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October 19, 2010, 09:15 AM
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Can series win/whitewash be a fluke?
Amid all the changes brought to the team management, coaching staff, etc...we saw an immediate impact. The unthinkable has become a reality...a comprehensive series win with a whitewash against NZ...a top-8 team.
Call me a pessimist, but I still think it's a master of all flukes...a fluke at its grandest scale.
Don't call me an idiot for saying this - I just happen to have enough bad experiences with our bangla boys and can't seem to forget what happened last summer.
Your thoughts please.
Note: The Yes/No response is on purpose - there's no "i don't know" or "time will tell" answer. The poll will also be valid until 14 days from today.
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October 19, 2010, 09:16 AM
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October 19, 2010, 09:18 AM
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October 19, 2010, 09:20 AM
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To answer your question, of course not. I am not saying like Jafarullah Sharafat that had the target was under 100, we'd still win (wait...you never know if that gordov junaid didn't drop the catch)...but Kiwis basically had a cold feet coming to foreign conditions and getting acclimatized. Besides the first win had domino effect which resulted in tremendous home crowd energy. When you got like what 20,000? people cheering for you, it's no damn fluke if you get all amped up and starts to perform for your country.
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October 19, 2010, 09:26 AM
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To be fair, the first game was pure bad luck for NZ. I know the D/L method and all that...but look at the score, they would have been well on target.
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October 19, 2010, 09:26 AM
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I don't think this is a fluke, but yeah it is some sub par cricket from NZ and some very good cricket from BD. Fielding except a drop catches has been phenomenal, pace bowling especially Rubel has improved miles. And last but not the least - IceMan at his best.
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October 19, 2010, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Kabir
To be fair, the first game was pure bad luck for NZ. I know the D/L method and all that...but look at the score, they would have been well on target.
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They couldn't chase a low total in the last game, forget about chasing a bigger total after losing 4 quick wickets.
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October 19, 2010, 09:34 AM
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How can something be fluke and at a stretch at the same time? It's absolutely contradictory in nature. So mars-colliding-with-jupiter if BD wins the world cup that's fluke? What's your enough sampling to reach the level of non-fluke? All the near-wins and years of hard work plus drastic changes in the management and coaches led up to this grand finale. Not fluke.
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October 19, 2010, 09:41 AM
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Fluke may not be the right term for this. "Fluke at a grand scale" may be.
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October 19, 2010, 09:44 AM
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This is a poorly put together poll. I would suggest you amend the choices by adding at least another option beyond a simple 'yes' and 'no'. If not, the poll will be closed.
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October 19, 2010, 09:57 AM
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The series win is not a fluke. We won it by good bowling and fielding. Batters doesn't get much credit IMO.
Just look at the low scores posted by our team. I am sure that the best bowling side in the world wouldn't be able to defend such poor totals regularly against top batting sides. The poor batting from NZers made it possible. This may be because of lack of team spirit (may be due to losing the first game), poor form, lack of experience in the batting dept etc etc.
I am very happy with the achievements. But we have to understand we won't be so much lucky every series. We need to grow pairs to post big totals. Otherwise we will have to continue regular defeats.
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October 19, 2010, 09:58 AM
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It was not fluke, but heat.
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October 19, 2010, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by capslock
This is a poorly put together poll. I would suggest you amend the choices by adding at least another option beyond a simple 'yes' and 'no'. If not, the poll will be closed.
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The last thing I want to do is get into a feud over a poll. So I shall ask - what is your guidelines for the poll? If you have none, then try not to pose personal judgment in closing the poll.
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October 19, 2010, 10:13 AM
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Just look at the low scores posted by our team. I am sure that the best bowling side in the world wouldn't be able to defend such poor totals regularly against top batting sides. The poor batting from NZers made it possible. This may be because of lack of team spirit (may be due to losing the first game), poor form, lack of experience in the batting dept etc etc.
I am very happy with the achievements. But we have to understand we won't be so much lucky every series. We need to grow pairs to post big totals. Otherwise we will have to continue regular defeats.
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Good post.
See that's my point - this was perhaps NZ's lowest point in batting in their recent history. I agree we bowled well, and fielded amazingly - but isn't that also something that we've failed to do almost all the time? My point is - it's too soon for such a victory given our recent performance. I know the team is improving - but I wouldn't expect another magic like this in the next few months. Yes, if we continue to improve (which doesn't happen overnight), we will continue to do better.
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October 19, 2010, 10:16 AM
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By the way, missing Shamim mia much. Onek din tar kono poll pai na. Mon tai kharap lagtese.
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October 19, 2010, 10:20 AM
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Fluke in the sense that no matter how well we play we won't see similar result against top 8 teams in near future.
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October 19, 2010, 10:22 AM
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Fluke in the sense that no matter how well we play we won't see similar result against top 8 teams in near future.
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I am willing to bet BD will knockout India in WC. What's gonna be at stake?
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October 19, 2010, 10:23 AM
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You could call it a fluke if the series had only 2 games, but 4 wins in a row I dont think its a fluke.
But to be honest i wasnt fully satisfied with the batting. It was really terrible. We got the series because NZ was struggling to play our spin. With this batting performance you cant go that far. NZ didnt perform well and thats why we won the series, but it was not a fluke.
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October 19, 2010, 10:24 AM
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Lets wait till ZIM series before casting your vote. I did not. The reason is that I am not sure its fluke or good days for BD + bad days for NZ. But the way we are celebrating, it may cost ZIM series. If BD wins ZIM series without a trouble then I would cast the vote in this poll.
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October 19, 2010, 10:26 AM
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Coming ZIM series is very important for BD cricket.
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October 19, 2010, 10:32 AM
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Nothing fluke , its all SHAKIB AL HASAN
he is the most talented cricketer of this upcoming decade
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October 19, 2010, 10:33 AM
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I am willing to bet BD will knockout India in WC. What's gonna be at stake?
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I bet India have learnt their lesson and will thrash BD this time around
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October 19, 2010, 10:33 AM
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except 3rd odi (which was a comprehensive win).... in all matches NZ were in winning positions or very close to win. but we kept our nerve and won the game.
and we done it three times. this cannot be fluke.
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October 19, 2010, 10:36 AM
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I bet India have learnt their lesson and will thrash BD this time around
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Ok bet?
I bet that India will be thrashed again by us in WC.
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October 19, 2010, 10:49 AM
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Lets wait till ZIM series before casting your vote. I did not. The reason is that I am not sure its fluke or good days for BD + bad days for NZ. But the way we are celebrating, it may cost ZIM series. If BD wins ZIM series without a trouble then I would cast the vote in this poll.
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Good way to put it
Btw...by then the poll will be closed. We can always follow-up.
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