Alok's a streaky player who grows in confidence after a slow start. That's exactly what happened last year also before he ended up with 5 centuries to his name in FC and List A, and demonstrated an uncanny ability to change gears with improved batting technique. So, I'm expecting more from him.
He is that rare combination of style AND substance who at the young age of 23, a good 4 years away from reaching his peak range as a batsman from the ages of 27 to 32, continues to improve every season. Just look at his recent NCL stats re-posted in post # 1774
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That said, three things have always worked against him: -
1) His inability to make a smooth enough transition to the highest level, an inability he shares with many other Bangladeshi players, some of whom without his technical abilities manage to stay on the team irrespective of similarly poor performances at the international level.
2) He is an easy scapegoat for people who just don't like him, but tend to try and disguise their bias and utter lack of fair-mindedness through selective use of stats and other forms of intellectual dishonesty. The recent T20 World Championships was a good example of this. He, a number 6 batsman, was squarely blamed for the comprehensive failures of our top order, dropping a difficult half-chance in one of the matches, and bowling poorly against a belligerent AUSTRALIAN attack. Sure, he didn't do well, but who did? (UMM ... DUH ... BITCH, BITCH). And did they receive similarly crypto-fascistic treatment from those leading the lynch mob? (NO).
3) The subsequent misperceptions with regards to this young man generated by those who lead the lynch mob against him.
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Originally Posted by Sohel NR
1. THIS is what Alok did in NCL 2006-2007, FC ... 
2. THIS is what Alok did in NCL 2006-2007, LIST A ...
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