Your team for the 2nd Test

[Jadukor]

Originally Posted by WarWolf
Prothom Alo says that Enamul Haq Jr. is fit now. Why didn't he get the chance? He is a better bowler for longer version than Razzak.

ai shob chinta korte korte brain cells shob khoi hoiye gelo

[BanCricFan]

Depending on the pitch:

Tamim In if fit - Out Anamul (little harsh)
Lalla In -Sunny Out (little harsh)
Rubel In if fit and Abul Out (little harsh)

If its a green top (!) then Abul, Sara and Rubel/Robi plays Momin sits out.

[fuzzy]

abul should play. lala wont make difference. enanul haque jr should have been in the squad

[BengaliPagol]

If Shahadat is picked again for this test match then i'll cry.

[Leafs PWN]

Originally Posted by Anher
Abul just scared the **** out of opposite team when he walks in at no 10 postion. Our 9th wkt fall turn their celebration into sorrow, destroy their spirit.

Abul is our X factor. Keep him at 10 and tell him as long as you stay NOT OUT/ keep the average better then Bradman, you are always in best XI. No matter how crap of a bowler you are.

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
If Shahadat is picked again for this test match then i'll cry.

Get ready to cry.

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by Beamer
I think we should go with one pacer. Does not make any difference. They are all utter crap. Pack the side with spinners and call it a day.

1. Tamim ( if fit ) 2. Jahirul 3 Ashraful 4 Mominul 5 Rahim 6 Riyad 7 Nasir 8 Sunny 9 Gazi 10 Razzak 11 Abul.

Yep. We don't have any Test quality pacer at this point, so taking more than one of them is just wasting a slot. I would take Rubel in place of Abul though, he is more effective when used in short spells.

[Max100]

Originally Posted by Anher
Abul mastan is the secret of our batting success, i believe.
Our top and middle order now know we have "Abul The Great"( an average only Sir Bradman could dream of). It helps our batsmen to play without panic even after losing 6/7/8/9 wkts.
Abul just scared the **** out of opposite team when he walks in at no 10 postion. Our 9th wkt fall turn their celebration into sorrow, destroy their spirit.

Abul is our X factor. Keep him at 10 and tell him as long as you stay NOT OUT/ keep the average better then Bradman, you are always in best XI. No matter how crap of a bowler you are.

abul hossain opposition er atonker naam. malinga, kulasekara ghumer modhdhe dushshopno dekhe chomke gheme jege uthe--ei bujhi bradman abul bat korte elo

[Jadukor]

Why Gazi bats ahead of Abul is what i don't understand.

[Catskills]

Abul does not have any teeth in bowling. However he has done something spectacular in position 10 by scoring century. I would suggest him to concentrate in batting, do really well in domestic matches and get few centuries. If he really performs well, surely he should be included in the national team as a batsman. Until then, please don't include him and pray he gets a few wickets.

[Catskills]

No Razzak please in the Test matches. He may be our best spinner in ODI, but in test, he is just as pathetic as it can get. Please include any other spinner

[Catskills]

Originally Posted by Jadukor
ai shob chinta korte korte brain cells shob khoi hoiye gelo

It's called politics

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by shakibrulz
Gather around fellas, and select your XI as usual
Mine:
Tamim (if fit, or Ash to open and Anamul to drop down at 3)
Jahurul
Ashraful
Mahmudullah
Mominul
Mushfiqur+
Nasir
Gazi
Razzak (le sigh)
Rubel
Robiul /Sunny

Harsh on Anamul, but has to miss out if Tamim's fit. Ditch both SRK and Abul, get in Rubel and Robiul, or Sunny if it's a dustbowl (which I do expect).

Agree with that, but I would still include Shahadat and and keep Rubel for ODIs, if fit. Try Anamul somewhere in middle order may be rest Mominul. I don't know, but I feel, Anamul can do very good a bit lower down. He doesn't look to be prepared for opening yet. Can also put Mominul opening with Tamim. Jahurul actually hasn't done anything either to seal the spot as opener. His aggressive approach also doesn't combine with Tamim for a partnership.

[RazabQ]

Premadasa is a seamer's pitch. Even more reason to play Razzak who depends on skid off the wicket and bounce more than Sunny. In an ideal world you'd play your 3 best pacer but we don't have that so go with SRK and Rubel. I suspect though that SRK gets the chop and it's Rubel & Abul who will play.

