Player Grades - Asia Cup

[mufi_02]

Grades are out of 10

Tamim Iqbal - 9
253 runs
Avg 63.25
4 Consecutive 50's

Good - Showed very good maturity at the top of the order, looked very hungry for runs.
Bad - Not being able to any of the 50s into big scores. Left team stranded when needed.

NazimUddin - 3
57 runs
Avg 14.25
Highest score of 30

Good - Almost nothing. Showed glimpse in the opening match but then total disappoinment. Replacement ASAP
Bad - Lack of footwork, inability to rotate strike, Poor shot selection. The list continues

Jahurul Islam - 5
78 runs
Avg 19.50
1 Half Century

Good - Played well against India.
Bad - Gives away wickets easily, Poor shot selection. Replacement ASAP

Nasir Hossain - 7
165 runs
Avg 55

Good - Looks set for finisher role, tremendous fielder, can keep his cool
Bad - Slow SR against Pak set the tone.

Mushfiqur Rahim - 6
60 runs
Avg 20 (with the Not Out against India)

Good - Power hitting ability. Keeping was at par. Average captaincy
Bad - Batting was a let down except the India knock. Had more expecations. Captaincy was atrocious at times.

Shakib Al Hasan - 10
237 runs and Avg 59.25
6 wickets at Avg 33.16
3 Man of the Series in a row (Last Pak Series, BPL, Asia Cup)

Good - Excellent batting performance, Good bowling. Terrific fielding.
Bad - Not much.

Mahmudullah - 5
53 runs. HS 32. Avg 53!!
1 wicket

Good - Inningst against SL and average performance in Final.
Bad - Inbility to take side home in final. Average bowling

Mashrafee Mortaza - 6
6 wickets, Bowling avg 29.5

Good - Economical bowling. Good opening spell. Took enough wickets. He is BACK
Bad - Death bowling. Batting was poor

Abdur Razzak - 7
6 wickets, Bowling avg 25.66

Good - Very economical. Took crucial wickets. Choked the opposition in middle overs. Should stay
Bad - Poor batting. Should have taken the side home in both occassions against Pakistan.

Shahadat Hossain - 1
4 wicekts, Bowling avg 62.00
Pathetic Economy Rate

Good - Almost nothing. Maybe the bouncers in the opening match.
Bad - Almost everything.

Nazmul Hossain - 7
4 wickets, Bowling avg 17.00

Good - Very economical, took crucial wickets but underutilized by captain.
Bad - Needs to work on his slower deliveries.

[Shubho]

Change Jahurul to a 4 and I agree with your assessment.

Maybe Nasir deserves an 8. He tried his best to deal with the pressure of the final...but just couldn't rotate the strike.

[shakibrulz]

Disagree with Mushfiq's captaincy being average, definitely above par, even if I'm being critical.

[Shubho]

Originally Posted by shakibrulz
Disagree with Mushfiq's captaincy being average, definitely above par, even if I'm being critical.

Well, he did play Nazim and Shahadat over and over again. Perhaps he should be docked points for that?

[playmaker]

if only nazmul didnt get injured

[playmaker]

Oh btw, how many series do we have this year? after T20 WC?

Not much, hopefully ppl will invite us after the performance. damn, if only we had won

[shuziburo]

On a scale of 1 to 10, Shahadat deserves a -100.

[Rifat_02]

Whatever grade Shahadat gets, nazimuddin should get the same.

[roman]

Shadat doesnt even deserve a grade. As a matter of fact he doesnt even deserve the thoughts of grading him

[mufi_02]

If we take away TI and Shak, the team is in serious trouble. Mash, Mushy, Nasir, Razzak had just average performances. Are we really improving or this is just a dream run coz of Shak and TI?

[Banglaguy]

I think 7 for Raj is quite unfair, he isn't being played as a batsmen. He shouldn't be relied upon to take the team over the line, you have the top order for that. He bowled extremely well throughout despite his poor record against test-playing nations (barring Zimbabwe) in Mirpur. He should be at an 8 at least.

[mufi_02]

As a tailender, you are not expected to bat well. But you are definitely expected to support the set batsmen. He failed both instances, once in the first match and again today.

