West Indies 'A' to Tour Bangladesh

[WI4EVER]

South Africa 'A' also included.

May 2: Arrive in Dhaka
May 4: Bangladesh A v South Africa A at KSOS
May 5: West Indies A v South Africa A at KSOS
May 7: West Indies A v Bangladesh A at KSOS
May 8: Bangladesh A v South Africa A at KSOS
May 10: West Indies A v South Africa A at KSOS
May 11: West Indies A v Bangladesh A at KSOS
May 13: FINAL at KSOS
May 15-18: West Indies A v Bangladesh A at BKSP
May 21-May 24: West Indies A v Bangladesh A at BKSP
May 25: Depart Dhaka

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[magic boy]

That's good...more of this matches should be held at home by BD.

[al-Sagar]

i think SA A has some additional FC matches

anyway this time the national team will be in england.

so think the NCL performers are in the A team, not national discards who will never ever make the squad.

[Equinox]

Bangladesh A(FC):
Johirul Islam
Asif Ahmed
Nazimuddin
Alok Kapali*
Farhad Hossain
Shuvagoto Hom
Dhiman Ghosh+
Mahbubul Alam
Robiul Islam
Shuvashish Roy
Saqlain Shajib

One Day:
Johirul Islam
Nazimuddin
Shamsur Rahman
Alok Kapali*
Shuvagoto Hom
Nasir Hossain
Shabbir Rahman
Dhiman Ghosh+
Dollar Mahmud
Elias Sunny
Shuvashish Roy

Marshall Ayub, Mehrab Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Robiul Islam

Looks like whatever Faisal Hossain does he will not be recalled by the selectors so I'd give the spot to someone who has a chance to play International cricket.

[al-Sagar]

i think robin should be on england trip, our best swing/seam bowler

[yaseer]

That is a very good opportunity to test our bench strength.
Hope rain does not play spoil the matches.

[AsifTheManRahman]

So Johurul isn't going to England then?

[Imtiazk]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
So Johurul isn't going to England then?

Why is he even playing in this test match ? What was the purpose in giving someone a test cap before making him play a few ODI's. Aftab didn't do that bad a job in Chittagong and his fielding was excellent !

Imrul, 11 tests, highest score 33, average 13. Say no more.

[Peace]

where is mahmudul and anamul ? Alok and Nazimuddin have already been given enough chances. "A" team should not include a player who has not got a prospect of making into national team. We need to fast track young players to fill the no 3 or 4 batting slot of national team.

[Equinox]

That was the team I would like to see. The teams have not been announced yet.

where is mahmudul and anamul ?

May I ask what the point of having an Academy and U19 team is? If we have the same players playing for all three squads then what is the point? We need to develop as many players as possible.

Nazimuddin has always been a consistent middle-order batsman at FC level. He smashed a double century recenty. I'd really like to test him. And if Aftab and SN can get a chance then Alok deserves one as well at least in the A team.

[Peace]

Originally Posted by Equinox
That was the team I would like to see. The teams have not been announced yet.


May I ask what the point of having an Academy and U19 team is? If we have the same players playing for all three squads then what is the point? We need to develop as many players as possible.

Nazimuddin has always been a consistent middle-order batsman at FC level. He smashed a double century recenty. I'd really like to test him. And if Aftab and SN can get a chance then Alok deserves one as well at least in the A team.

I am not calling for all U19 players to be fast tracked.

The point is that tour of A team should be utilised so that young players who have potential to get into national team gain valuable experiences. How many of you think that Alok will get back to national team? I don’t.

So he is just occupying and wasting resources. We need to remember that quality of our domestic first class cricket matches is not that great. The only way our young players can be prepared well to play for the national team if we give them enough exposure to international cricket.

And, the age is not a bar, in fact, many superstars in world cricket had debut in Test cricket, as early as at the age of 16. Our Mushy is also a good example.

[shujan]

Originally Posted by Imtiazk
Why is he even playing in this test match ? What was the purpose in giving someone a test cap before making him play a few ODI's. Aftab didn't do that bad a job in Chittagong and his fielding was excellent !

