Your XI for the first test against Zimbabwe

[BD_TigerZ]

My first thread

My XI:

Jahurul Islam
Md Ashraful
Mominul Haque
Shakib Al Hasan
Mushfiqur Rahim
Nasir Hossain
Mahmudullah Riyad
Shohag Gazi
Enamul Haque
Rabiul Islam
Sajedul Islam

SRK WITH THE DRINKS

Joy Bangla

[Only1raz]

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Jahurul Islam
3. Mohammad Ashraful
4. Mominul Haque
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Sohag Gazi
9. Enamul Haque
10. Sajidul Islam
11. Robiul Islam/Rubel Hossain

[ReZ_1]

As shakib will only bat in first test match so we will have to take at least 2 specialist spinners..
tamim is also 50% fit according to akram, so considering he will play it will be tie between mominul and mullah
I won't bother about the pacers.. they are just the fillers..

[firstlane]

Originally Posted by Only1raz
1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Jahurul Islam
3. Mohammad Ashraful
4. Mominul Haque
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Sohag Gazi
9. Enamul Haque
10. Sajidul Islam
11. Robiul Islam/Rubel Hossain

I like your eleven but I don't think team management will drop M'ullah. So, Mominul or Enamul might have to give way.

[M.H.Rubel]

It is tough to make,the 11 so early as there are some injured player.
1.SN/Tamim Iqbal
2. Jahurul Islam
3. Mohammad Ashraful
4. Shakib Al Hasan
5.Riyad
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Sohag Gazi
9. Enamul Haque
10.Robiul Islam
11. Rubel Hossain

[M.H.Rubel]

Originally Posted by ReZ_1
As shakib will only bat in first test match so we will have to take at least 2 specialist spinners..
tamim is also 50% fit according to akram, so considering he will play it will be tie between mominul and mullah
I won't bother about the pacers.. they are just the fillers..

Yes there will be tie between Riyad and Mominul. Whom you gonna take?

[Tiger Manc]

1. Jahurul
2. Nafees
3. Ashraful
4. Mominul
5. Nasir
6. Shakib
7. Mushy
8. Mahmudullah
9. Gazi
10. Enamul
11. Robiul

[M.H.Rubel]

Originally Posted by Tiger Manc
1. Jahurul
2. Nafees
3. Ashraful
4. Mominul
5. Nasir
6. Shakib
7. Mushy
8. Mahmudullah
9. Gazi
10. Enamul
11. Robiul

Shakib will not bowl in first test. R U sure you want to play with 3 bowlers?

[AsifTheManRahman]

1. Tamim/Nafees
2. Jahirul
3. Ashraful
4. Mominul
5. Shakib
6. Mushfiq
7. Nasir
8. Ami tomare shohag kori
9. Enamul
10. Robi facepalm ul
11. Ru facepalm bel

I don't see a place for Riyad in this XI. No, I'm not dropping Mominul for him.

Given the strength of this bowling lineup, if we bat out of our skins, we might just be able to secure a draw. Forget about taking 20 wickets.

[Miraz]

Mominul
Jahirul
Ashraful
Shakib
Mushfiq
Nasir
Mahmudullah
Gazi
Enamul Jr.
Rabiul
Rubel

Mahmudullah will play as a bowling all rounder. I do not see a place for SN, mominul is a better prospect. If coach and captain picks SN, mominul has to sit out.

[Rabz]

Riyad will play imo.
He gives the option of 5th bowler and have taken wickets in SL tests, despite his run draught, which might just save his skin. Plus the VC factor.

Jahurul/Nafees, only one will make it to the XI.
Unless otherwise, both have the same chance of succeeding.

I'd go with this:

1. Jahurul ( Should get another chance, but this might be his last tour if he can't perform)
2. Ashraful ( Should move up the order if Tamim is not playing)
3. Shakib ( he is there as a batsman, so should come up the order)
4. Mominul
5. Nasir
6. Mushy
7. Riyad
8. Gazi
9. Enamul ( Must play)
10. Robiul
11. Sajidul ( No reason to pick him in the XV squad if he is not playing)

[22Yards]

YEAH Mahmudullah WILL definitely play because Mushfiq didn't allow ANY of his partimers to even have a chance to prove they can be worthy as 5th bowler. Man this thing just gets on my nerves when people justify Mullah's inclusion as a 5th bowler. I don't mind him playing at all but he needs to compete with mominul for the 4th spot which he clearly lost because of his poor form in the last test,ODI. But No this world is not fair.

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Jahurul Islam Shahriar Nafees
3. Mohammad Ashraful
4. Mominul Haque
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Sohag Gazi
9. Enamul Haque
10. Sajidul Islam
11. Robiul Islam/Rubel Hossain

[Dilscoop]

Tamim Iqbal
Anamul.... Eh what's the point? Wasted posted.

[Rinathq]

Riyad will and should play. A regular shouldnt be dropped based on 1 bad series. With Shakib back, Riyad can bat down the order. Enamul and Gazi both will play even though the surface only calls for one of them. I think Tamim will end up not playing but if he does, I will be very happy. Now, its a call between Nafees and Jahirul and I think Jahirul deserves to play. He sure has the temperament and recent records to justify his slot. But if Tamim plays, I think he might have to sit along with Nafees if we want to play Riyad, Mominul and Ash at the same time.

