Your England Squad

[Zeeshan]

Last thing we want is BCB-ECB gives a go ahead and Banglaforum.com members are not ready with their squad.

Don't let this happen to you.

We should prepare for battle regardless just like the Tigers are doing, ie attending training camp.

Now million dollar question would Mustafizur recover before October? In that case:

ODI/T20

1. Tamim
2. Soumya
3. Shabbir
4. Mushfiqur
5. Shakib
6. Mamodoullah
7. Nasir [this is an open slot]
8. Mashrafe
9. Taskin (cleared or not cleared?) / If not Rony
10. Rubel
11. Mustafizur

30 Man Preliminiary Squad:

Bangladesh preliminary squad: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarker, Imrul Kayes, Anamul Hoque Bijoy, Liton Kumar Das, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mominul Hoque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Nasir Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shahriar Nafees, Muktar Ali, Rokibul Hasan, Shuvagata Hom, Arafat Sunny, Taijul Islam, Suhrawordi Shuvo, Mosaddek Hossain, Zubaer Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Al-Amin Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Mohammad Shahid, Nurul Hasan and Rubel Hossain.

http://www.samakal.net/2016/06/30/6934

[aklemalp]

1.tamim
2. Sarkar
3.Sabbir
4. Riyad (c)
5. Mush
6. Shakib
7. Nasir/Mehedi
8. Mashrafe
9. Rony
10. Taskin
11. Rubel

[Zeeshan]

Originally Posted by aklemalp
1.tamim
2. Sarkar
3.Sabbir
4. Riyad (c)
5. Mush
6. Shakib
7. Nasir/Mehedi
8. Mashrafe
9. Rony
10. Taskin
11. Rubel

Explain Riyad's captaincy. Ei mehedi ta k, chinlum no. (This Mehedi man who, recognize not.)

Please restrict your answer to 420 characters. Thank you.

[Rifat]

Test: (prepare a spinning track)

1. Imrul Kayes
2. Tamim Iqbal
3. Mominul Haque
4. Mahmudullah Riyad(c)
5. Mushfiqur Rahim
6. Shakib al Hasan
7. Litton Das(wk)
8. Jubaer Hossain Likhon
9. Taijul Islam
10. Mohammad Shohid or Taskin Ahmed if cleared
11. Rubel Hossain

ODI:

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Soumya Sarkar
3. Mahmudulah Riyad
4. Mushfiqur Rahim
5. Shakib al Hasan
6. Sabbir Rahman
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Mashrafee Mortaza(c)
9. Taijul Islam or Taskin Ahmed if cleared
10. Rubel Hossain
11. Al Amin Hossain

T20:

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Soumya Sarkar(tell him we are playing an ODI match )
3. Shakib al Hasan
4. Sabbir Rahman
5. Mushfiqur Rahim
6. Nurul Hasan(wk)
7. Mashrafee Mortaza
8. Nasir Hossain
9. Abu Hider Rony
10. Al Amin Hossain
11. Rubel Hossain or Takin Ahmed if fit

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
Explain Riyad's captaincy. Ei mehedi ta k, chinlum no. (This Mehedi man who, recognize not.)

Please restrict your answer to 420 characters. Thank you.

Riyad's captaincy is only for T20. I think this can work in a positiveway for BD in tests, where the captain makes some questionable decisions. I based my reason on putting the (c) next to riyad's name from exploits as skipper in BPL.

About the Mehedi guy...he's BD under-19 skipper. He's my second choice in that spot...can bat and bowl. ..and has great maturity and mentality...

420 characters? What is this? Weeder

[Rifat]

Backups: Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Saifuddin

[Zeeshan]

@Rifat, thanks for pointing out Al-Amin. I KNEW I was forgetting someone.

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
@Rifat, thanks for pointing out Al-Amin. I KNEW I was forgetting someone.

highly underrated player....everyone wants to smack him out of the park but the ball somehow manages to find the fielder close to the ropes

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by aklemalp
1.tamim
2. Sarkar
3.Sabbir
4. Riyad (c)
5. Mush
6. Shakib
7. Nasir/Mehedi
8. Mashrafe
9. Rony
10. Taskin
11. Rubel

Ahh even myself forgot al amin...tossup between Rony, taskin, Rubel, and al amin.

[MHRAM]

Have people forgotten Mosaddek?

I think Mosa will be picked in the LoI side. Only issue is : where do we slot him? How about 1 down?

[aklemalp]

^^ lol side?

[Zeeshan]

Originally Posted by aklemalp
^^ lol side?

Limited Over side.

Where's your custom title? You know more about BD cricket than me and regular BC members.

Btw, I wouldn't be surprised if any of the following makes a come back: Shahriar Nafees, Anamul, The Rajib Is and sigh, even Rock.

http://www.bdcricteam.com/2016/08/ha...s-dream-alive/

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
Limited Over side.

