[al Furqaan]

some people are missing the point.

in order to be a world class batsman or bowler, one must be world class in at least several of the parameters. in addition, there is the one parameter which is missing because it is purely statistical and qualitative: performance!

none of our players are world class. there is absolutely no doubt about that. however to say that ashraful isn't a near perfect stroke maker is also equally BS. name a shot he can't play and score runs from. name a player who has more shots in their repertoire than he does.

but none of players have the combos necessary to be an overall world class player, as someone pointed out already: there are maybe 20 world class batsmen in all the world, and perhaps 10-20 bowlers with that designation.

also notice that a key ingredient to sucess - even in t20 bullshit cricket - is shot selection and temperment where many of our players are notoriously deficient. and if they have one, they are lacking in the other. it is absolutely necessary for both.

we have many players with world class level "talent"; all BC members agree to that. but what lack is ability to meld it all together and produce world class performances as a team or as individuals.

other wise all the other 8 teams would always be co-champions of every world cup, or co-number 1 team in the world since they all have several world class players.