Your Squad for the ZIM Test series

[al Furqaan]

We've had a good look at some of the guys...which 15 would you pick. Here's my squad...

1) Jaharul
2) Shahriar
3) Ashraful
4) Mominul
5) Shakib
6) Mushfiq
7) Nasir
8) Gazi
9) Enamul Jr
10) Rubel
11) Robiul

x) Naeem Islam
X) Abul
X) Riyad
x) Marshall

It would be great if Taskin and Anamul could be ready for this series. Openers are a weak link with Tamim out. Mominul looks better than Naeem, although Naeem can play longer innings. I think we should play 3 spinners regardless of how seam friendly Harare might be because a) its our strength and our pacers wouldn't take advantage anyway and b) ZIM simply cannot play spin at all.

[MohammedC]

Shueb Ali is a must.

[Nadim]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
We've had a good look at some of the guys...which 15 would you pick. Here's my squad...

1) Jaharul
2) Shahriar
3) Ashraful
4) Mominul
5) Shakib
6) Mushfiq
7) Nasir
8) Gazi
9) Enamul Jr
10) Rubel
11) Robiul

x) Naeem Islam
X) Abul
X) Riyad
x) Marshall

It would be great if Taskin and Anamul could be ready for this series. Openers are a weak link with Tamim out. Mominul looks better than Naeem, although Naeem can play longer innings. I think we should play 3 spinners regardless of how seam friendly Harare might be because a) its our strength and our pacers wouldn't take advantage anyway and b) ZIM simply cannot play spin at all.

Same team for test. Although I would like to pick a back up opener coz one of SN or Zahirul bound to fail. Shamsur would be my choice..

[Gowza]

fine with jahurul, no SN though. mominul will learn to play longer innings the more he plays, before the recent domestic season he struggled with that but did a lot better this season so i expect he'll do that the more he plays in internationals. for pacers i'd like to see sajidul, kazi kamrul, kamrul rabbi or babu in the squad. no shahadat, no abul.

[BengaliPagol]

1. Jahurul Islam
2. M. Ashraful
3. Mominul Haque
4. Naeem Islam/Mahmudullah
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Nasir Hossain
7. Mushfiqur Rahim
8. Sohag Gazi
9. Enamul Haque jnr
10. Robiul Islam
11. Rubel Hossain/Abul Hasan

Mominul should be trialled at #3. Would rather want him tried at #3 over the likes of JS, SN and the other dropkicks. And besides he has batted at #3 on a number of occasions in tour matches.

[Night_wolf]

will shakib be fit enough to play?..we cant risk him IMHO

[al-Sagar]

ke je fit ar ke je fit na setai jani na ....

kemne je team banai

[zahidnyc]

i wanna see this team for 1st test , it will be huge boost with return of tamim and sakib

1# tamim iqbal
2# anamul hauqe
3# mohammad ashraful
4# mahmudullah riyad
5# sakib al hasan
6# musfiqur rahim
7# nasir hossain
8# sohag gazi
9# anamul junior
10# shaddat hossain
11# rubel Hossain

[wktkeeper]

my team

1) Jaharul
2) Shahriar/samsur
3) Ashraful
4) Mominul/marshal
5) Shakib
6) Mushfiq
7) Nasir
8) Gazi
9) Enamul Jr
10) Rubel
11) Robiul

[Tiger Manc]

1. Jahurul
2. Ashraful
3. Mominul
4. Naeem
5. Nasir
6. Shakib
7. Mushy
8. Riyad
9. Sohag
10. Enamul
11. Robiul

12. Marshall
13. Rubel
14. Shafiul
15. Nazmul

[fuadomar]

Anamul will not be available for the Zim series.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Is Nazmul going to be fit? If so, he's the only pacer that plays in my X. Yes, I'll play with ten men, because whoever gets picked for the eleventh spot will cause more damage than it's worth.

Jahirul (20 off 500, then retire)
SN
Ash
Mominul
Shakib
Mushfiq
Nasir
Shohag
Enamul Jr
Nazmul

If Nazmul gets injured, play with nine men (pick a couple of tokais to make up the numbers). Please no Abul/Robiul/SRK/Rubel, the quality on offer from these four supersedes anything else the world has to offer, giving us an unfair advantage. Zimbabwe wouldn't be able to handle the beastly 130 kph pace.

Show daat kelano hashi in dressing room:

Anam
Naeem
Marshall

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[BD_TigerZ]

As long as Enam Jnr is there im happy

[Tiger444]

I think the squad we'll end up seeing is,

1. Jahurul
2. SN
3. Ash
4. Riyad
5. Shakib
6. Nasir
7. Mushy
8. Sohag
9. Abul
10. Robiul
11. Rubel
12. Shahadat
13. Razzak
14. Shamsur
15. Mominul

[BANFAN]

Shakib in and Mullah out...should be the team.

