I could have posted the news in the zim-bd news section. But I felt that this article needs a separate thread.
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Mohammad Isam from Harare
It would be unfair to find a double-entendre in a statement made by the new man in charge on the opposition youngster's dedication.
“The young players are keen to play. They want to play for their country. That speaks volumes, they have a lot of pride,” was how Stuart Law saw the Zimbabweans after the first one-dayer on Friday.
The home side has so far shown a lot of enthusiasm and aggression on the field, especially with their fielding in the inner-circle as well as the conviction some of their batsmen have shown in dealing with spin bowling. Brian Vitori definitely stands out when it comes to keenness, pride and desire to play for Zimbabwe. Their affirmative body language has been an advantage to the team, especially when compared to the sluggish Tigers.
Maybe the Zimbabweans have a few causes. They are slowly walking back into the big league after so long, and also proving to the world that normalcy is returning to their lives.
At the start of the tour, the visitors' pretext for bad body language was of travelling 42 hours and arriving with only a day in hand ahead of their only practice match. Looking exhausted in that game was acceptable. But during the opening day of the one-off Test, it was admittedly poor and it is now known that even the coach had to send in a message after the first hour of play that they looked bad.
Shakib Al Hasan later said it was Robiul Islam's inspired spell on the second day that revived his team.
Nothing as inspiring has stirred the Tigers into action since then.
It begs the question, what is more inspiring than representing the country?
Without bringing much jingoism into the issue, playing cricket for the country purely means to play at the highest level of the game and there is certainly a lot more pride in performing at that stage.
Going by how the Tigers have gone about their business in Zimbabwe, the pleasure has certainly been missing. Here, performance is not at fault, but the manner of their surrender.
A lack of positive body language while fielding, according to experts, is a sure sign that one, the team is not working as a unit and two, the negativity will seep into batting and bowling.
There is also talk of a noxious clique within the team and while this is also usual for every other cricket team, here it is a very small group that is ruling the roost as well as being mollycoddled by the authorities. It breeds an “us and them” situation within the squad.
This brings to mind what happened during the ICL debacle, a watershed moment in Bangladesh cricket. Some players decided that representing the country is less important. Then, a few players had to fill the vacuum while some others took the lead.
The ICL incident is certainly no ancient history that players will plead ignorance of. It happened less than three years ago and certain members of that rebel group are now part of the team.
Isn't it easy to learn from that lesson and find out that it is indeed an honour to play international cricket before it's too late?
A lack of positive body language while fielding, according to experts, is a sure sign that one, the team is not working as a unit and two, the negativity will seep into batting and bowling.
There is also talk of a noxious clique within the team and while this is also usual for every other cricket team, here it is a very small group that is ruling the roost as well as being mollycoddled by the authorities.
This is what happens when you let the team run itself. It is a warning for Law bhai when he says he wants the players to run the show. I have been saying this from the start of Law's tenure and people have criticized me. Siddons did not get to grips with the team and Law bhai has said he wants to leave it to the players. This is what you get.
Originally Posted by WarWolf
I could have posted the news in the zim-bd news section. But I felt that this article needs a separate thread.
UCB ODI Series
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Deficit of pride
Mohammad Isam from Harare
It would be unfair to find a double-entendre in a statement made by the new man in charge on the opposition youngster's dedication.
“The young players are keen to play. They want to play for their country. That speaks volumes, they have a lot of pride,” was how Stuart Law saw the Zimbabweans after the first one-dayer on Friday.
The home side has so far shown a lot of enthusiasm and aggression on the field, especially with their fielding in the inner-circle as well as the conviction some of their batsmen have shown in dealing with spin bowling. Brian Vitori definitely stands out when it comes to keenness, pride and desire to play for Zimbabwe. Their affirmative body language has been an advantage to the team, especially when compared to the sluggish Tigers.
Maybe the Zimbabweans have a few causes. They are slowly walking back into the big league after so long, and also proving to the world that normalcy is returning to their lives.
At the start of the tour, the visitors' pretext for bad body language was of travelling 42 hours and arriving with only a day in hand ahead of their only practice match. Looking exhausted in that game was acceptable. But during the opening day of the one-off Test, it was admittedly poor and it is now known that even the coach had to send in a message after the first hour of play that they looked bad.
Shakib Al Hasan later said it was Robiul Islam's inspired spell on the second day that revived his team.
Nothing as inspiring has stirred the Tigers into action since then.
It begs the question, what is more inspiring than representing the country?
Without bringing much jingoism into the issue, playing cricket for the country purely means to play at the highest level of the game and there is certainly a lot more pride in performing at that stage.
Going by how the Tigers have gone about their business in Zimbabwe, the pleasure has certainly been missing. Here, performance is not at fault, but the manner of their surrender.
A lack of positive body language while fielding, according to experts, is a sure sign that one, the team is not working as a unit and two, the negativity will seep into batting and bowling.
There is also talk of a noxious clique within the team and while this is also usual for every other cricket team, here it is a very small group that is ruling the roost as well as being mollycoddled by the authorities. It breeds an “us and them” situation within the squad.
This brings to mind what happened during the ICL debacle, a watershed moment in Bangladesh cricket. Some players decided that representing the country is less important. Then, a few players had to fill the vacuum while some others took the lead.
The ICL incident is certainly no ancient history that players will plead ignorance of. It happened less than three years ago and certain members of that rebel group are now part of the team.
Isn't it easy to learn from that lesson and find out that it is indeed an honour to play international cricket before it's too late? http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesig...php?nid=198646
only players can change things around if they want to
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Originally Posted by Shartaz
^ Stuart Law is not your bhai.
Maybe he should be no one's bhai. That way he will not be afraid to start doing something rather than just doing nothing. Siddons was in the pockets of Shakib and Tamim. Let's hope Law can show he is not and quickly before this goes on any further,
Change in leadership is required. Best player does not necessarily mean good captain. England is the best example. When Petersen was in charge the team was in disarray and the same team galvanized and became number 1 in Tests under Strauss.
We need someone who has good man management skills, deserves a place in the side as a player and possess sound knowledge on the game in terms of tactics. Shakib fills two out of the three criterias but fails miserably when it comes to man management.
There is also talk of a noxious clique within the team and while this is also usual for every other cricket team, here it is a very small group that is ruling the roost as well as being mollycoddled by the authorities. It breeds an “us and them” situation within the squad.
The word is coming from every where. If it's true, it needs to be dealt with ruthlessly. Or we move backwards more rapidly than we are, now.
August 14, 2011, 01:22 PM
Deficit of pride
!!! Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, and a vision!
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