Match Thread: 1st Test, Bangladesh vs. South Africa at Bloemfontein, SA; November 19-23, 2008

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by nzfan
If there was any ball he should of left alone it was that one, really bad ball and shot

ditto!

[Nadim]

junaid is struggling against bouncer.poor guy.need to learn more

[billah]

Originally Posted by kalpurush
উইকেট্টা দিয়ে আসল...!!!

Yup.

This, exactly this, calls for punishment !

[crikfreak]

its really hard to do hw when ur trying to folow these nitwits getting killed..

[shabbir]

[QUOTE=nasimul;781715]Ash need 75 runs to touch 2000 test runs[/QUOTE


at present form he require atleast 15 innings to get that runs.before that he will be dropped from team

[Nadim]

after wc we lost the test in the 1st innings.......as we did in this test.need to fix up now

[aniksh1]

BD will have achieved something if only they can make RSA bat again!!

[shabbir]

after getting offer from ICL Tamim is not performing like before....always dreaming of 9,00,000$.

[crikfreak]

Originally Posted by shabbir
at present form he require atleast 15 innings to get that runs.before that he will be dropped from team

.. so true.. aybe not 15.. bu atleast 10..

[billah]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
junaid is struggling against bouncer.poor guy.need to learn more

Actually what you are calling "struggling" - needs to happen for about 15-20 more overs, before things ease up. Bowler's frustration will start then. These guys, with so much talent, are completely devoid of patience....

So much time. Settle down, weather the storm, enjoy your game, enjoy your stay, punish the bad ones, steal some singles....oh I get tired of this....

[Nadim]

Originally Posted by shabbir
after getting offer from ICL Tamim is not performing like before....always dreaming of 9,00,000$.

i dont think soooooooo. because he said he had a dream.which is about always play for bd

[Nadim]

lucky ash..edge for 44444444 over the slip

[mijanur]

tamim and all bd players wanting the money

[karimjay.]

17.5 Ntini to Mohammad Ashraful, 2 runs, driven in the air through the covers, lucky to get away with that.

..

[mijanur]

44444444444444444444 nearly outtttttt

[RazabQ]

Ash NOT looking convincing at all. An airy drive thru the offside similar to the one that got him out in the 1st innings for 2 and and then a genuine nick flying over the slips for 4

[crikfreak]

Originally Posted by aniksh1
BD will have achieved something if only they can make RSA bat again!!

then i will have nothing to complain about.. and 4 by ash.. that was lucky..

[nasimul]

50 up

[Nadim]

cant afford to loss anymore wk be4 lunch

[bdpride04]

PCB under pressure to pick ICL players - Miandad

Cricinfo staff

November 21, 2008



Javed Miandad: "If there is such talent [in the ICL], why not utilise them? As a cricketer, I would like to see these boys in the Pakistan squad" © Getty Images




Javed Miandad, the former Pakistan captain and current director-general of the PCB, has said the board is under a lot of pressure from the public and the media to include ICL players in the national team. Miandad supported the move, and accused the Indian board of "bullying tactics" that have caused players to suffer.

The Indian board had banned the ICL players from playing any representative cricket in and for India, a move that was copied by most other national boards as well. "The BCCI is a very powerful body, but because of its bullying tactics, a lot of people are suffering. All the BCCI needs to do is join hands with ICL," Miandad told Daily News & Analysis, an Indian newspaper. "PCB is under a lot of pressure from the public and the media to include players like Imran Nazir, Rana Naved and Imran Farhat in the team. If there is such talent, why not utilise it? As a cricketer, I would like to see these boys in the Pakistan squad."

Another influential name in cricket, Clive Lloyd, the former West Indies captain and the chairman of ICC's cricket committee, also backed a thaw in relations between the official and unauthorised voices of the game. He hoped the IPL and ICL could co-exist, and also believed that similar leagues in West Indies would boost the game in the region.

Miandad also hoped India would tour Pakistan in January, a series that will boost the country's chances of successfully bidding for the postponed Champions Trophy later in 2009. "If they don't tour then how can we expect any other country to ever visit us?" Miandad was against holding the series at a neutral venue, and said if there were security issues, India could host it instead. "Let Pakistan tour India on the scheduled dates and India can come back for the return tour a little later, when they feel more comfortable."

© Cricinfo

[mijanur]

thk god we made it to 50

[Nadim]

any1 can tell me why junaid is choose for natinal team.......i just saw him and he close his eye when he face the bouncy ball.

[mijanur]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
any1 can tell me why junaid is choose for natinal team.......i just saw him and he close his eye when he face the bouncy ball.

lol

[bdpride04]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
any1 can tell me why junaid is choose for natinal team.......i just saw him and he close his eye when he face the bouncy ball.

cuz his dad got money

[RazabQ]

Saffers have done their homework on Ash. The fielders are all in his favorite stroke areas. Ash is still looking jumpy. Just tried a lame pull shot. Calm the bleep down Ash.