Imrul, 11 tests, highest score 33, average 13. Say no more.

Johurul may be an option for WK. First match Duck should e taken with soft heart. Many world class batsman started their carrier with a Duck. Stat show the batsman who start with a duck has higher percentage of being a good batsman then who start with a century!!

[Bond]

Originally Posted by shujan
Johurul may be an option for WK. First match Duck should e taken with soft heart. Many world class batsman started their carrier with a Duck. Stat show the batsman who start with a duck has higher percentage of being a good batsman then who start with a century!!

your stat is flawed.

[Eshen]

My one-day team for the series would be -

Jahurul Islam
Rony Talukder
Nazimuddin
Raqibul Hasan*
Saghir Hossain+
Faisal Hossain
Nasir Hossain
Sabbir Rahman
Suhrawadi Shuvo
Alauddin Babu
Subhashis Roy

Reserves: Shuvagoto Hom, Dhiman Ghosh, Dolar Mahmud, Saqlain Sajib.

[al-Sagar]

according to cricinfo the FC matches following the tri-series are against SA not WI

[zainab]

I feel that as Ash is out of the National team, he may captain the A team now. I doubt whether he will be in squad going to the WI and England, so sorry that his international career is finished.

[Gowza]

personally i'd keep ash out of the A team, and shuvagoto would be in my starting XI. i'd prob pick mithun ali as the keeper (or dhiman) just to give him experience sajidul, emon or maybe robin as the extra pacer in the squad (not that dolar is a bad choice and i agree with subashis and alauddin). would be thinking about farhad hossain, shamsur rahman, marshall ayub and nazmus sadat (yes out of form but good one-day record). agree with nasir, sabbir and shuvo (if he's not with the national team, if he is then pick mahudul hasan) as the allrounders.

they could go with anamul haque for the keeper spot but why not give him more time to develop? we really haven't put that much effort into mithun yet so may as well give him ago first. wouldn't be surprised if noor hossain got picked though.

jahurul to be in the team if he isn't with the national team.

[AsifTheManRahman]

This might be Dickens' chance. Then again, we do have a pretty stable batting line-up these days (which, btw, will transform to a deck of cards in England).

[auntu]

Good news.

We should now settle our permanent structure for A team. Regular head coach with batting, bowling, fielding coaches along with physio and permanent manager.

[M.H.Rubel]

Originally Posted by Eshen
My one-day team for the series would be -

Jahurul Islam
Rony Talukder
Nazimuddin
Raqibul Hasan*
Saghir Hossain+
Faisal Hossain
Nasir Hossain
Sabbir Rahman
Suhrawadi Shuvo
Alauddin Babu
Subhashis Roy

Reserves: Shuvagoto Hom, Dhiman Ghosh, Dolar Mahmud, Saqlain Sajib.

Yes Eshen i liked your ODI team but some thoughts from my side:
1.Jahurul is good for longer version is he good for short version?It seems to me he is a bit slow batsman.Same goes for Nazimuddin his List A record is not good at all.How about SN in place of any one of them?
2.Alauddin is a very young player he is probably under 18.Has he groomed properly?How about Rabiul Islam of Khulna or Dollar in place of him?
3.How about Nazmul Hossain Milon
4.Are not you interested to keep Ash out there?

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[Eshen]

Originally Posted by M.H.Rubel
Yes Eshen i liked your ODI team but some thoughts from my side:
1.Jahurul is good for longer version is he good for short version?It seems to me he is a bit slow batsman.Same goes for Nazimuddin his List A record is not good at all.How about SN in place of any one of them?
2.Alauddin is a very young player he is probably under 18.Has he groomed properly?How about Rabiul Islam of Khulna or Dollar in place of him?
3.How about Nazmul Hossain Milon
4.Are not you interested to keep Ash out there?

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1. Both Jahurul and Nazimuddin has DPL and A-team performances to show they are worthy one-day players.
2. Babu showed his worth in the one-day practice matches against England. Robiul, on the other hand, so far seems to be a poor choice for one-day matches.
3. Milon does not worth much as a bowler. He does not bat high enough to consider him for a specialist batsman slot either.
4. Nah, Ash is where he deserved to be - in the national squad.