Wo was that guy with a little beard...replacement fielder... Ayub khan? The bugger has no sense, how to throw...why can't we have someone who is good in the field as a replacement fielder? Team management just doesn't put any thought into 12th man....he also could be useful, atleast he shouldn't damage.

[Rinathq]

Assuming that Shakib will be available

for test

Jahirul
Nafees
Ashraful
Shakib
Mushfiq
Riyad
Nasir
Marshal
Mominul
Robiul
Shafiul
Rubel
Gazi
Enamul Huq Jnr

[jeesh]

Shillingford and Marlon Samuels harassed Zimbabwe with their off spin. Shillingford picked up 19 in the 2 test matches and Samuels 10.

Of course the wickets there aided spinners, the same cant be said about the wickets in Zimbabwe. But without any doubt their confidence will be low against spin. Also must be said their batsmen showed very poor technique, footwork.

If Shakib plays then we will have 3 spinners in him, Gazi and Enamul. But what if Shakib isnt fit? Important we bring in a third spinner. Sunny was absolutely out of sorts so shouldnt be an option. Do the Bangladeshi selectors have the guts to call up Mosharraf? Or will they think the traditional way and pack the squad with useless seamers? Even if they pick up Mosharraf i guess we will play 2 pacers and 2 spinners as we will want 6 batsmen+ Mushfiq. But with Shakib the option for spin bowling increases

[wktkeeper]

if nayeem is fit, will he play in the XI?? #3 position will definitely go to sir ash considering his SL test series performance.

[reyme]

Until the useless pacers get their basics right, I see no reason to include any pacers or max one pacer in the lineup. Paces can't bat, they can't bowl, they can't even field. Why waste 2 spots for them let alone 3! When was the last time pacers won us anything?

[reyme]

And I am still looking for an answer why we had 3 pacers and just one spinner on the 2nd test.

[BD_TigerZ]

Edited Version of Al-Fuqraans

1) Jaharul
2) Ashraful
3) Naeem/Marshall
4) Mominul
5) Shakib
6) Mushfiq
7) Nasir
8) Gazi
9) Enamul Jr
10) Rubel
11) Robiul

x) Nazmul
X) Abul/SLA
X) Shamsur
x) Marshall/Naeem

NO Riyad. No SN. No SRK. NO Sunny.

Kill em with spin.

[wktkeeper]

Originally Posted by BD_TigerZ
Edited Version of Al-Fuqraans

1) Jaharul
2) Ashraful
3) Naeem/Marshall
4) Mominul
5) Shakib
6) Mushfiq
7) Nasir
8) Gazi
9) Enamul Jr
10) Rubel
11) Robiul

x) Nazmul
X) Abul
X) Shamsur
x) Marshall/Naeem

NO Riyad. No SN. No SRK. NO Sunny.

Kill em with spin.

thats a pretty good line up. but sir ash as opener in test match, i have a serious doubt about it. i dont mind him to open with tamim in ODI & T20

[BD_TigerZ]

Originally Posted by wktkeeper
thats a pretty good line up. but sir ash as opener in test match, i have a serious doubt about it. i dont mind him to open with tamim in ODI & T20

I'm concerned about that too. But who else can open? Shamsur? I dont wanna see SN. Id rather give someone else a chance to show their worth.

[wktkeeper]

Originally Posted by BD_TigerZ
I'm concerned about that too. But who else can open? Shamsur? I dont wanna see SN. Id rather give someone else a chance to show their worth.

i think the best choice would be to give a chance to samsur. ash should bat in #3 in test. we can prepare anamul as opener for test.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by jeesh
Shillingford and Marlon Samuels harassed Zimbabwe with their off spin. Shillingford picked up 19 in the 2 test matches and Samuels 10.

Of course the wickets there aided spinners, the same cant be said about the wickets in Zimbabwe. But without any doubt their confidence will be low against spin. Also must be said their batsmen showed very poor technique, footwork.

If Shakib plays then we will have 3 spinners in him, Gazi and Enamul. But what if Shakib isnt fit? Important we bring in a third spinner. Sunny was absolutely out of sorts so shouldnt be an option. Do the Bangladeshi selectors have the guts to call up Mosharraf? Or will they think the traditional way and pack the squad with useless seamers? Even if they pick up Mosharraf i guess we will play 2 pacers and 2 spinners as we will want 6 batsmen+ Mushfiq. But with Shakib the option for spin bowling increases

We're lucky to have an off spinner of some quality in Gazi given how Shillingford and Samuels basically went postal. I hope that Nasir gets to turn his arm over some in that light, and also to ease Shakib's (and Gazi's) burden. He can be a quality spinner. We don't need more than 2 pacers, and I'd go with Nazmul and Robiul.