Match Thread: WC 2011 Warm Up 2 - Bangladesh v Pakistan, at Dhaka, Feb 15, 2011 - Page 77

wiseshah · #**1901** February 15, 2011, 12:43 PM

I think its good for the team now players feet will be in the land instead of sky.

BANFAN · #**1902** February 15, 2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lasith
This is the third WC for Ashraful, Gosh isn't he experienced?

Hey!!! Gyys, Nice to be back here, It;s WC time.....

Welcome.

sadi · #**1903** February 15, 2011, 01:02 PM

Looking at some of the response, I feel like some of us expected Bangladesh to win all games and win the world cup. This team is still a work in progress and we have to support the team through this bumpy ride. I am sure they will take some lessons from it and hopefully if our fielding is up to the mark, we will see a better side against India on the 19th.

dolcevita · #**1904** February 15, 2011, 01:09 PM

Awful fielding and no excuse for this

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Dhakablues · #**1905** February 15, 2011, 01:24 PM

I havent seen anyone mentioning and some of us did mention this before:
The reason Pakistan did better against Bangladesh is because they know about the wicket way too well than any other teams. Their primary players ( Misbah, Shoaib, Razzaq etc.) all have played in Mirpur recently and very well know our player's weaknesses. Julfiqar Khan has been in great form in their domestic circuit. We could have done better than what we did but unless we can take wickets against these major teams,,, restricting them with spin is not going to work. We have to take wickets to slow down the run scoring by the other teams.

It was a practice match, so it didnt matter that we win or lose. Pakistan played with much more intensity than we did. Our batting was exposed against the pace bowlers and that's what I expected... pace will win or lose the matches, not spin againts teams like India, Srilanka, Pakistan who are very good against spin.

What bothered me was none from the mid/lower order clicked. Mushfique was a flop at 4 and Naeem showed why he is NOT to be included against major teams. After Tamim was out for a duck, we didnt ( or couldnt) show any firepower the way Pakistanis did with their batting.

If team management thinks that our opposition 240 restricing, Naeem/Raqibul playing, No risk Powerplay before 45 playing mindset.. will win us matches against India, SA, England,,, we are in for respectful losses... but I doubt that the players will let that happen, Shakib wont let it happen!!

Farhad · #**1906** February 15, 2011, 01:30 PM

Main Positive: Top order still clicked after Tamim got out for a golden duck
Main Negative: Middle Order failed miserably. I'm getting a little tired of Shakibs inconsistency with the bat. He needs to come in lower. Ash's spot needs to be taken up by either Rakib or Nafees, and pushed up the order to #4.

Other than that. Round about what I was expecting. Bowling could have been better, but we can't expect to constrict the opponent to under 250 every game. The batsmen, specifically the middle order, need to step up...

Dilscoop · #**1907** February 15, 2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeeshanM
Had a dream that Tamim got out on 99 and woke up to see he got a duck. Hmm..

Your dream couldn't score one more run?

Catskills · #**1908** February 15, 2011, 01:57 PM

Looks like Junaid Siddique is the only one who took this game seriously.

allrounder · #**1909** February 15, 2011, 02:03 PM

Looks like a big number of supporters were saved from watching the meaningless game that exposed our fallacy.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cric...ry/501000.html

The real trouble was when the BCB announced that 5,000 tickets are still left unsold on the eve of the match, which meant a large number of people stood in the queue to buy tickets, depriving the voucher-holders of their right.

"I will have to take a look at what happened but it is very unfortunate," Tamim said. It must have been confusing for some to see a few empty stands at the Shere Bangla National Stadium after a huge demand for tickets across the country. At the start of the Bangladesh innings, well into the evening, the count at the ground was 13,088, (later 14,500), and not a full house of 25,000-plus. It also presents the organisers a big challenge for the other big games in the tournament because vouchers have been sold at banks for those matches too.

Superman1 · #**1910** February 15, 2011, 03:51 PM

Actually fans of BD team has been over excited and over optimistic about their team. That was the first reality check, lets see what next.
All the specialist batsman in this team are having avergae of inbetween 20-30 only with strike rates 60 to maximum 80 in ODIs, only Sakib has an ODI everage of 34.

