Bangladesh A team is announced

[TheWatcher]

On 26th and 27th, they will play two matches against UAE at Khulna Divisional Stadium. The team is-

Rajin Saleh (C)
Shahriar Nafis
Golam Rahman
Aftab Ahmed
Tushar Imran
Farhad Reza
Alok Kapali
Saghir Hossain (Wk)
Abdur Razzak
Mahmudullah Riyad
Mashrafee Bin Mortuza
Nadif Chowdhury
Mosharraf Hossain
Mahbubul Alam Robin
Shafaq Al Zabir

Coach : Shaun Williams
Assistant Coach : Minhazul Abedeen Nannu
Physio : Paul Close
Computer Analyst : Md. Salahuddin

TigerCricket

Ehsanul Haque is neglected once again, while Kapali's City Club link seems to be too strong to neglect him for non-performence.

Edited on, January 21, 2006, 4:58 PM GMT, by TheWatcher.

[cricman]

Lets see how Masri and Aftab perform coming back from injury. Nice to see Golam Rahman got a call up

[CricTiger]

We have a very strong team.Interested to see how they perform and dominate the game.

Edited on, January 21, 2006, 5:52 PM GMT, by CricTiger.

[Carte Blanche]

I don't have much of an idea about this UAE team and the selection of Khulna stadium for these 2 games made me wonder about how seriously the board is taking these 2 matches. However, upon revising the line-up, I've to admit we're fielding a very strong team to do the task.

Win or win, I'm curious to see how well Masri has recovered.

[arafath79]

Why Polash didn't get a call up for playing against UAE ?? As far as i know he is the fastest bowler in BD at the moment !!! He is doing pretty good job in the league matches!

[TheWatcher]

I think it is easily explainable why this A team has as many as six national players. For Rajin, Abir, and Tushar, their club is out of the league, so they need some practice matches before the national camp starts. For Mashrafee and Aftab, they need practice matches after coming back from injury and sickness. For Abdur Razzak, he is not considered a regular member of any national side, and thus deserves most to be in the A team. Don't think the board is too worried about the strength of the UAE team, they just want to assess some players before the national camp starts on the fourth of February.

Edited on, January 21, 2006, 6:22 PM GMT, by TheWatcher.

[arafath79]

They should have selected Tamim Iqbal and left hand allrounder Saqibul Hasan from under 19 team !!!!!!!! They have just selected Shahriar Nafees, Rajin and Tushar without any special purpose !!

Edited on, January 21, 2006, 6:30 PM GMT, by arafath79.

[arafath79]

For Abdur Razzak, he is not considered a regular member of any national side, and thus deserves most to be in the A team.

Edited on, January 21, 2006, 6:22 PM GMT, by TheWatcher. [/quote]

That's ok. But they should have selected Tamim Iqbal and left hand allrounder Saqibul Hasan from under 19 team instead of Sahriar and Alok Kapali !!!! Alok has been kicked out allready from national team ! Shahriar has proved himself as a good left hand opening batsman.

[TheWatcher]

U/19 team is already set to play two matches with UAE at Bogra on the 23rd and the 24th. After that, don't see any reason to drag any of them to Khulna, when it is important for them to stay together as a team and to prepare for YWC in Lanka.

But I agree with you that some other youngsters should have been given chances on those occassions in places of Abir and Kapali (my choices would be Nazimuddin and Marshal Ayub).

Edited on, January 21, 2006, 6:43 PM GMT, by TheWatcher.

[arafath79]

Is Minhazul Abedin working as a coach for under 19 team ???

[TheWatcher]

Originally posted by arafath79
Is Minhazul Abedin working as a coach for under 19 team ???

No, the Abedin that is working under De Winter as the asst. coach of U/19 team is Nazmul Abedin Fahim, has no relation with Nannu.

[TheWatcher]

National team trainer Stuart Karpinen suggested that Mashrafee could not bowl more than three overs at a stretch and needs at least an hour’s rest after each spell.

New Age

Will he be ready for the Lanka series?

Anyway, BD-A should include both of the other two frontline pacers, Shafaq and Robin, in the playing eleven to avoid suffering from any accident.

[shaoun]

well good to see masrafee and aftab back. polash should have gotten a chance, because he is bowling very well in the premier league.

[Ahmed_B]

Soo.. Ashraful has already taken himself above the level of A-Team?

Otherwise... I see some proven national team members in the squad.

[reza_15]

It's very good to know that Mashrafee is back.

[arafath79]

Originally posted by TheWatcher

No, the Abedin that is working under De Winter as the asst. coach of U/19 team is Nazmul Abedin Fahim, has no relation with Nannu.

I see. Thanks

[sunniath]

alok was proably chosen because the national selectors and the coach want him back in the national side.so they are giving him as much exposure as possible.

[arafath79]

Originally posted by shaoun
well good to see masrafee and aftab back. polash should have gotten a chance, because he is bowling very well in the premier league.

Hmm...that's what I am trying to say !! Polash should have been picked up in the A team !

[TheWatcher]

The problem is that they can try only one tearaway at a time. Robin probably has more controll on the newball and got more wickets in crucial matches and thus given priority over his ex-Indira KC teammate.

[arafath79]

Originally posted by TheWatcher
The problem is that they can try only one tearaway at a time. Robin probably has more controll on the newball and got more wickets in crucial matches and thus given priority over his ex-Indira KC teammate.

I see. I didn't know that Mahbubul Alam Robin is one of the discoveries of GP pacer hunt !! Nice to know that he has got the chance to play !

[imran78]

whoa! how come they didnt pick ehsanul? he was playing better than the national players in the premier league.

[mshakir56]

I am pretty optimistic that we gono win against UAE with ease, after looking back at our previous performance against them.

[Mohiul]

Aftab is not playing bcoz he's not yet recovered from jaundice.

[http://www.******.com/news/?action=f...&id=675]source[http://www.******.com/news/?action=fullnews&id=675]

[CricTiger]

Originally posted by bdcricmad
Aftab is not playing bcoz he's not yet recovered from jaundice.

[http://www.******.com/news/?action=f...&id=675]source[http://www.******.com/news/?action=fullnews&id=675]

Not a good sign.Hopefully he will recover in time and be available for upcoming SL series.

[cricman]

I think Rokon should replace aftab in the A squad