SN will be back and Aftab has chance to play in one down: Atahar ali

Mr-khan · #1 April 10, 2007, 04:07 PM

I just read atahar li's column in Shomokal.He said that SN has chance to play against ENGLAND tomorrow.He also said that tomorrow Bangladesh will play on bouncy wicket,so aftab will be playing in one down.But Team management will decide the rest.

Source: http://www.shamokal.com/details.php?nid=57693

I think it will be a bad decision.Aftab played better in middle order.He is a good supporting batsman and can ealisy build any partnership in any situation.So they should keep him in the middle order.

*AsifTheManRahman* · #2 April 10, 2007, 04:10 PM

keno team management amader eibhabe koshto dey? why send aftab in early when we need someone to hit out near the end? tamim out, aftab out, SN er confidence still low, JO and habla in the middle. Oh sheeeeettt.

sandpiper · #3 April 10, 2007, 04:14 PM

i dont see any problem in the promoted order of aftab. but the elimination of JO might be risky. i guess, it could be handy to play three seamers (including sahadat )on a bouncy track although in that case we have to drop razzak or rafiq both of whom are in form.
lets hope all the plans work positive.

cricket_pagol · #4 April 10, 2007, 04:16 PM

i really hope that the pitch in Barbados will not let us down.

akabir77 · #5 April 10, 2007, 04:18 PM

hold on
r u talking about SA game or England game?

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I just read atahar li's column in Shomokal.He said that SN has chance to play against SA tomorrow.He also said that tomorrow Bangladesh will play on bouncy wicket,so aftab will be playing in one down.But Team management will decide the rest.

ialbd · #6 April 10, 2007, 04:18 PM

hmm whos our ideal one-down batsman...?

ialbd · #7 April 10, 2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by akabir77
hold on
r u talking about SA game or England game?

hehe... yea a small typo by Mr-Khan, made me pause for a while too...

sandpiper · #8 April 10, 2007, 04:24 PM

hope so too. england doesnt have that high profile pacer, but the experience of freddie could be vital (we have to play him cautiously). the rest of the english side is negotiable.
KP is also in peak form which should be alarming.

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Originally Posted by cricket_pagol
i really hope that the pitch in Barbados will not let us down.

allrounder · #9 April 10, 2007, 04:28 PM

Aftab first down is a disaster for us. No way we will win tomorrow, if Aftab comes first down. He plays well after 20 overs. SN has to move his feet, because both Anderson and Sajid can swing the ball well enough.

TheWatcher · #10 April 10, 2007, 04:30 PM

What is Pathabahar still doing in West Indies ? Is not his contract with ESPN over ? I thought Faruq is the only one working with the team as a consultant.

ammark · #11 April 10, 2007, 04:31 PM

I have a feeling the pitch will wear down and become a batting paradise in the second half. If we do bat first, I'd rather Razzak and Rafique play rather than take on an extra seamer. Aftab was fine at 4/5... Hablu should come at 6 and send Mushi in at 3... or promote Ash to 3 and retain Mushi at 5/6. Come to think: Honestly... Hablu's a waste of space.

Sovik · #12 April 10, 2007, 04:33 PM

it will be good if they drop JO. we need a good solid opening pair. tamim is playing really well now and we need some one to stay their and give him as much strike as possible. javed can hang around but can't rotate strikes.

ammark · #13 April 10, 2007, 04:36 PM

Best ploy yet: Drop Hablu from the team, take Rajib. And give captaincy to SN and Mushi to collaborate on. (....sigh, Wishful thinking)

TheWatcher · #14 April 10, 2007, 04:37 PM

If there is grass on the wicket, that will significantly reduce the effectiveness of SLAs. In that case, I think we should drop Rafique and bring in Farhad Reza (since as a seam bowler he is supposed to do well on grassy wicket), provided Farhad is already over jet-leg.

allrounder · #15 April 10, 2007, 04:39 PM

Hablu down the order is of no use. He has to be first down. Team should not include any new players other than Rajib.

sandpiper · #16 April 10, 2007, 04:41 PM

whatever is the final lineup, we have to play better which we did in trinidad and guyana.
my major concern is our top order. lets hope for the best, i am expecting a biggie from Aftab this time. he is in good touch and will face similar bowling tomorrow (as langvelt, ntini and nel)

tonoy · #17 April 10, 2007, 04:49 PM

yes my favorite player is gonna be back.

