how come naeem is not on the squad?

[sonarbangla]

how come naeem islam not playing the first test. what the hell was going on in the selector's mind? we could have had a third spinner and a perfect batsman! He just made a 100 day before yesterday.

best possible team could have been:

Tamim
Shahariar
Ashraful
Rakibul
Sakib
Mahmudullah
Naeem
mushfiq
enamul jr.
shahadat
rubel

[Roni_uk]

erm because .. you can only have 11 players in a team? and taking Nayeem over Ashraful is a bit silly.

[sonarbangla]

i believe i still have 11 players :S

I do not think imrul is capable enough to face against india on the test match.

[Gowza]

you want shakib, riyad, naeem and enamul all in the one team with only 2 pacers? you only need 3 of those players at the most, even 2 could do the job in most matches especially with ash always there to bowl a couple of overs here and there. plus SN is a better middle order batsman, he's quality when inform and as many people have mentioned it's the swinging ball which is his main issue so keep him out of the top 2 for sure. imrul has been scoring runs as opener and deserves a few more chances as the #2 test opener.

naeem not bieng in the team is quite possibly the beginning of a big fight between riyad and naeem for a test spot, if we're lucky alok will make it a 3-way. competition breeds better performance.

[chol_bd123]

Yes, Naeem is a pretty good alrounder. THe way he got Gambghir out the other day was superp.

But I would rather have an extra pacer.

[The_Yorker]

I would prefer Naeem over Imrul or Shahriar Nafis. Since Naeem has been tagged as chokka Naeem, selectors just ignored him without looking at his first class match stats. Naeem has played 48 matches with average of 36.68 with 5 hundreds and 17 fifties; in comparison, Imrul played 25 first class matches with average of 28.17 with 2 hundreds and 5 fifties. Shahriar Nafees- 39 first class matches, average: 30.53, 2 hundreds and 17 fifties. I dont want to comapre bowling stats because other 2 are not bowlers. Now you go figure!!

[Purbasha T]

True T_Y. He could've been useful with the batting and possibly handy with the ball too. Anyway, let's see what our specialist batsman, SN, who replaced him can do.

[Gowza]

well SN and imrul are top 3 batsmen, naeem should be given a middle order spot, no way should they start him off in the top 3, same with riyad, give them proper middle order spots and then if they can handle that then maybe try one of them as the #3, neither are openers really but lately makeshift openers haven't done so badly (katich, watson for example, but both had extensive experience domestically and good experience internationally as middle order/#3 bats before becoming makeshift openers).

[$hamrat]

naeem scored a 123 not out yesterday in a domestic test match =(

[sonarbangla]

i am missing him even more now..

[WarWolf]

I am a big fan of Nayeem. But one Nayeem couldn't do any difference. We needed 3 pacers badly in this match and the right combination has been chosen.

[sonarbangla]

well they could have taken either emrul or SN. i do not really count nether of em as a class player. BD's best batsman thus far are: Tamim, Sakib, Mahmudullah and Naeem. The rest are simply fatta.

[nobody]

Because you need IClers and talented Ashraful in the team - it is so simple

[mij]

Originally Posted by nobody
Because you need IClers and talented Ashraful in the team - it is so simple

Everyone got answer now what IClers can do.

[shajib14]

Originally Posted by sonarbangla
well they could have taken either emrul or SN. i do not really count nether of em as a class player. BD's best batsman thus far are: Tamim, Sakib, Mahmudullah and Naeem. The rest are simply fatta.

I think Naeem could replace Ashraful. And i am sure he would be a much better contributor both batting and bowling wise than Ash even in test cricket. This lad has a drive to do well. When he walks to the crease, would not give us a feeling that he can be out anytime which is very true with Ash. If we want to make our Batting line up solid, this decision has to be made. Otherwise our batting line would remain fragile as ever.

[Neel Here]

drop ash and get naeem.

[wiseshah]

Drop ash and get naeem

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[Yameen]

dont drop ash and dont get naeem

[sonarbangla]

well dropping ash is not the solution. we have to think of it logically. most we can do is make ash batting on the 6th or 7th down position, where naeem usually comes to play.

I think the best possible batting line up would have been:

Tamim
SN/Emrul/aftab
Rakibul
Mahmudullah
Shakib
Naeem
Mushfiq
Ashraful
Enamul jr. / Razzak
Shafiul
Shahadat

[Tigers_eye]

lol @ sonarbangla. Ash at #8? what is he a strike bowler? because that is a slot for a bowler. How many overs he is going to bowl?

What do you expect Ash doing from #8? score a century? I mean score a 50 and guarding the tail like Tendu did? You must be kidding yourself.

[sonarbangla]

well like ash never played in number 7/8 before. :| lets not forget he made his first 100 playing at number 6. lol. and demoting him to number 7/8 is the only way to make him realize where he stands at the moment.

All I am saying is since the rest of the batsman seems to be in a much better form why dont we let them play as many over possible and once they are set in the crease let ashraful go and try to get his own form back. otherwise all he is doing is, getting out early to create more pressure on our best batsmans like shakib, mahmudullah and so on.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by sonarbangla
well like ash never played in number 7/8 before. :| lets not forget he made his first 100 playing at number 6. lol. and demoting him to number 7/8 is the only way to make him realize where he stands at the moment.

6 is not equal to 8. It is already been taken.

Originally Posted by sonarbangla
All I am saying is since the rest of the batsman seems to be in a much better form why dont we let them play as many over possible and once they are set in the crease let ashraful go and try to get his own form back. otherwise all he is doing is, getting out early to create more pressure on our best batsmans like shakib, mahmudullah and so on.

If you say Ash is off-form then national team is not a place where people tries to find their form.

[_Rafi_]

Nayeem is a great fighter, true representative of our new generation cricket. He can easily take the spot of Ash or SN or Imrul. I want him in the playing 11 in next match against India. Someone needs to pass our thought to the stupid selectors.

[Neel Here]

rafi bhai, naeem is nowhere close to being an opener when he can take imrul's place. give the man his due but don't overdo it. naeem isn't a dan vettori, yet. his correct position will be 6 and under.

[_Rafi_]

Originally Posted by Neel Here
rafi bhai, naeem is nowhere close to being an opener when he can take imrul's place. give the man his due but don't overdo it. naeem isn't a dan vettori, yet. his correct position will be 6 and under.

I didnt mean him to play in opening position though Nayeem did open in u19 level. If Imrul drops then by a re-adjustment in the top order we can create Nayeem position. But I dont think Imrul is the first man to deserve a drop atm. SN and Ash dilemmas now should be dropped. My demand is whoever drops from the 11, bring Nayeem in place of him. We need him and his superb form badly atm