Upcoming Age-group tournament: UNDER 19 AFRO-ASIA CUP 2005

[Ahmed_B]

INDIA, November 19th � 27th 2005

Match Schedule:
DAY DATE
Saturday 19 Nov 05
PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA
BANGLADESH vs INDIA
ZIMBABWE vs SOUTH AFRICA

Sunday 20 Nov 05
ZIMBABWE vs PAKISTAN
BANGLADESH vs SRI LANKA
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA

Tuesday 22 Nov 05
INDIA vs SRI LANKA
ZIMBABWE vs BANGLADESH
PAKISTAN vs SOUTH AFRICA

Wednesday 23 Nov 05
ZIMBABWE vs INDIA
BANGLADESH vs PAKISTAN
SRI LANKA vs SOUTH AFRICA

Friday 25 Nov 05
PAKISTAN vs INDIA
ZIMBABWE vs SRI LANKA
BANGLADESH vs SOUTH AFRICA

Sunday 27 Nov 05: FINAL

Best of luck to the BD U-19 guys!
Source: ACC


Edited on, November 8, 2005, 6:27 PM GMT, by Ahmed_B.

[AsifTheManRahman]

nice. i think we have the ability to beat sri lanka and pakistan (will be tough though). south africa and india will be tough, but zimbabwe should be a walk in the park (no offense to the zimbos, but they really don't have an U-19 squad that's good enough).

unfortunately, the region of south asia, along with south africa, hosts some of the world's strongest age group teams, so i don't see our boys doing anything exceptional. however, the experience should be invaluable, and i am excited nevertheless.

[dash]

c'mon lads.
when it comes age level we r amongst the best
we have beaten the srilanka hp squad in a series recently

[Rubu]

Interesting thing is, even thought we consider ourselves 'among the best' in age group, we NEVER played in the 2nd round of u19 world cup.

[AsifTheManRahman]

come on. we're not among the best. we are below india, pakistan, england, new zealand and south africa for sure.

we're among the best for the plate competition, though :P

[Ahmed_B]

BD Squad for the matches

".....Mushfiqur Rahim will lead the Bangladesh U-19 squad while chief selector Faruque Ahmed will accompany the team as manager-cum-selector. There will be five members standby players.

The selected players have been requested to report to HP logistic officer Mr. Shahidul Islam at 1700 hours on 10th Nov�05 at BKSP, Savar.

Players: Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Captain, Tamim Iqbal, Mehrab Hossain jr, Mehedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Nazmus Sadat, Showardhi Shuvo, Nabil Samad, Marshall Ayub, Humayan Kabir, Aslam Khan, Nazmul Hossain, Kamrul Islam and Dollar Mahmud.

Team Officials: Allister de Winter (coach), Faruque Ahmed (manager & selector), Nazmul Abedin Fahim (assistance coach), Sam Byrne (Physio), Salahuddin (Computer Analyst).

Standby players: Raqibul Hasan, Sirajullah Khadem, Ashikul Islam, Mazhar Uddin and Rezaul Islam"

Source: Tigercricket

[aosaif]

we can beat em all

[Rubu]

Originally posted by Ahmed_B
Source: Tigercricket

I'm moved! they became good for something at least for once

[dash]

while what i meant is that we can really compete in true sense on a regular basis. no one takes us lightly in age group level.
i didnt say we r world beaters.

[sadi]

It will be interesting to see how our young boys compete against the rest as they will be the one in the national team in 5 yrs of time competing against the same guys in international level.

[Ahmed_B]

No doubt the difference in standards of BD and other Test nation's age group teams are not very remarkable... yet the difference in corresponding National teams with BD National is huge! This sure shows the massive importance of the 'Post-age-group-cricket-structure' in any Test Nation which ultimately transforms the star boys of cricket into super-star men of cricket. BD surely is among the weakest when it comes to maturing and grooming the young talents and convert them into solid international players!!

Edited on, November 9, 2005, 5:20 PM GMT, by Ahmed_B.

[nsd3]

One thing I'm pretty sure of is we are not in a state where we can beat any of the sub continent fellows. SA and Zim might give us a chance. McInnes showed prowess in UAE, Zim, and Aussie, where there is no regular U 19 team structure. But this is where he was supposed to face a real challenge against Sub Continenet opponents. It would be interesting to see how BD can recover from loss of McInnes (Recent tour of HP squad in SL was not that impressive, was it?). Probable champs of U 19 WC, I guess, are here among the three (Ind, Pak, SL). I'd be happy personnaly if BD can beat SA and Zim.