Shahjamal · #18 April 10, 2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr-khan
I just read atahar li's column in Shomokal.He said that SN has chance to play against ENGLAND tomorrow.He also said that tomorrow Bangladesh will play on bouncy wicket,so aftab will be playing in one down.But Team management will decide the rest.

Source: http://www.shamokal.com/details.php?nid=57693

I think it will be a bad decision.Aftab played better in middle order.He is a good supporting batsman and can ealisy build any partnership in any situation.So they should keep him in the middle order.

In spite of our winning trend, the team management might make some important change in the team against England - said athar ali. If Athar is right, then SN will replace JO and Aftab will be promoted to bat in no. 3 position. What are the probable causes of such changes? For me,
1. Bashar is very willing to take SN in the squad. In his last column in Pro.Alo he wrote, as SN is the Vice Cap and he is the member of the tour committee, he will not be out of the team for a long time. I think, Bashar has not such a personality to take decision for the well-being of the team. He is scared of SN. He is in support of SN because if SN becomes captain, Bashar will be needed SN's support to be included in the team.

2. Bashar is very confused about his form. No. 3 is the most important stage of batting. So he is not willing to take the challenge. But based on Aftab's performance against SA, he will definitely be in no. 6 position so that Ashraful gets his help to make an useful partnership.

So far I know, Athar ali is now in Dhaka. He guesed it. The team management will not do such a wrong for this important match. If they do it, that will only for, "shukhe thakle Vute Kilai". I want that BD will win the match against England. May allah help us.

sandpiper · #19 April 10, 2007, 05:01 PM

just look at the performance of AB de villiers kallis and boucher today. they bounced back within 2 days. specially de villiers who was so confused (and just survived from being dropped ) in guyana played an heroic innings here in Grenada. Hope our skipper will find his form right on the next match

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Originally Posted by Shahjamal
2. Bashar is very confused about his form. No. 3 is the most important stage of batting. So he is not willing to take the challenge. But based on Aftab's performance against SA, he will definitely be in no. 6 position so that Ashraful gets his help to make an useful partnership.

tonoy · #20 April 10, 2007, 05:11 PM

take that all you JO lovers. ha ha ha

sadi · #21 April 10, 2007, 05:13 PM

Well SN should be back against England. Javed Omar won't survive the first ten overs every single day. We need someone who can play a big innings if he gets set in the middle. The best JO can offer is to see off the first ten overs. But what happens after that? Either he gets out and put pressure on the new batsman or stays in the wicket and can't rotate and still put pressure on the new batsman later on.

Aftab should stay at number 6 though. He is capable of playing quick innings every day and thats what you need from a batsman at number 6 most of the time. Bashar should get his act together and try to get a big score from number 3. Its time he stops hiding himself and face the music.

ammark · #22 April 10, 2007, 05:26 PM

...and heck remember Aftab was a face-saver in our tour of England 2005. What was his position then? 3?!! Wake up for crying out loud!!!!

Murad · #23 April 10, 2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ammark
...and heck remember Aftab was a face-saver in our tour of England 2005. What was his position then? 3?!! Wake up for crying out loud!!!!

and do u know in what position he played when we won against Australia that time?? at number 5/6... so number 6 is the best position for him and for the team..

allrounder · #24 April 10, 2007, 07:26 PM

Aftab should always play at 5/6, that is where he is best for our team. Bashar used to come at 3 before he was captain and during the early days of his captaincy, those were the days of Bashar - the best Bangladesh batsman of that time. It can only be Bashar or Mushfiq, that is all I see right now. Also at this crucial stage of super8 we should not be doing experimentation also.

ammark · #25 April 10, 2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by muradnyc
and do u know in what position he played when we won against Australia that time?? at number 5/6... so number 6 is the best position for him and for the team..

Yes murad bhai, my point EXACTLY. Why would they now want to send him back up to 3?!!