facebook Twitter RSS Feed YouTube StumbleUpon

Home | Forum | Chat | Tours | Articles | Pictures | News | Tools | History | Tourism | Search

 
 


Go Back   BanglaCricket Forum > Cricket > Cricket

Cricket Join fellow Tigers fans to discuss all things Cricket

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old July 30, 2018, 11:35 PM
Rinathq's Avatar
Rinathq Rinathq is offline
Moderator
 
Join Date: January 1, 2010
Location: Alberta, Canada
Favorite Player: Mash, Riyad, Tamim
Posts: 6,741
Default Mash speaks about the team ahead of 2019 Worldcup

উন্ডিজের বিপক্ষে মাত্রই ওয়ানডে সিরিজ জেতা মাশরাফি "কালের কণ্ঠ" পত্রিকায় বর্তমানের বাংলাদেশ দল এবং ২০১৯ বিশ্বকাপে আমাদের পরকল্পনা কেমন হতে পারেন তা নিয়েই আলোচনা করলেন।
-
প্রশ্নঃ একটি ফরম্যাটই শুধু খেলার কারণে দলের সঙ্গে যোগ দিতে হয় দেরিতে আবার ফিরতে হয় আগে। এবারও তা-ই হচ্ছে। কেমন লাগে এই আসা-যাওয়া?
-
মাশরাফি বিন মর্তুজাঃ এটার আরেকটা চ্যালেঞ্জ আছে। তবে ফিকশ্চার যদি আমার নিজের করার সুযোগ থাকত, তাহলে ওয়ানডে দিয়ে সিরিজ শুরু করতাম। এটা আমার এবং দলের জন্যও ভালো।
-
প্রশ্নঃ ওয়ানডে সিরিজ জিতলেন। সবাই বেশ ফুরফুরে মেজাজে আছে। তবু দলে অনেক ফাঁকফোকর রয়ে গেছে। অথচ ২০১৯ বিশ্বকাপ আর খুব দূরে নেই।
-
মাশরাফিঃ এখনই বলা মুশকিল। তবে কিছু জায়গা নিয়ে তো দুশ্চিন্তা আছেই। দলের কয়েকজনের বেলায় কিছুটা ছাড় দিতেই হয়। সাময়িকভাবে ব্যর্থ হলেও তাদের বাদ দেওয়া যায় না। কারণ তারা অতীতে নিজেদের প্রমাণ করেছে। তাদের হয়তো আরেকটু ঘষামাজা করে তৈরি করে নিতে হবে। তবে কয়েকটি জায়গা যতটা সম্ভব দ্রুত ঠিক করা জরুরি।
-
প্রশ্নঃ সবচেয়ে বড় চিন্তার জায়গাটা নিশ্চয় তামিম ইকবালের সঙ্গী খুঁজে বের করা?
-
মাশরাফিঃ টপ অর্ডারের ব্যাটিং নিয়ে আমরা অনেক দিন ধরেই সংকটে আছি। তামিমের সঙ্গে কে ওপেন করবে, তা ছাড়া তিন নম্বরেও ঘাটতি ছিল। সাকিব উঠে আসায় একটা সমস্যা মিটেছে। পাঁচ নম্বর থেকে উঠে এসেই রান করছে একটা ছেলে, এটা দারুণ ব্যাপার। আমি তো মনে করি এটা অন্য সবার জন্য উদাহরণও। ব্যাটিং অর্ডার যে একটা সংখ্যা মাত্র, সেটা সাকিব প্রমাণ করেছে।
-
প্রশ্নঃ সাকিব আল হাসানকে দিয়ে তিনের সমস্যা সমাধানটা কি আপৎকালীন নাকি দীর্ঘস্থায়ী?
-
মাশরাফিঃ তিন নম্বরে রান করায় সাকিবকে আপাতত সরানোর কোনো সুযোগ নেই। ওকে দিয়ে আমাদের দুটি সমস্যার একটির সমাধান হয়েছে। সাকিব যেহেতু দীর্ঘ সময় আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেট খেলছে, সে কারণে ত্রিদেশীয় সিরিজ থেকেই ওকে তিনে খেলানোর চিন্তা করি। এ সিরিজে সাকিব খুব ভালো করেছে। কিন্তু সব সময় তো আর কারোরই এক রকম যায় না। সাকিবও খারাপ করতে পারে। তবে সামর্থ্য আর অভিজ্ঞতা দিয়ে দ্রুতই ঘুরে দাঁড়াতে পারবে ও। সে কারণেই ওর ওপর আস্থা বেশি। এত দিন কী হচ্ছিল আমাদের? ইনিংসের শুরুতেই টপাটপ দুই উইকেট পড়ে যাচ্ছিল। সেরকম পরিস্থিতির চেয়ে সাকিব তিনে খেলায় যদি এটা এড়ানো যায়, তাতে মন্দ কী? যদিও জানি যে সাকিব দ্রুত আউট হয়ে গেলে বিপদ হতে পারে। একটা সমস্যার সমাধান করতে গিয়ে আমাদের এই ঝুঁকিটা নিতে হয়েছে। সাকিব রান করায় সে রকম পরিস্থিতিতে আমাদের পড়তে হয়নি। ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ সিরিজের পর সাকিবকে আবার ব্যাটিং অর্ডার থেকে সরানোর দাবি কেউ তুলবেন না, সুযোগও নেই।
-
প্রশ্নঃ সাকিবকে নিয়ে তো আবার উভয় সংকটেও আছে দল। তিন নম্বরে তিনি উঠে আসায় লোয়ার মিডল অর্ডার শক্তি হারিয়েছে। সাত আর আট নম্বরে উপযুক্ত ফিনিশারও এখনো যেখানে খুঁজে পায়নি বাংলাদেশ। এ নিয়ে আপনি কতটা চিন্তিত?
-
মাশরাফিঃ দেখুন, আমাদের চার সিনিয়র ক্রিকেটার যেভাবে ব্যাটিং করছে তাতে ইংল্যান্ডের কন্ডিশনে উতরে যেতেও পারি। তামিম, সাকিব, মুশফিক, রিয়াদ দারুণ ফর্মে আছে। ব্যাটিং অর্ডারের প্রথম পাঁচটির চারটি জায়গাই ওদের। ছয় নম্বরে সাব্বির রান পাচ্ছে না, তবে ওর সামর্থ্য সম্পর্কে আমরা সবাই কিন্তু জানি। তবে অন্যদের অফফর্মের কারণে ওই চারজনের ওপর খুব চাপ পড়ে যাচ্ছে। এটাও ঠিক না। তামিমের ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ সিরিজটা দুর্দান্ত গেছে। এখন তামিমকে কি প্রতি সিরিজেই এ রকম খেলতে হবে, সম্ভব? এটা তো ওর প্রতি অন্যায় দাবি। এভাবে দুনিয়া চলে না। অন্যদেরও এগিয়ে আসতে হবে।
-
প্রশ্নঃ তার মানে তো আপনার বিশ্বকাপ দলের অবস্থা বিশেষ সুবিধার নয়। এটা কি বাকিদের মানের সমস্যা নাকি একসঙ্গে তারা অফফর্মে আক্রান্ত হওয়ায় এমন পরিস্থিতিতে পড়েছে দল?
-
মাশরাফিঃ আপনি যাদের কথা ইঙ্গিত করছেন, অধিনায়ক হিসেবে তাদের সব ধরনের সমর্থনই আমি করি। কোচিং স্টাফরা আছেন তাদের সাহায্য করার জন্য। আমার কাছে মনে হয় ওদের এই সমস্যার অনেকটাই মানসিক। এত দিন খেলার পর আমাদেরও মাঝেমধ্যে সমস্যা হয়। সঙ্গে স্কিলেও কিছুটা ঘাটতি আছে। নতুন যে ব্যাটিং কোচ এসেছেন, নীল ম্যাকেঞ্জির সঙ্গে কাজ করে সমস্যাগুলো ওরা দ্রুত সারিয়ে নিতে পারে। তা ছাড়া ডিসিপ্লিন খুব জরুরি। আমি চাই না মাঠের বাইরের বিষয়গুলো যেন দলের ভেতরে না আসে। ব্যক্তিগত বিষয়ে বেশি ব্যস্ত থাকাটা দলের জন্য ভালো নয়।
-
প্রশ্নঃ বিশ্বকাপের আগে আর গোটা বিশেক ওয়ানডে আছে। এ অবস্থায় দলের যে জায়গাগুলোয় সংকট আছে, সেগুলো শতভাগ ঠিক করে ফেলা কি সম্ভব?
-
মাশরাফিঃ এটা আসলে কঠিন হবে। একজনকে সেট করতে তাকে লম্বা সময় সুযোগ দিতে হয়। কিন্তু বাংলাদেশের মতো দেশে ২০টি ম্যাচ দূরে থাক, দুটির পর তিন নম্বর ম্যাচ খেলানোই কঠিন হয়ে যায়। মিডিয়ার চাপ আছে, বাইরের চাপ আছে। তাতে দুটি ম্যাচের পর সেই খেলোয়াড়ও বুঝে ফেলে যে তার দিন ঘনিয়ে এসেছে। তবু তাকেই এমন চাপ থেকে বেরিয়ে আসতে হবে। আর আমি মনে করি এখন যেহেতু সময় খুব বেশি নেই, তাই নতুন