DJ's Random Thoughts

[DJ Sahastra]

- BD are on the verge of becoming a big team, and anyone denying that would be plain ignorant. (courtesy deshibideshi)

- Ashraful is still vital to BD batting lineup. He is still better than the league of Kayes, Raqibul etc.

- BD is one good spinner short. Mahmadullah is no spinner and must play no more as a bolwer than Yuvraj or Sehwag.

- BD is one Rahul Dravid (or poor man's Rahul Dravid) short. Need a stable batsman at no. 3, even if he contributes only 30-35 runs regularly. Those 30-35 runs must use atleast 100 deliveries.

- BD needs to learn to grind. Playing too many shots not only keeps bolwers interested but also yields fast runs that gives too much time to the opposition to plan their strategy.

- If you are going to be scoring fast, make sure you score in excess of 400. A speedy 250-300 is far less useful than a slow score of equal magnitude.

- The pace trio of Safiul, Rubel and Rajib needs to be persisted with for a while. Give them extended run before playing musical chair. Sometimes, fast-bowling is about hunting in pairs, or as in this case, trios.

- Sakib is far-better batsman than his shots might suggest. When on fields, he should focus entirely on cricket without worrying about points to prove. When he does that, all points will be proved automatically.

- Tamim tried to play aggressively, then solidly, then aggressively and so on. He will have to balance aggression with a level of solidity (not necessarily Dravidesque) at all times instead of trying to to both in patches.

- BD has atleast 4 decent batsman and atleast 2 decent bowlers. Teams have won Test matches with that much or even less.

- BD fans should stop over-analysing Sakib's comment (and also Sehwag's comments).

- Sakib should be persisted as the captain for next couple of years, Mashrafe's fitness not withstanding.

- Ashrafuful should get married quick. Marriage can have a calming effect (The Indian "Belan" and "Jhhadu" comes to my mind!) and that is something that Ashraful can use right now. Besides, his marriage stocks may slump if he fails anymore.

- The Korean company (Daewoo?? ) needs to be sued for early cracks on the Jamuna bridge. Not related to cricket, but i feel strongly about this. This is such a shame, it is sickening. I feel my stomach churn.