Your ODI XI for the SL Series

[Tiger Manc]

I know that tour is still quite a long way away, but I wanted to know who people had in mind for their starting XI's as competition for places heats up. I'll go first.

1. Tamim
2. Shamsur
3. Naeem
4. Mushy
5. Shakib
6. Nasir
7. Mahmudullah
8. Gazi
9. Mashrafe
10. Razzak
11. Rubel

Naeem takes the #3 slot ahead of Mominul for now after his performance in this series.

[Rinathq]

Tamim
Shamsur
Mominul
Mushy
Naeem
Shakib
Nasir
Riyad
Gazi
Mash
Rubel
Extras: Zia, Raj, Anamul and if picked a 15th, Nazmul

[Nadim]

1) Tamim
2) Shamsur
3) Nayeem/Mominul
4) Mushy
5) Shakib
6) Nasir
7) Riyad/Mominul
8) Gazi
9) Lalla
10) Mash
11) Rubel

++++++
12) Anamul
13) Al Amin/Nazmul
14) Mominul/Nayeem/Riyad
15) Taskin

[AsifTheManRahman]

If I had to pick an XI tomorrow and assuming everyone is fit:

1. Tamim
2. Kopa
3. Mominul (he can be our long term #3, need him to come good)
4. Mushfiq (needs to step up more often, I think he's still perfect at #4)
5. Naeem (must be in the XI)/Shakib
6. Shakib/Naeem
7. Nasir (#7 suits him best)
8. Shohag
9. Mashrafe
10. Razzak
11. Rubel

12. Riyad (love his water carrying skills)
13. Nazmul (very good first XI alternative, IMO)
14. Zia (could use his medium pace and mindless slogging very low down the order if it comes to it)
15. Shafiul

There's plenty of spin (left-arm and off spin) options there and surprisingly a few good pace options as well. I expect us to win 2-1, anything less than that will be unacceptable.

[Tiger444]

1. Tamim
2. Shamsur
3. Naeem
4. Mominul
5. Shakib
6. Mushy
7. Nasir
8. Gazi
9. Razzak
10. Mash
11. Rubel

Subs: Riyad, Anamul, Zia, Shafiul

[Nadim]

btw according to FTP, its a tri series involving Pakistan...

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
btw according to FTP, its a tri series involving Pakistan...

You're right. In that case, target revised to runner-up, because we couldn't beat Pakistan if our lives depended on it.

Btw, no Robiul in ODIs. Let him perform in a few more Tests first.

[Tiger444]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
btw according to FTP, its a tri series involving Pakistan...

No they decided to postpone the Tri Series and play the Asia Cup instead. The 3 ODIs are coming from the postponement of the SL ODI series due to the Asia Cup in 2012.

[mij]

Don't tell me we are going to play ODI first SL tour.

Does anyone have Ftp?

[Tiger444]

Originally Posted by mij
Don't tell me we are going to play ODI first SL tour.

Schedule hasn't been set yet but we'll likely see the Tests first.

By the way, this is a 2 Test, 3 ODIs, 2 T20I series. SL wanted an additional T20I due to upcoming T20I WC.

Can't find the sources. I think it was on cricinfo and dailystar

[AsifTheManRahman]

We need to start taking these T20s seriously. Mushfiq mentioned in the post match presentation that the T20 against NZ will be fun. Well, it's not meant to be funny, Mushfiq. It won't be funny when Hamid Hassan will hand your buttocks to you on a plate in front of a packed home crowd. So start practicing hard, take these international T20 matches as an opportunity to get better because you know you suck worse than the Netherlands in this format.

[NoName]

Razzak has been woeful these past few matches, surely we can try another SLA?

[Max100]

i think will go for same team

tamim
shamsur
naeem
shakib
mushfiq
riad
nasir
mashrafe
sohag
razzaq
najmul

extra: zia, mominul, rubel,najmul

[Roey Haque]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
We need to start taking these T20s seriously. Mushfiq mentioned in the post match presentation that the T20 against NZ will be fun. Well, it's not meant to be funny, Mushfiq. It won't be funny when Hamid Hassan will hand your buttocks to you on a plate in front of a packed home crowd. So start practicing hard, take these international T20 matches as an opportunity to get better because you know you suck worse than the Netherlands in this format.

Yeah, this Mushfiq is capable of saying some very stupid things. Which is why I hope one day we will get a really good wicket keeper who can bat as well. Let Mush prove his worth in the team through his batting and captaincy only and see how long he lasts.

[AsifTheManRahman]

He's good enough to be in the team as batsman and keeper and will continue to be good enough for a long time.

[MohammedShamim]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
You're right. In that case, target revised to runner-up, because we couldn't beat Pakistan if our lives depended on it.

Btw, no Robiul in ODIs. Let him perform in a few more Tests first.

Inshallah this time around we can beat Pakistan.

