded. Now seems like Sharif and Tapash won't even get a game. I want to see Sharif, because his apparent reverse swing abilities with the old ball.
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