Bangladesh declares playing XI for the first Test, SN back, 3 pacers and 2 spinners

[dolcevita]

Originally Posted by BANFAN
Batting wise it's a Good team, but don't know if three specialist pacer & No specialist spinner is a good choice. However not bad. If Mullah /shakib anyone is flop, we don't have any alternative at all.

Ash can bowl

[revolver]

was shaiful a right choice??

[dolcevita]

Shakib has the key for bangladesh....if he could have a 5 for we will have have a good chance

[Ajfar]

I would have liked to see robin over rubel/shaiful. robin has some experience, it could come in handy. nice to see SN in for Big Z.

[Eshen]

No complain about the selection, but still find it idiotic that Siddons did not field SN for a single ODI. I guess he was thinking he would be able to sneak Zunaed back into the team and would not have to worry about SN during Test series.

[bujhee kom]

I read the thread title too quick....I thought Bangladesh, we declared before match started!!

[BangladeshFan]

The team is good, I was wrong about siddons not selecting any ICLers, finally he did.

Only one issue, would enam be a better choice than one of the pacers?

[M.H.Rubel]

Originally Posted by revolver
was shaiful a right choice??

In the last test series we played i observed both Shahadat and Rubel.None of them looked impressive to me.IMO Shahadat Robin Rubel have almost the same Caliber and none of them are effective as Shafiuls ODI bowling was not bad in his last ODI so i dont mind to have some experiment with Shafiul.I hope he will do better.

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[DJ Sahastra]

Good selection. The team appears a bit weak on spin though. Wonder if BCB is laying out a green track.

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by DJ Sahastra
Good selection. The team appears a bit weak on spin though. Wonder if BCB is laying out a green track.

They better be else the selection is flawed. But then given their past history, one never knows. Remeber the Shanto recall?

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
Great

Finally we are playing 3 seamer in a match!!!

we did pick the three best available pacers...probably the fastest threesome in BD history (provided rajib bowls with the 140 k spunk during the last India tour), but the curator said it was gonna be a spinning track. i think we probably would have done better to play enam instead of shafiul.

anyways, best of luck, hope all three pacers cross 140 kmph and more importantly crack some helmets and abdo guards.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Beamer
Pretty bold team. Three pacers in BD? That's new! I suspect the pitch might favor the pacers more, unless off course they mow it down overnight, and in that case, Enam will come in. If we go with three pacers, I would ask Ash to get prepared to bowl a lot more. He can be a handy leg spinner if he puts his mind to it.

ash has been bowling finger spin lately, and his now listed as a LB/OB bowler by cricinfo (a la tendulkar). he should just switch it up in the hopes of going for some runs but hopefully taking wickets.

[Beamer]

Ash gets a huge amount of turn, whether he is bowling leg spinners or off breaks. I think he should pay more attention to his bowling. I think he comes handy in this test.

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by Beamer
Ash gets a huge amount of turn, whether he is bowling leg spinners or off breaks. I think he should pay more attention to his bowling. I think he comes handy in this test.

agree completely

perhaps this is why they did not use a specialist spinner..using part time MahmudUllah & Ashraful may get us wickets(but will definitely cost us runs...)

[Imtiazk]

Has there been an official announcement ? I have not read the team anywhere else !

[revolver]

Originally Posted by M.H.Rubel
In the last test series we played i observed both Shahadat and Rubel.None of them looked impressive to me.IMO Shahadat Robin Rubel have almost the same Caliber and none of them are effective as Shafiuls ODI bowling was not bad in his last ODI so i dont mind to have some experiment with Shafiul.I hope he will do better.

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i wish also

[AsifTheManRahman]

Ideally we'd go with three spinners AND three pacers, with some of the pacers having more experience than this lot. But then we don't live in an ideal world.

[Nafi]

http://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/en...iew=commentary

if we had this guy, Bangladesh would have a bowling attack with some venom. I wonder what ever happened, where the hell did he go.

[Antora]

Not a bad team but Shafiul? OMG!!! Why?????? UFFF !

[Nafi]

Originally Posted by Antora
Not a bad team but Shafiul? OMG!!! Why?????? UFFF !

Tbh, I saw the NTV news, and they only said three pacers, they never said Shafiul is playing

My Guess tommoro its either

Rubel-Rajib-Robin (Triple R attack)

or

Mahbubul- Rajib- Shafiul (Mrs. attack)

[Neel Here]

Originally Posted by Antora
Not a bad team but Shafiul? OMG!!! Why?????? UFFF !

hey, he looks a promising bowler. don't write him off.

[Nafi]

To be completely honest, I don't really mind which three pacers are playing, because they are all playing for BANGLADESH , and if they perform and bag wickets, it will still make me proud.

Prize for the seam bowler who manages to get 7 wickets in this match, becomes my fav player

[Dhakablues]

After a long time, I am really in agreement with the selectors. Best possible team. We will get to see Shafiul/Rubel/Shahadat bowling... its exciting to see how these young players take the challenge. Personally, I dont think Mashrafee will be back anymore and we have to move on without him. And this is the right team combination against India. They will make these 3 pacers stronger and experienced as if you can bowl out the best batting team in the world, you can god-damn claim that you are a worthy bowler!!!

I am really excited to see Nafees back in the fold. He may be under pressure as this is his second innings for the national team but with his experience and talent, he should be able to do well compared to others if he does last the first 5 overs.

Ashraful also is going to be the key as his position in the team is now just as a batsman. Players like Tamim, Sakib, Riad, Naeem ( not in test) has taken the spotlight away from this once upon a time star cricketer... He needs to play to his potential and his recent metamorphosis indicates that he is really serious about changing his approach and he did despite all odds.

Sakib is officially the captain of Bangladesh team and he will continue to lead the team for a long time with his bowling and his batting. Lets see how he handles India.

All in all,, it will be an exciting series to watch,, is it going to be David vs. Goliath or rise of the Titans? I hope that the team answers the call of time and prove that our team has improved and not an 'ordinary' side anymore!!!

[Antora]

Originally Posted by Neel Here
hey, he looks a promising bowler. don't write him off.

He has played 11 fist class matches. The doesn't deserve to play test as yet!!

[Nafi]

Originally Posted by Antora
He has played 11 fist class matches. The doesn't deserve to play test as yet!!

ditto, actually the main reason why it will be a travesty if Robin doesnt play tommorrow. And the Newbie Shafi gets his premature debut.

How many fast bowling talents have we wasted, because we haven't persisted with them from the beginning. Showing promise, but dropping them after a few games. Picking newbies instead, who after poor performances get dropped as well.

Its happened to Sajidul, Dolar, Tareq Aziz, Talha Jubair,

If we keep going through this cycle, of throwing away the best seamers we have, then wtf are we left with nothing! Unless you want to keep bringing in newbies, who will never deliver.

You debut a fast bowler, when there two in form experienced pacers, not shahadat (yet to come back into form) or Rubel (another newbie that a lot pf people want to throw away)

One last time I'll, No shafiul, Robin is not slow, he bowl 80+ that is enough, Zaheer Khan bowls slower than that, and is relatively successful.