Your XI v Eng

[Dilscoop]

Ok I wanna start of by saying, I love this squad that is currently playing the WU match. I mean it's not the greatest of squad on Earth, but it's one of the good 1s that our board put together (and we all know how many times they had done it ). I also think I am making an early call here. I havent seen our batting yet. But it looks pretty weak atm. Clearly the idea was to give the bowlers some warm up.

Few things need to be fixed. Our batting line up, as i said, looks weak. If we do take 4 seamers, (Which would be sick! I dont think we will, but I kinda wish we would) we have to drop Riyad or Naeem for a batsman. Then again, we all know what greatness our specialist batsman can provide that Naeem or Riyad couldnt already . Another thing, JS should've been in there. And hopefully Tamim will be ready and FULLY fit soon.

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Johurul Islam
3. Zunaid Siddique
4. M Ashraful
5. Shakib Al Hasan
6. M Riyad
7. Mushfiqur Rahim
8. Naeem Islam
9. Shafiul Islam
10. Shahdat Hossain
11. Rubel Hossain

[Purbasha T]

I'll be interested to see Rusfiqure Rahim, a good young prospect.

[Holden]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
Few things need to be fixed. Our batting line up, as i said, looks weak. If we do take 4 seamers, (Which would be sick! I dont think we will, but I kinda wish we would) we have to drop Riyad or Naeem for a batsman. Then again, we all know what greatness our specialist batsman can provide that Naeem or Riyad couldnt already . Another thing, JS should've been in there. And hopefully Tamim will be ready and FULLY fit soon.


Tamim Iqbal
Junaid Siddique
M Ashraful
M Riyad
Shakib Al Hasan
J Islam/Naeem Islam
Rusfiqure Rahim
Shafiul Islam
Shahdat Hossain
Rubel Hossain
Robiul Islam

May be our batsman will play more cautiously if we have less batsman on the line up.

How can you advocate dropping Riyad or Naeem? Riyad has a Test career average of 42 and over 50 in 2010, and Naeem averages 45 in 2010, albeit these statistics are from only a handful of innings. Then you have Ashraful and Siddique in your lineup, if anyone is to get dropped it would be one of these two rather than Riyad or Naeem.

People have to stop looking at Riyad/Naeem as allrounder and see them for what they are; top order batsmen who can bowl a bit if required.

My lineup would be something like this:

Tamim Iqbal
Junaid Siddique
Jahrul Islam
Mushfiqur Rahim
M Riyad
Naeem Islam
Shakib Al Hasan
Shafiul Islam
Rubel Hossain
Third Pacer
Fourth Pacer

[FagunerAgun]

Tamim
Zunaed
Ash
Rock
Shakib
Mushfiq
Ryad
Naeem
Shafiq
Rubel
Rajib

*Mash, Aftab, Zahirul

[nycpro96]

Tamim
Jahurul
Junaid
Ashraful
Mushfiq
Riyad
Shakib
Naeem
Shafiul
Rajib
Rubel

[Green Tea]

[beshideshi]

One thing I have noticed is, how Shafiul is quickly becoming most of ours 1st choice pacer. And this is an incredible feat by this kid. When he first played against SL in the tri nation, i was like "here we go, someone like Shanto who will bowl 4 deliveries down the leg side in an over" But over the past 4 months he has really improved a lot, his bowling is at par with Mashrafe[or even better at times], his lower order gritty batting is an asset as well. Hopefully he along with Rubel would lead our pace bowling department in the years to come.
and my team would be
Tamim
Zunayed
Mushfique
Ashraful
Riyad
Jahurul
Nayeem/Shakib
Shakib/Nayeem
Shafiul
Rubel
Shahadat/Robin

[al-Sagar]

tamim
jahurul/junaid/imrul
junaid/jahurul
mushfiq
riadh
ashraful
shakib
naeem/4th pacer
shafiul
robin
rubel

so two of junaid, jahurul and imrul will play. in two and three.

if we need to play 4th pacer... perhaps we need to sacrifice naeem or then only one of junaid/jahurul/imrul will play.

also we may drop ashraful if he dont show any form in warmups.

so the warmup games are very important for the final selecction

[Ajfar]

Nayeem is much better at building partnership in test than Shakib is, at least that what it seemed like in the last test series. I would put nayeem right after Riyad. In order for us to get the best out of our lower order either of Riyad or Mushy has to bat all the way down even after Shakib, my vote goes to Mushy. He's been doing really well with the tail enders, and if Shafi/shahadat can give him some support, we can add some valuable runs lower down the order. Our middle order is the main strength of our batting line up based on the last couple test series. Riyad, Nayeem, Shakib, Mushy. In order for us to get the most out of our line up we should make it so that these 4 players come one after another. Out of these 4 players I would think we can expect at least 2 decent partnerships if not more.

Also I hope our management will not go for that extra batsman and play one bowler short. Its about time we stop playing with 3 openers and only play with 2, for now Tamim and Big Z.

