Mashrafe Mortoza : likely to play all 3 matches in Afro-Asia Cup in South Africa

[ReckmyBack]

The Asian squad only have 2 openning bowlers . Shoaib Akhter and Mashrafe Mortoza . It's a great chance for Bangladesh to show our talent .

All the other bowlers been rulled-out so , it' Mashrafe and Akhter to open the innings for all 3 matches in Afro-Asia Cup 2005 .

Asia XI

Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Virender Sehwag, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Sanath Jayasuriya, Yousuf Youhana, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzak, Muttiah Muralitharan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mashrafe Mortaza, Anil Kumble, Shoaib Akhtar.

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[mwrkhan]

Let's hope he doesn't get injured.

[pagol-chagol]

It must be a dream come true for Mashrafee openning the bowling on the other side of Shoaib Akhter.

With Kumar Sangakkara behind the wicket.

I am so happy for him.

[pagol-chagol]

With Murali & Afridi available I see Kumble sitting.

Also, Zahir Khan and Nehra will take at least one start away from Mashrafee.

Who is replacing Dravid?

With Jaysurya out and Jayvardhana having visa problem Ashraful and Mashrafee arre virtually assured of the first game.

[pagol-chagol]

Lets do an inventory of the team:

****Pure Batsman:****
Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt),
Virender Sehwag,
Jaybardhana,(Missing 1st game)
Yousuf Youhana,
Mohammad Ashraful,
Dravid's replacement (if any)

****WK****
Kumar Sangakkara (wk),

**** Spinners****
Shahid Afridi, (allrounder)
Muttiah Muralitharan,
Anil Kumble,

**** Pacers****
Abdul Razzak, (allrounder)
Mashrafe Mortaza,
Shoaib Akhtar.
Nehra
Zaheer

This team is shallow on batsman. In the first game they have only 4 pure batsman (including Ashraful & excluding WK)

[cricman]

If you work it out the probables for Game 1 will be

1.Shahid Afridi
2.Virender Sehwag
3.Inzamam-ul-Haq
4.Mohammad Ashraful
5.Yousuf Youhana
6.Kumar Sangakkara
7.Abdul Razzak
8.Muttiah Muralitharan
9.Shoaib Akhtar
10.Mashrafe Mortaza
11.Nehra/Zaheer/Kumble

[be_friend_13]

i cant understand y u guyz want dravid replaced???
is he now worse dan ashraful??
n pathan where is he if he plays 4 sure mashrafe is not gonna play a single match!!

[Spitfire_x86]

Originally posted by be_friend_13
i cant understand y u guyz want dravid replaced???
is he now worse dan ashraful??
n pathan where is he if he plays 4 sure mashrafe is not gonna play a single match!!

Thank you for proving your stupidity again.

Dravid has withdrawn himself from the tournament, and Pathan is not going to play because of injury.

[ReckmyBack]

Originally posted by pagol-chagol
Lets do an inventory of the team:

****Pure Batsman:****
Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt),
Virender Sehwag,
Jaybardhana,(Missing 1st game)
Yousuf Youhana,
Mohammad Ashraful,
Dravid's replacement (if any)

****WK****
Kumar Sangakkara (wk),

**** Spinners****
Shahid Afridi, (allrounder)
Muttiah Muralitharan,
Anil Kumble,

**** Pacers****
Abdul Razzak, (allrounder)
Mashrafe Mortaza,
Shoaib Akhtar.
Nehra
Zaheer

This team is shallow on batsman. In the first game they have only 4 pure batsman (including Ashraful & excluding WK)

Where did you find "Zaheer Khan,Nehra and Vaas" rulled-out caz of injury .........

[be_friend_13]

gud for mortaza!

[rDawg]

Zaheer is even not considered for indian 11 for the next zimbabwe our, I'll be surprised if he gets in to the Asian11( alhough a weaker one considering the number of players who ruled themselves out of it).

[pagol-chagol]

May be they should get Wasim Akram back to this team. He would still be decent (just using his brain) compared to the other pacers.