[Navo]

Originally Posted by mufi_02
If we take away TI and Shak, the team is in serious trouble. Mash, Mushy, Nasir, Razzak had just average performances. Are we really improving or this is just a dream run coz of Shak and TI?

I disagree, Razzak had good bowling figures throughout and Nasir had a fifty and two 40+ scores on the trot. He choked in the final but it's hard to be harsh on someone so young and inexperienced. Mash has also been largely consistent, except for the last over against Pak in the first match (which is a moot point now anyway)

They may not have been individually match winning performances but they were good nonetheless.

[Rifat]

Taking everything into consideration(Pressure situation, ability, how opportunity was used, how valuable contribution was etc...)

Tamim - A(A+ if he converted one of his fifties to Man Of Match performance/100)
Nazim - D+(other than glimpses of class + cameo in the opening match nothing much to talk about)
Jahurul - C+(Played a key role in the win against India...he stays for the next series but with a warning, needs to do more to cement his place in the XI)
Shakib - A+(self-explanatory, Alhamdulillah!)
Rahim - B(overall a decent series, but there are many areas to be worked upon like captaincy, should have stayed longer in the final match, etc..)
Nasir- A-(would have been an A if he contributed more in the final match...but the opposition+pressure got the better of him, other than that Alhamdulillah! Very proud of him!)
Riyad - B-(should have finished versus Pakistan, had an ok series with the ball, did decent, but not excellent)
Nazmul - A(did all he could.. only played two matches, played a vital role in the win against Sri Lanka)
Mashrafee - B+(decent return to the XI, nice job with the bat in the final too...but he is still not a death bowler)
Razzak - B+(would have been A had it not been for batting)
Shahadat- D(would have been an F if he had not taken some wickets at the death + occasional good bowling)


Team Grade: BANGLADESH: B+ thukku A-(89.6 curved to a 90.0.... ) for showing a lot of heart, character and a fantastic effort and all round performance. Thank you for playing out of your skin Alhamdulillahi Rabbil A'lamin!

[wiseshah]

jahurul get extra point, he should be maximum 5, just one match performances and nasir deserve 8

[Rabz]

Good rating. Mostly spot on.
Shahadat should be rated over Nizam though, the former had taken 3 crucial wickets to effect a collapse in pakistan batting line in the first game.
Nizam had absolutely no contribution in the four games he played.

[godzilla]

Sahadat get's a big ZERO from me ... party pooper!!!

[simon]

Shahadat is gradeless,
I wish he was gruntless too.

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[zinatf]

Party pooper?!? Tao abar Shahadat.... oke ektu beshi shomman diye deya holo

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by wiseshah
jahurul get extra point, he should be maximum 5, just one match performances and nasir deserve 8

I don't want to give Nasir 8 because he got out in the crucial moment in the first match against Pak. We all know how he played in the final. Against SL, he looked very shaky against Malinga and short deliveries.

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by simon
Shahadat is gradeless,
I wish he was gruntless too.

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Shahadat took 3 important wickets against Pak in the opening match. The way Hafeez and Jamshed was going, 300+ was easily on the cards. But SRK came with a bang and totally destroyed their momentum. In fact, he set the tone for our comeback and gave us the self belief that carried us all the way to the final and almost to the cup. So I would give him 9 if I could but I know I will be banned from BC .

[zinatf]

Mufi ek match thekei 9...ektu beshi hoye gelo na....Sharapova ek match-e bhalo kore to baki 50 match-e opponent-der run gift kore ashe...

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by zinatf
Mufi ek match thekei 9...ektu beshi hoye gelo na....Sharapova ek match-e bhalo kore to baki 50 match-e opponent-der run gift kore ashe...

Look at the big picture. In that first match, Pak were 160/1 at 33 overs. SRK came and boom Pak was 175/4 in 37 overs. In the first 37 overs of our Asia cup, he was the best player . Koi Tamim, koi Shakib. The whole SBNS and even Gavaskar was chanting Shahadat Shahadat. The next time he grunted, Rameez would almost get a heart attack.

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[simon]

Bujhchi,Mufi Shahadat ke posond kortahey.

[zinatf]

Amio bujhchi