can\'t get off square one
Despite a good knock here or a couple of inspired bowling efforts there, Bangladesh cannot seem to get off square one. Whoever plays a technically sound game one day completely lacks footwork the next. rokon, kapali, sumon, ashraful - what is the magic to consistency that they have not been able to find? it goes beyond the typical "we are learning" and "everyone has a bad day".
Do we really not have any talent ? Wisden is calling the batting line up the "worst in international cricket ever". with the exception of ashraful, the "oasis in a very, very barren land". A few days ago the oasis were Kapali and Rokon. Before that Bashar was "test class". Sanwar was "consistency". Mashud "led from the front".
Anyways, there was reason to believe after SA that at least the top 11-12 would stay together and return to SA in the World cup to show improvement. Yet here we are in disarray again. With no other one day action coming up, before the WC (is there?), the team will be chopped and stirred yet again tomorrow. Anybody hoping for a magical turnaround will likey be dissapointed.
One only hopes that the matobbors stop talking in the papers like they have figured it all out, stop making the stock excuses about getting better with every game, and just admit that we are really still rubbish, don't learn easily and therefore are just going to have to work harder than everyone else to get better.
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