[MohammedShamim]

I am really concerned with the T20's, we don't hardly have any players except maybe Tamim and Shakib who perform well less often, for some reason we struggle to pick boundaries and even singles. I think we should groom our future XI such as Shabbir, Anamul, Mominul mainly in T20's. Why we can't produce one hard-hitter (Clean Hitter) I don't know! I am blindly putting my trust on Shabbir Rahman. I know his not in the Squad! but he should have been, need BCB to arrange T20's in Bangladesh for the A Team.

[Fazal]

I don't care who end up playing the final 11 as long these core group of players in the final team of 14. Someone will end up giving room for Sakib, tha'st ok. Because I have more faith in this head coach and team selectors. Now I know that whoever end up playing 1st ODI need to perform otherwise he will not last for the reaming of the ODIs.

Plus sh*ts happens.... I mean injury happens.... I will sleep without worry knowing that we have very capable players almost replacing anybody from #1 to #11. I love this team more than any other past team. There is no visible deadwood in the team.

So while you guys continue to argue who should and should not be in the team, I will sip my tetley tea and enjoy the fact that whoever plays, we will have a very good team in the field.

[nynemesis]

1#tamim (the hard hitter )
2# shamshur (looks to be promising)
3# anamul ( he just need a confidence up)
4# sakib (cant wait until he returns)
5# mahmudullah ( very helpful when bangladesh collapse)
6# musfiq
7# nasir ( need hard hitter in the bottom)
8# mashraffie ( wish he plays all the time for bd )
9# gazi ( very promising )
10# razzak (always a better choice for odi )
11# rubel ( we need atleast 1 village gangster lol)

rest are zia , anamul , alamin , naeem

[mij]

Originally Posted by Tiger444
Schedule hasn't been set yet but we'll likely see the Tests first.

By the way, this is a 2 Test, 3 ODIs, 2 T20I series. SL wanted an additional T20I due to upcoming T20I WC.

Can't find the sources. I think it was on cricinfo and dailystar

Ok. Thanks for the info. I hope or should be test, odi, t20.

[Night_wolf]

i would have liked to see this squad

1.Tamim
2. Anamul
3. Mominul
4. Naeem
5. Shakib
6. Mushy
7. Nasir
8. Gazi
9. Mash
10. Razzak
11. Nazmul

[iDumb]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
If I had to pick an XI tomorrow and assuming everyone is fit:

1. Tamim
2. Kopa
3. Mominul (he can be our long term #3, need him to come good)
4. Mushfiq (needs to step up more often, I think he's still perfect at #4)
5. Naeem (must be in the XI)/Shakib
6. Shakib/Naeem
7. Nasir (#7 suits him best)
8. Shohag
9. Mashrafe
10. Razzak
11. Rubel

12. Riyad (love his water carrying skills)
13. Nazmul (very good first XI alternative, IMO)
14. Zia (could use his medium pace and mindless slogging very low down the order if it comes to it)
15. Shafiul

There's plenty of spin (left-arm and off spin) options there and surprisingly a few good pace options as well. I expect us to win 2-1, anything less than that will be unacceptable.

solid team my brother solid team... this is a world champion team....... i wanna take anamul in the 15, maybe get rid of riyad..heh.

[shakibrulz]

1. Tamim
2. Shamsur
3. Mominul
4. Shakib/Mushy
5. Naeem
6. Mushy/Shakib
7. Nasir
8. Mahmudullah
9. Gazi
10. Mashrafe
11. Rubel

Razzak out, he's useless now. Mahmudullah, Momin, Nasir, and even Naeem can share the rest and Shak, Gazi, Mash, and Rubel can bowl 10 each (or not, if one of them are out of form.

And no, Naeem at #3 would be a total disaster IMO. Last thing you need is him bogging down after a wicket falls (which it would, quite often) and then pressure mounting further. Momin settled in nicely in that spot, regardless of the individual runs - he rotates the strike and gets things moving.

[Sohel]

1. Tamim (Mr. 50, Mrs. Benson)
2. Kopa (Deserves a solid run)
3. Chhokka (Deserves a solid run, PT Bowl)
4. Shourobh (Bat, PT Bowl)
5. Shakib (Bat, Bowl)
6. Mit'hu (Bat)
7. Nasir (Bat, Bowl)
8. Gazza (Bowl, Big Hitting)
9. Gia (New Ball Bowl, Big Hitting)
10. Koushik (New Ball "No Death" Bowl, Big Hitting)
11. RBX (Older Ball Death Bowl)

12. VJ (Fielding, footwork exercises, there if either Kopa or Chhokka fail in consecutive matches, or if Tamim hurts himself eating).

No Rex and no Riyad.

[zinatf]

EEEEEEEEEEEE!!! We're playing with Lanka!!!! EEEEEEEE!!!

So excited!!!! Come on, tigers! Win it big, pretty please! So that I can taunt my lankan buddies bad

About the XI, it never has mattered whatever we selected, the management selects what's best (???!!!) in their minds!