[AsifTheManRahman]

south africa is a strong team, ppl. they can pound us real hard, and we won't have much to say or do about it. mind u - they won't be a piece of cake.

[al Furqaan]

our u-19 pounded SL recently, twice too. remember that?

of course they pounded us in the final, but hey we beat em 2 outta 3.

u-19 anything can happen (we beat australia who were supposed to win the whole damn thing).

not only that, but our u-19ers ARE MUCH CLOSER to the other test nations than our national team.

plus, we will be playing in our "home" conditions in india.

never underestimate the power of BD SLA spinners

[al Furqaan]

anyone know if cricinfo will cover matches live or just post game scores/reports?

[TheWatcher]

Originally posted by al Furqaan
our u-19 pounded SL recently, twice too. remember that?

of course they pounded us in the final, but hey we beat em 2 outta 3.

When did that happen? Or, are you talking about the U-17 Tourny in Malaysia?

Edited on, November 10, 2005, 6:39 PM GMT, by TheWatcher.

[dash]

it happened last month.
bd fans need to recharge. i am pissed off coz of the moral of our fans.

[TheWatcher]

Originally posted by Ahmed_B
BD Squad for the matches

Players: Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Captain, Tamim Iqbal, Mehrab Hossain jr, Mehedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Nazmus Sadat, Showardhi Shuvo, Nabil Samad, Marshall Ayub, Humayan Kabir, Aslam Khan, Nazmul Hossain, Kamrul Islam and Dollar Mahmud.

Standby players: Raqibul Hasan, Sirajullah Khadem, Ashikul Islam, Mazhar Uddin and Rezaul Islam"

Looking at it, I guess a very possible first eleven can be-

Nazmus Sadat
Mehrab Jr (LHB)
Mehedi
Tamim
Shakib(LHB, SLA)
Mushfiqur
Marshal (part time leggie)
Nazmul (RM, hard hitting bat)
Shuvo (SLA)
Dollar (LMF)
Kamrul (LMF)

That leaves two pacers on the bench- Aslam and Humayan (not sure about him though), and one SLA- Nabil Samad. Would not it be wiser to have an extra batsman instead of one of those extra bowlers?

Edited on, November 10, 2005, 7:27 PM GMT, by TheWatcher.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally posted by dash
it happened last month.
bd fans need to recharge. i am pissed off coz of the moral of our fans.

well then, you're pissed without a reason

i don't think anyone's low on moral here - the fact is that we are facing the best among the age group teams, and it will be great if we can beat a few.

[sadi]

Expecting a lot from Musfiqur Rahim. I believe he is our next big star and I will love to see some good innings from him. Mehrab Jr, Tamim and Shakib should do well also.

[TheWatcher]

If I remember correctly, it was a HP squad that toured SL last month. The squad included players like Farhad Reza and Nazimuddin who are not eligible for U/19 anymore. Just can't remember our boys officially beating SL U/19 recently.

Anyway, if I were not enthusiastic about our boys, I would not waste my time to write all those posts.

[nsd3]

I think TheWatcher is right regarding HP squad beating SL HP squad. SL U-19 is too much of an ask for BD U-19 to beat them, at present. Let's see. Also it's important how BD U-19 can show they are recovering the loss of McInnes and progressing in the same vein with Allister.

[al Furqaan]

it was the u-17s...sorry my mistake.

[GuruTM]

I rate these U-19 matches more than our national team's tours. The current national team is showing no promise. This team will reamain in the 10th spot unless the young boys fill into their shoes and then there is a hope that we will be ranked 6-7th position whenever that happens. So the more exposure and matches the this U-19 team gets the better it is for our test and one day future. Best luck for these young tigers.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally posted by dash
it happened last month.
bd fans need to recharge. i am pissed off coz of the moral of our fans.

It didn't happen. As Al-furqaan has corrected himself it was U-17.

I wonder, if the fans low-moral pisses you off, what happens when the when the players moral is down? I guess you start breaking things (glass), no? Moreover, how do u feel when the players play bad? Pull out your AK 47?

There are certain things we cannot control. We must live with it. So just relax and instead of getting pissed off try to raise others moral.

Edited on, November 15, 2005, 8:08 PM GMT, by Cats_eye.