Our batting

[BrianLara7]

You can be a really good team with very good bowling and decent batting but never with a very good bowling and poor batting, for example take Pakistan. We need something like Sri lanka used to have, decent batting combined with good bowling (which we have to certain degree). We dont need to compete with SA, Ind batting but should be able to chase around 250 and score over 260 batting first regularly. Try the 96 Kalu Sanath type opening with Tamim and another good hitter. Be flexible with Shakib and Nasir and move them up if you have a good start. Dont need any mindless sloggers or tuk tuk batting in middle order, give mushy more time in middle order he is good at rotating strike, need more good runners who keep run rate ticking at 5 rpo in middle overs. Need a good pinch hitter at 7/8

[jeesh]

Trouble is T20 has changed the game so much, batsmen have become fearless, and bowlers timid. 10 years ago you could post 220-30 in a placid pitch and still defend. Now sometimes even 300 is not enough. Thats a huge disadvantage for a team like ours where we lack big innings players, or guys who can clear the fence with ease.