For those who don't see anything in Abul, he bowls a heavy ball. Ball hits the bat harder than you anticipate. Of all our pacers to date (Mash, Rajib, Shafi, Rubel, etc) - he's probably got the broadest build and biggest gluteus maximus. With proper build up, he _will_ become a genuine fast bowler. Plus he can hold a bat. Given that we don't really have home pitches of FC games which are fastbowling friendly, the Test side is his best bet to skill up.

[Jadukor]

Abul has the build and the pace but he bowls short pitch "hit me" balls or leg side rubbish way too often. SRK still puts in a few good spells but yet to see one from Abul. If Premadasa becomes a green top, our bowlers cannot afford to waste the new ball

[cricheart]

According to Cricinfo pundit, now compitition for BD test squad entry ticket left among Robiul and Razzak.

A fully fit Tamim Iqbal is expected to return for the visitors, and Anamul Haque most likely to make make way for the left-hander.

Since the Premadasa pitch is expected to favour the seamers, Robiul Islam could come in as the extra seamer.

Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak could, however, be included because he offers control.

Rubel Hossain has also been declared fit, and is likely to replace Shahadat Hossain.

Bangladesh (probable): 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Jahurul Islam, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Mahmudullah, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 7 Nasir Hossain, 8 Sohag Gazi, 9 Abul Hasan, 10 Abdur Razzak/Robiul Islam, 11 Rubel Hossain
CI

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by Jadukor
Abul has the build and the pace but he bowls short pitch "hit me" balls or leg side rubbish way too often. SRK still puts in a few good spells but yet to see one from Abul. If Premadasa becomes a green top, our bowlers cannot afford to waste the new ball

But I think they will keep Abul for batting. Which might again be wrong. We need a good attack to take 20 wkts. SRK can be very handy in favorable conditions.

[Gowza]

Abul bowls some good balls but he doesn't bowl to the field or to a plan, whether that's inaccuracy or just the ball he's deciding on at the time he does need to change this. Definitely has the potential but he'll bowl a ball straight outside off, then bowl one legside, then bowl one near off but seaming in. He needs to be consistent with his lines as he's not quite fast enough to beat someone with pace so they just adjust and score runs which relieves the pressure so when he does bowl a good ball it does nothing. Also he needs to bowl less on the batsman, I reckon his best chance of taking wickets is bowling an off stump line trying to get an edge or if it seams in from outside off he can maybe bowl them or get an lbw but I think he gets a bit to much bounce to bowl straight at the stumps or leg side and it takes out all his wicket taking options. Unless you're likely to get lbws don't bowl straight in tests imo. Obviously occasional Yorkers etc are but don't bowl their consistently. He should concentrate on getting edges.

[BengaliPagol]

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Jahurul Islam
3. M. Ashraful
4. Mominul Haque
5. Mahmudullah
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Sohag Gazi
9. Abul Hasan
10. Abdur Razzak
11. Rubel Hossain

Time to register our first test win against a top 8 team.

[Fazal]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Jahurul Islam
3. M. Ashraful
4. Mominul Haque
5. Mahmudullah
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Sohag Gazi
9. Abul Hasan
10. Abdur Razzak
11. Rubel Hossain

Time to register our first test win against a top 8 team.

Centurion upto # 9 Slot? Eber mone hoi 700 cross korbo.

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by Fazal
Centurion upto # 9 Slot? Eber mone hoi 700 cross korbo.

That is the plan.

[22Yards]

Originally Posted by BanCricFan
Depending on the pitch:

Tamim In if fit - Out Anamul (little harsh)
Lalla In -Sunny Out (little harsh)
Rubel In if fit and Abul Out (little harsh)

If its a green top (!) then Abul, Sara and Rubel/Robi plays Momin sits out.

Oh and that is not harsh ?

[BanCricFan]

....hawk-eyed. sure, was a very difficult task. But, the armchair selector would have to take the team balance into consideration, too. Cant have all the batters/bowlers in just for the eleven slots. Someone usually must sit out. Just like Lalla/Sunny has to for this one.

I think the real selectors dont see Momin as a part-time SLA and expect him to fill the gap. But, very refreshing to see three pacers here. It might work or might not. Lets wait and see...

[jeesh]

Man Razzak would have enjoyed bowling on this wicket.

[BANFAN]

Irrespective of the pitch, we should have gone with Razzak... And if we take three pacers, how can we drop SRK .... Two new pacers who hasn't bowled a ball yet!! SRK was bowling very well excluding that first day.... And with the first look I can see, how much runs these pacers are going to give...SRK is very unlucky...u keep him in a dead puch and after bowling well you drop him in a favorable pitch...that's nonsense...I doubt if SJ has any idea of pace bowling or bowling in general...he can only capitalize on unity made by the captain...as if it's his contribution....