About the pacers, I wouldnt play Sajidul just yet. Maybe see how Rubel plays on the first test with Robiul.

Tamim
Ashraful
Shakib
Mushfiq
Mominul
Nasir
Riyad
Gazi
Enamul
Rubel
Robiul

[Tiger Manc]

Originally Posted by M.H.Rubel
Shakib will not bowl in first test. R U sure you want to play with 3 bowlers?

May as well. It's not as if our pacers take bagful of wickets anyway. If we play with 7 batsmen then I'd go with:

1. Jahurul
2. Ashraful
3. Mominul
4. Shakib
5. Nasir
6. Mushy
7. Mahmudullah
8. Gazi
9. Enamul
10. Sajedul
11. Robiul

[roman]

Shakib
Jahir
Ash
Mominul
Riyad
Mushy
Nasir
Gazi
Enamul
Rubel
Sajedul/Robiul

Since Shak will only bat, why not make him open. I want to drop Riyad badly but he is our VC. So won't happen.

[ahnaf]

Originally Posted by Tiger Manc
May as well. It's not as if our pacers take bagful of wickets anyway. If we play with 7 batsmen then I'd go with:

1. Jahurul
2. Ashraful
3. Mominul
4. Shakib
5. Nasir
6. Mushy
7. Mahmudullah
8. Gazi
9. Enamul
10. Sajedul
11. Robiul

i think this will be the playing XI of the 1st Test.

[Dilscoop]

Originally Posted by M.H.Rubel
Shakib will not bowl in first test. R U sure you want to play with 3 bowlers?

Say whaaaaaa?

[Tiger444]

A lot of you have Enamul and Sohag in there. I dont see them having both of them since we brought 4 pacers and 2 spinners and also because its a seamer friendly wicket. Also according to the DailyStar article, Rubel and Robiul will play while Shahadat and Sajidul are fighting for the 3rd pacer's slot. So there's a chance Enamul will be left out.

http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/ne...-tamim-return/

[Gowza]

1 tamim/SN
2 jahurul
3 ash
4 mominul
5 shakib
6 mushy
7 nasir
8 gazi
9 enamul
10 robiul
11 sajidul

i don't want to put SN in but i don't think it's a good idea to push ash up the order, he just had a good comeback series at the #3 spot, would rather keep him at #3. should rubel play or shoudn't he? one the one hand he's shown improvement so maybe we should reward him by sticking by him, on the other hand that improvement still isn't at the standard we need him to be (last 3 tests he's averaged 50.50, strike rate of 90, econ of 3.36).

[Gowza]

Originally Posted by Tiger444
A lot of you have Enamul and Sohag in there. I dont see them having both of them since we brought 4 pacers and 2 spinners and also because its a seamer friendly wicket. Also according to the DailyStar article, Rubel and Robiul will play while Shahadat and Sajidul are fighting for the 3rd pacer's slot. So there's a chance Enamul will be left out.

http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/ne...-tamim-return/

don't know if that's the right choice but if it happens i sure hope they go with sajidul.

[Tiger444]

Originally Posted by Gowza
don't know if that's the right choice but if it happens i sure hope they go with sajidul.

Same here.

[22Yards]

It is funny how people are bumping shakib up the order realizing he wouldn't bowl this only test completely disregarding the fact he was NEVER a top order bat or the fact that this is JUST only a test and probably not worth the adjustment. Because you would have to put him down the order from next match anyway if he bowls. So what are we doing here ? trying to slot in both Mominul and Riyad ? And whose position are you monkeying with to accommodate so that both Riyad and Mominul can play in the middle order ? The no 1 allrounder and the best batsman Bangladesh ever produced who is trying to make a comeback after an injury ? Yeah good luck with that.

P.S why not open with Mullah ? Oh I know why...

[22Yards]

Originally Posted by Tiger444
A lot of you have Enamul and Sohag in there. I dont see them having both of them since we brought 4 pacers and 2 spinners and also because its a seamer friendly wicket. Also according to the DailyStar article, Rubel and Robiul will play while Shahadat and Sajidul are fighting for the 3rd pacer's slot. So there's a chance Enamul will be left out.

http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/ne...-tamim-return/

Never mind the selectors still opting for Shahadat but if the coach and captain learnt anything from the previous series, shahadat should only be considered if there is a pacer injury or someone performs really bad (although I don't think theoretically it is possible for anyone to do worse than him). It would also be interesting to see if we opt for three pacers and fall into the "pitch" trap again. Regardless, these pacers won't be as good as the wicket. Like the saying goes now, the ball is in Mushy's and Jurgenson's court.

[M.H.Rubel]

Originally Posted by Tiger444
A lot of you have Enamul and Sohag in there. I dont see them having both of them since we brought 4 pacers and 2 spinners and also because its a seamer friendly wicket. Also according to the DailyStar article, Rubel and Robiul will play while Shahadat and Sajidul are fighting for the 3rd pacer's slot. So there's a chance Enamul will be left out.

http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/ne...-tamim-return/

I think droping Enamul will depend upon bowling of Shakib. They said chance of Shakib bowling is 50/50. If Shakib become full fit to bowl in that case we will probably play with 3 pacer.