[fishyguy]

TI
Zunaid
Jahurul
Shakib
Msuhfiq
Mullah
Chokka
Ashraful (he is now an offspinning allrounder)
Shafiul
Rubel
Any bowler besides Shadat and razzak

[Imteaz]

My XI against England similar to the XI will be selected by our main think tank (Shakib + Siddons).

[zainab]

Hope the boys get used to the English conditions before they start the Test match. What I dont understand is that they played England at home recently, why are playing England again so soon?
Surely, TFP should have slotted in another country for a test series.
Are they playing another test series after this one? It seems that from next year BD will only play about 4 test matches for the year.

[Tiger Manc]

1. Tamim
2. Imrul
3. Junaid
4. Jahurul
5. Mahmudullah
6. Shakib
7. Mushfiqur
8. Naeem
9. Pacer
10. Pacer
11. Rubel

[M.H.Rubel]

I have a feeling that it will be tough for Junaid to do good job with his limited technique.

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[hbk619]

tamim
imrul
Junaid
jahurul
Mushfique
Mahmudullah
Shakib
Naeem
Robin
Shafiul
Rubel

[Dilscoop]

Jahurul! I hope you bring the END of Kayes!

[Dilscoop]

Originally Posted by Holden
How can you advocate dropping Riyad or Naeem? Riyad has a Test career average of 42 and over 50 in 2010, and Naeem averages 45 in 2010, albeit these statistics are from only a handful of innings. Then you have Ashraful and Siddique in your lineup, if anyone is to get dropped it would be one of these two rather than Riyad or Naeem.

Are you questioning my opinion? How can you question some 1s opinion . Its a opinion, it's a choice, there is no right or wrong. You can keep both of Riyad and Naeem for all i care, but you cant ask why i am dropping them, its my team. And may be you are right or may be your wrong about it, but thats your opinion.

[Ajfar]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
Are you questioning my opinion? How can you question some 1s opinion . Its a opinion, it's a choice, there is no right or wrong. You can keep both of Riyad and Naeem for all i care, but you cant ask why i am dropping them, its my team. And may be you are right or may be your wrong about it, but thats your opinion.

isn't that's the whole point of coming here and discussing stuff. if you are going to write something expect people to agree with you or disagree with you. and if they disagree with you what's so wrong with what's your logic behind this? would you rather just keep talking to yourself and posts in thread. if that was the case then we would be having no discussion what so ever. so that's bring me to the question why would you want to drop them? they are the ones who actually gave England a fight back home. what have they done to be warming up the bench?

[Dilscoop]

If you read my 1st post again it will clearly make sense. Its not like i just stated something without giving any reason. I stated my reason behind it. And I also mentioned how we couldnt drop them.

[skhondoker]

1. Tamim
2. Ashraful/Imrul
3. Junaed
4. Johirul
5. Shakib
6. Mushfiq
7. Mahmudullah
8. Shahadat/Robin
9. Robiul
10. Safiul
11. Rubel

[cricman]

No need to Rotate 4 Bad Fast Bowlers, Goal should be to score as many runs as possible and occupy the Crease as long as possible, so by Day 3 on to 5 Shakib/Mahmuduallah/Ash might be able to get turn it Square at a good pace

[Equinox]

ATM:
Tamim
Zohirul
Zunaed
Mushfiq+
Riyad
Naeem
Shakib
Ash
Shahadat
Shafiul
Rubel

[Dilscoop]

Hate how some of you spell some of these names lol. At least we should get it right. And they again we complain about how the white commies cant say the names correctly

Nayeem, Zohirul, Zunaed

How do we spell his name? jahurul, johurul? I just say J Islam

[Equinox]

^That is how Zunaed spells his name. It's it the back of his shirt and also that's the name he uses on his facebook. It's not Junayed or Junaid.

I tend to follow the names on the shirts of the players as they are often submitted by the players themselves. I don't invent names for them as some members here like to do :P or follow cricinfo's versions. 80 percent of the times they are completely wrong such as spelling Suhrawadi when it's pronounced Shohrawardi.

As for Zohirul, I'm not sure how he spells his name. I'll pay more attention to his shirt next time.

[Razi]

Originally Posted by Equinox
^That is how Zunaed spells his name. It's it the back of his shirt and also that's the name he uses on his facebook. It's not Junayed or Junaid.

I tend to follow the names on the shirts of the players as they are often submitted by the players themselves. I don't invent names for them as some members here like to do :P or follow cricinfo's versions. 80 percent of the times they are completely wrong such as spelling Suhrawadi when it's pronounced Shohrawardi.

As for Zohirul, I'm not sure how he spells his name. I'll pay more attention to his shirt next time.

You are right about Zunaed, but Shuvo's correct spelling is Sohrawordi Shuvo (on fb and his jersey), you are partially right saying Zohirul but it is Jahirul (from his jersey), and Naeem is Naeem as we all know.

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