Mehrab Jr. over Golla in the world cup

[pagol-chagol]

Should we have taken Mehrab Jr. over Golla in the world cup? He has dominated the academy tournament with his all-rounder skills. Showed some good strike rates at times. Batted like Inzamam with a can't bat bowler in the 10th wicket partnership at the championship game to add 50+ runs. He could have been our 6th bowler that we sorely needed at times.

This is not just second guessing. Golla has done an adequate job and helped us get the momentum by doing well in the win against NZ. Do you think Mehrab Jr. could have served better?

[sadi]

I pick Mehrab over JO any day. Surely he could have been used as a sixth bowler but it wouldn't make any difference if the purpose is to have some variety as he is just another slow left armer.

[pagol-chagol]

Originally Posted by sadi
I pick Mehrab over JO any day. Surely he could have been used as a sixth bowler but it wouldn't make any difference if the purpose is to have some variety as he is just another slow left armer.

Just to have that extra option would have been good. Besides, all our SLAs are little bit different from each other. I think Mehrab actually turns the ball more than Sakib. We don't have much to choose to enhance our variety. Do we?

[damalChele]

Mehrab doesn't open the bat. Golla does. The position Mehrab bats in (7,8,9) was filled in by someone else at the time of selection i.e that someone had better record probably with both bat and ball.

[cricman]

I think the question should be Mehrab Jr. over Javed for the India tour? Even though Mehrab has the ability to play more shots and can attack the opposition but he plays slower than Javed.

[cricman]

Originally Posted by damalChele
Mehrab doesn't open the bat. Golla does. The position Mehrab bats in (7,8,9) was filled in by someone else at the time of selection i.e that someone had better record probably with both bat and ball.

get your facts straight before you post something that has very little merit, click on the scorecards but when he does captain the acedmy he's a middle order batsmen because of the potential explosiveness of Juniad and Nazmus has been scoring runs for about a year now.

Runs Pos Dismissal I R Match

 DNB   - -         1 W ICC CT     5 v Zim in Ind 2006/07 at Jaipur (d/n) [2427]
  13   2 caught    2 W 1st ODI      v Zim in BD  2006/07 at Khulna [2453]
  54   2 caught wk 2 W 2nd ODI      v Zim in BD  2006/07 at Bogra (d/n) [2457]
  38   2 bowled    1 W 3rd ODI      v Zim in BD  2006/07 at Bogra (d/n) [2459]
  13   2 caught wk 2 W 4th ODI      v Zim in BD  2006/07 at Dhaka (SBNS) [2461]
  45   2 bowled    2 W 5th ODI      v Zim in BD  2006/07 at Dhaka (SBNS) [2462]
   8   2 caught wk 2 W 1st ODI      v Sco in BD  2006/07 at Chittagong (CDS) [2465]
  15   2 caught    1 W 2nd ODI      v Sco in BD  2006/07 at Dhaka (SBNS) [2467]
  12   2 caught    1 W 1st ODI      v Zim in Zim 2006/07 at Harare [2505]
  2   2 caught    1 L 2nd ODI      v Zim in Zim 2006/07 at Harare [2511]

[pagol-chagol]

Originally Posted by cricman
I think the question should be Mehrab Jr. over Javed for the India tour? Even though Mehrab has the ability to play more shots and can attack the opposition but he plays slower than Javed.

The question should be anything one wants to question. Your question is also a valid question. I think Faruq flexed his considerable muscles and made sure that there is no real change in the side after the world cup.

[akabir77]

when u r taking a backup opener u probably would want to go with the most expeirenced one you have. beside selector didn't wanted to take a chance with two new opener.

Jr. is better than golla no doubt about it but if I had to do it all over again i would have gone with golla cause he is the most exp and he was a backup who u know will give u 20.

Why r we still on WC selection I don't know.

[pagol-chagol]

Originally Posted by damalChele
Mehrab doesn't open the bat. Golla does. The position Mehrab bats in (7,8,9) was filled in by someone else at the time of selection i.e that someone had better record probably with both bat and ball.

I always thought live comedy is better than TV comedy.

[pagol-chagol]

Originally Posted by akabir77
when u r taking a backup opener u probably would want to go with the most expeirenced one you have. beside selector didn't wanted to take a chance with two new opener.

Makes sense. Thanks.

[TheWatcher]

Mehrab's recent success for academy team came as a #5 batsman. For the U/19 team too, he was a very successful middle order batsman. On contrary, his records are very poor in one-days he was tried as an opening batsman. I don't see why we should consider him a Golla replacement.

[truetruetiger]

Originally Posted by TheWatcher
Mehrab's recent success for academy team came as a #5 batsman. For the U/19 team too, he was a very successful middle order batsman. On contrary, his records are very poor in one-days he was tried as an opening batsman. I don't see why we should consider him a Golla replacement.

Then maybe he should be hablu's replacement at one down (or three down if mushfiq comes up the order to number 3)...but i still think that nafees and tamim should be our long term opening partnership

[uss01]

I would select both JO and Mehrab Jr and drop Aftab and Shariar Nafees untill he's back in form, then put Shariar back and drop JO

[bourny3]

Wow have a 6th bowler option and a 4th SLA. That would be a first. I think 3 SLA is a first isnt it.

[Murad]

i think Mehrab Jr is a better choice than Tushar for the middle order batting.. Mehrab used to better when he batted at 5/6/7 when he was in under-19 and recently in A-team and Academy team....

i think we shud pick him up for the next series against sri lanka.. Tushar is not a good batsman for international....

and for opening.. i dont think Mehrab is better than anyone... hes worst than Jabed omar..

We should pick some1 else from the Academy team.. for the opening slot....

[tanvir_nus]

Picking Mehrab is not a solution! We have far better opening batsmen in Rajin/Shahrier/Junaed/Tamim and a lot others. And guys, yah... this Junaed Imrose is gonna be a star one day for our team, write it down. This is guy is a genious

[cricket_pagol]

If Mehrab can play like this for while he can get back into the national team. I am happy at the fact there is strong competition. Until recently, ther was no one good enough to replace players like Aftab and Shahrier.

[cricket_king]

Although Belim is slow, he seems to to try to speed up the run rate at times. He just doesnt know how to very well. The problem with Mehrab is that he just doesnt bother trying at all from the games i've seen him play.

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by cricman
I think the question should be Mehrab Jr. over Javed for the India tour? Even though Mehrab has the ability to play more shots and can attack the opposition but he plays slower than Javed....

...with better technique!

[khalifa]

"this Junaed Imrose is gonna be a star one day for our team, write it down. This is guy is a genious"

tanvir_nus, have you watched him in action? I've been following this guy since the last FC season, and heard all the good stuffs......but never watched him play