Where's your custom title? You know more about BD cricket than me and regular BC members.

Btw, I wouldn't be surprised if any of the following makes a come back: Shahriar Nafees, Anamul, The Rajib Is and sigh, even Rock.

http://www.bdcricteam.com/2016/08/ha...s-dream-alive/

Zeeshan, for some strange reason I've always read that as laff out loud.

Another one of those surprises might be Naeem 'chokka' Islam...he used to strike the cricket ball real sweet.

[aklemalp]

I think it's very important that a few players from the under 19 team get picked into the squad...

It's is critical that they share the same dressing room alongside senior players like Mashrafe, Shakib, riyad, etc...integration...and learning new tricks.

[Zeeshan]

Originally Posted by aklemalp
I think it's very important that a few players from the under 19 team get picked into the squad...

It's is critical that they share the same dressing room alongside senior players like Mashrafe, Shakib, riyad, etc...integration...and learning new tricks.

I have to slightly disagree. We always have been always doing this strategy of funneling in young guns HOPING FOR FUTURE, of this entire 'all retch no vomit' (pardon the analogy) for SOMEDAY. Instead, we need to build a powerhouse squad, explode, completely dominate and overwhelm opponents and the rest will follow suit. They will be inspired from performance, therefore more competition, more tryouts.

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
I have to slightly disagree. We always have been always doing this strategy of funneling in young guns HOPING FOR FUTURE, of this entire 'all retch no vomit' (pardon the analogy) for SOMEDAY. Instead, we need to build a powerhouse squad, explode, completely dominate and overwhelm opponents and the rest will follow suit. They will be inspired from performance, therefore more competition, more tryouts.

I think guys like Souyma, Mustafizur, taskin, etc...have all taken into account your last sentence. Inspiration.

I'm merely coming from a standpoint of morale building. Being in the company among role models...being in the squad gives them a 10% of actually playing.

[Zeeshan]

You re correct! Good counterexample!! ^^^

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
You re correct! Good counterexample!! ^^^

I'm just hoping that the players are busy with practice and such...getting tuned to the long game. Last thing you want is a team that is as rusty as a steel pipe left on the shores of a beach.

Just thinking about the return of cricket makes me reminisce to that time Souyma spanked 127*....and also his catch in the T20 world cup that was featured in ESPN's sportscenter.

[Rinathq]

so ODI side,

Tamim
Soumya
Riyad
Mushy
Shabbir
Shakib
Nasir
Mashrafe
Arafat
Al Amin
Taskin

Extras: Rubel, Mosaddek, Nafees. Need back ups for one of the seamers, Nasir and Soumya. Everyone else is pretty much sealed!

Test:

Tamim
Imrul
Mominul
Riyad
Mushy
Shakib
Mosaddek
Shohid
Taijul
Jubair
Rubel

Taskin/Al Amin, Nafees, Liton

[Shingara]

Assuming Mustafiz and Taskin are not available, from here and here

ODI


31.63 Tamim Iqbal
49.42 Soumya Sarkar*
33.27 Mahmudullah Riyad
35.18 Shakib Al Hasan
32.39 Nasir Hossain* / 35.00 Shuvagoto Hom**
Nurul Hasan
32.13 Shabbir Rahman*
Taijul Islam
14.56 Mashrafe Mortaza
Al-Amin Hossain
Rubel Hossain

TEST
I like to see some benched players be tried out in tests just to give them some experience.

31.63 Tamim Iqbal
27.15 Imrul Kayes*
35.18 Anamul Haque*
33.27 Mahmudullah Riyad
23.60 Mominul Haque
31.61 Mushfiqur Rahim
35.18 Shakib Al Hasan
Taijul Islam
Robiul Islam**
Mohammad Shahid*
Ziaur Rahman** / Abu Hider*

[Gowza]

Originally Posted by MHRAM
Have people forgotten Mosaddek?

I think Mosa will be picked in the LoI side. Only issue is : where do we slot him? How about 1 down?

If he is picked I'd say it's instead of nasir, he generally bats middle to lower order so would be best to slot him in there. Open with tamim and soumya, I guess riyad can still be at 3 for now, mushy at 4, shakib 5, sabbir 6, mosaddek 7.

[godzilla]

so is the tour going on or canceled?

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by godzilla
so is the tour going on or canceled?

Most likely from all media sources

[Zeeshan]

Originally Posted by godzilla
so is the tour going on or canceled?

kutniti bid ra kotha barta chaliye jache

[Rinathq]

Originally Posted by aklemalp
Most likely from all media sources

BD media lesson 101... Whatever they publish, the exact opposite is the likely reality....