[Eshen]

Looks like Jahurul and Zunaed swapped places in the T20I team. But I guess Zunaed won't be around either as the England tour closely follows the T20I WC. IMO, Farhad Hossain should be tried as an opener in the one-day series.

Saqlain will prolly be the main spinner of the team now that Shuvo is gone. Elias Sunny should be the back up spinner.

So, my changed team for the one-day series -

Farhad Hossain
Rony Talukder
Nazimuddin
Raqibul Hasan*
Saghir Hossain+
Faisal Hossain
Nasir Hossain
Sabbir Rahman
Alauddin Babu
Subhashis Roy
Saqlain Sajib

Reserves: Shuvagoto Hom, Dhiman Ghosh, Dolar Mahmud, Elias Sunny.

[zainab]

Read this article in the Daily Star

Real test of selection by
Bishwajit Roy

The national selectors are in a tight spot with the selection of the Bangladesh A and Academy teams as both sides have international commitments at the same time.

South Africa A and Academy team are expected to arrive in Dhaka on April 20. The second-string South Africa side will play two four-dayers against Bangladesh A while South Africa Academy team will play two four-dayers, three one-day matches and two T20s against GP-BCB National Cricket Academy (NCA).

West Indies A team will also arrive in the first week of May to play a tri-nation one-day tournament, involving the hosts and South Africa A and after that they will play two four-dayers against their Bangladeshi counterparts.

But also during this duration, the national team will be on duty in the West Indies and England to play the Twenty20 World Championships and Test matches respectively.

As all three teams have their schedule tangled, the selection policy will be virtually exposed because there has not been the existence of the A team and Academy team in a true sense.

Actually a very limited number of players are always picked to make the teams; few of whom are left out of the national team and some same old 'new prospects'.

"We are working on the teams but in reality it's a very difficult job this time as we have to prepare at least six teams," admitted chief selector Rafiqul Alam.

This time there was no alternative for the selectors other than to widen their area of selections. And to do that they have to focus on the domestic circuits but the question has been raised about how serious the selectors were with the domestic competitions.

Without any question, the selectors must watch as many domestic games as possible but the fact was that the selectors watched only a few matches in this year's National Cricket League.

So the cold scorecard will be the only reliable source for the Rafiqul Alam-led selection panel when they go for some new faces in these back-up teams.

"It was not possible to watch the maximum number of National League matches as at that time there were international games at home," defended Rafiqul.

Was there any point to send all the selectors to one international match then?

"Actually there were some close contests and that's why we all saw those international matches," he replied.

Rafiqul however was not too worried with the shortage of the cricketers to make the two different teams.

"Right now the Academy has been running with twenty-two players but for making the team we have to adopt some new players. We will take some from Under-19 team and some new prospects," said Rafiqul.

"On the other hand the left out cricketers of the national team will definitely be considered for the A team," he concluded.

Seems a bit complicated, but they have most of the international cricketers who played in the ICL except Aftab, also Zunaid can be in the Academy team and they have some very good U/19 players.
I dont think that there will be short of cricketers for these tournaments, also, it is good exposure for these boys.
Feel sorry that Rokibal cannot play in these games as he is only allowed to play in domestic matches, but I feel that should shorten his ban and allow him to play.

[betaar]

Originally Posted by zainab
Read this article in the Daily Star

Real test of selection by
Bishwajit Roy

This defnitely is a good opportunity for a lot of new comers to come in the lime light and show what they are capable of. I guess it's the OP that once posted his fav quote by a WI player once and it goes something like this, "A team's strength is not measured by the players who make it to the team but the one's that didn't."

[Equinox]

My revised One-Day A squad:
Uttam Sharkar
Nazimuddin
Shahriar Nafees
Rokibul Hasan
Alok Kapali*
Shuvagoto Hom
Nasir Hossain
Dhiman Ghosh+
Dollar Mahmud
Mohammad Elias
Shuvashish Roy

Shamsur Rahman, Saghir Hossain+, Saqlain Shajib, Mahbubul Alam