It is very imppsobile to beat good teams with these types of players.

allrounder · #**1911** February 15, 2011, 03:52 PM

At the post-match press briefing, Bangladesh coach Jimmy Siddons expressed satisfaction with his team's performance and the players' positive attitude on the field.

Did we follow the same match as Jimmy Siddons?

cricket_pagol · #**1912** February 15, 2011, 03:55 PM

Hopefully, this is a good wake up call for the players...

M_R_H · #**1913** February 15, 2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Superman1
Actually fans of BD team has been over excited and over optimistic about their team. That was the first reality check, lets see what next.
All the specialist batsman in this team are having avergae of inbetween 20-30 only with strike rates 60 to maximum 80 in ODIs, only Sakib has an ODI everage of 34.

It is very imppsobile to beat good teams with these types of players.

But we did...and we inshALLAH will...! Thanks for the negativism though...

M_R_H · #**1914** February 15, 2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by allrounder
At the post-match press briefing, Bangladesh coach Jimmy Siddons expressed satisfaction with his team's performance and the players' positive attitude on the field.

Did we follow the same match as Jimmy Siddons?

Well, this was probably a planned failure...you dont know, may be it was an all-out type of game for us...where everyone did what they felt like...! I might be 100% wrong but the possibility does not die...

simon · #**1915** February 15, 2011, 04:02 PM

we need to remove Ash by SN,RAkib shld stay.
Shuvo after Ash might also be removed if needed.

Zeeshan · #**1916** February 15, 2011, 04:08 PM

Anyone who attended like mac and Nasif bhai, can you please tell us about the atmosphere? Were crowd really enthusiastic or 'dead'? We really need our crowd to back up our players and cheer every ball!

Farhad · #**1917** February 15, 2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by allrounder
At the post-match press briefing, Bangladesh coach Jimmy Siddons expressed satisfaction with his team's performance and the players' positive attitude on the field.

Did we follow the same match as Jimmy Siddons?

*JAMIE* Siddons. And you never know, maybe he got all he wanted out of this match. He already said he wasnt looking to win. I don't get it. I thought people bashed him because he was too negative?

zainab · #**1918** February 15, 2011, 05:28 PM

I honestly feel that BD should target Ireland, Netherlands and the West Indies, and hope that Ireland, Neds and WI get beaten by all the other teams, then they have a chance.

Tendulkar_Mcgrath · #**1919** February 15, 2011, 07:38 PM

After this performance, I am worried about Ireland and Nederland Match too.......feeling frustrated now.

Dilscoop · #**1920** February 15, 2011, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Farhad
*JAMIE* Siddons. And you never know, maybe he got all he wanted out of this match. He already said he wasnt looking to win. I don't get it. I thought people bashed him because he was too negative?

LOL and how is he being different here?

He said "We aren't playing to win, just a practice match"(-), you should play to win in EVERY MATCH! So much for "winning habit". And now he says "Satisfaction with his team's performance and the players' positive attitude on the field"(+) = Negative.

Wait, that was a rhetorical question(?)

irampool · #**1921** February 15, 2011, 07:51 PM

Even one day ago, I found people believing it to the highest extent that this BD squad has got everything to even win the WC. Now that we lost to Pak in the warm up match, I find people saying, this squad won't even win against the Associates! No wonder, we have always been such emotional fools! We either tend to day dream, or we just think that we are nothing. We haven't yet got the habit of being realistic and getting the balance right in terms of our thinking and expectations!

Having a good series doesn't necessarily mean that we now have everything to win the WC, or having a bad day also doesn't mean that we can't even make it to the QFs!

I just know that I trust ''Captain Fantastic'' and his unit.

Dilscoop · #**1922** February 15, 2011, 07:55 PM

^ Amen to that.

Let's all sing

tail-ender · #**1923** February 15, 2011, 09:26 PM

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Murad · #**1924** February 15, 2011, 09:40 PM

this is what happens when your coach and captain say they are not serious about the outcome of the game.

babubangla · #**1925** February 15, 2011, 11:40 PM

England struggling against Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
64/3 in 15th Over