কাউকে না এনে পুরনোদের ওপরই আস্থা রাখা ভালো। তাদের মধ্য থেকেই কাউকে না কাউকে ফর্মে ফিরিয়ে আনতে হবে। ত্রিদেশীয় সিরিজের ফাইনাল ছাড়া এ বছর আমাদের আটটি ওয়ানডের সাতটিতেই খেলেছে বিজয় (এনামুল হক)। এর আগে লিটন খেলেছে, ইমরুল আর সৌম্যও খেলেছে। এদের কেউ যত দ্রুত ফর্মে ফিরবে, ততই দলের জন্য ভালো। এদের পাশাপাশি শান্ত (নাজমুল হোসেন) আছে। আমি চাই আয়ারল্যান্ডে ‘এ’ দলের হয়ে ভালো কিছু করুক শান্ত। এর বাইরে থেকে হুট করে কাউকে এনে বিশ্বকাপের জন্য তৈরি করা কঠিন। দারুণ ট্যালেন্টেড কেউ থাকলে ভিন্ন কথা। তবে আমার চোখে একেবারে নতুনদের মধ্যে এমন কাউকে চোখে পড়েনি। তো, তাদের আমি বলব কোচের সঙ্গে সবাই কথা বলে নিজের সমস্যাগুলো ঠিক করে ফেলুক। মানসিক সমস্যা থাকলে ওরা প্রয়োজনে মেডিটেশন করুক।
-
প্রশ্নঃ এনামুল হক এ সিরিজে খেলার সুযোগ পেয়েছেন আপনার ইচ্ছাতে। কিন্তু তিনি পারেননি প্রত্যাশা মেটাতে। তিনি কেন পারলেন না বলে আপনার মনে হয়?
-
মাশরাফিঃ বিজয় কেন, আমি যাকেই দলে নেব তার ওপর আমার পূর্ণ আস্থা রাখতে হবে। সে কারণেই এতগুলো সুযোগ পেয়েছে ও। টিম ম্যানেজমেন্ট কিংবা দলের প্রতিটি সদস্যই বিজয়কে সমর্থন জুগিয়েছে। সুযোগ দেওয়া হয়নি— এ অভিযোগ ও আর করতে পারবে না। আমি জানি না রান না করলে ওরা কতটা ভেঙে পড়ে, ওদের ব্যক্তিত্ব বোঝার চেষ্টা করছি। তামিমের একজন পার্টনার খুঁজে বের করা খুব জরুরি।
-
প্রশ্নঃ বিশ্বকাপের আগে আরেকটি টুর্নামেন্ট খেলার সুযোগ পাচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ। সেপ্টেম্বরে দুবাইয়ে অনুষ্ঠেয় এশিয়া কাপের আগে কি নড়বড়ে ক্রিকেটারদের জেগে ওঠার শেষ সুযোগ বলে মনে করছেন?
-
মাশরাফিঃ সবাইকে বলব, পারফরম্যান্সের বাইরে কারো দলে সুযোগ নেই। সাকিব কিংবা আমারও জবাবদিহি আছে। এটা বুঝি যে নতুনদের জন্য এটার সঙ্গে পাল্লা দেওয়া কঠিন। তার পরও তার নিজের চেষ্টা থাকতে হবে। তাকেই খুঁজে বের করতে হবে ঠিক কোথায় সমস্যা হচ্ছে? সে সমস্যাগুলো সিরিজের মাঝপথে করা সম্ভব নয়। একেকটা সমস্যার সমাধান করতে হবে প্রচণ্ড পরিশ্রম করে। অনুশীলনে কাজ করতে হবে নিজের প্রতিটি সমস্যা ধরে ধরে—ভালো খেলোয়াড়রা তাই করে। দেড় যুগ ধরে বিশ্বের সব দলেই এটা দেখে আসছি। প্র্যাকটিস তো আমরাও করি। তবে সেটাতে মান থাকা জরুরি। আমার কাছে মানসম্পন্ন প্রস্তুতির কোনো বিকল্প নেই। আমার বিশ্বাস আমাদের তরুণদের সামর্থ্যে অনেক এগিয়ে। এদের অনেকে অতীতে নিজেদের প্রমাণও করেছে। ২০১৫ বিশ্বকাপের পর আমরা অনেক ম্যাচ জিতেছি। সেটা সম্ভব হয়েছে সিনিয়রদের সঙ্গে সৌম্য, সাব্বির, লিটনরা রান করেছে। তা ছাড়া তাসকিন, রুবেলদেরও অবদান রয়েছে। বেশির ভাগ ক্ষেত্রে দলগতভাবেই আমরা ম্যাচ জিতেছি। ২০১৯ বিশ্বকাপেও দলগতভাবে ভালো ক্রিকেট খেলতে হবে। আর সেটা নিশ্চিত করার জন্য যাদের নাম বললাম, তাদের মধ্য থেকেই সেরাদের খুঁজে নিতে হবে। এক বছর সময় কিন্তু খুব বেশি না। তাই তরুণদের বলেছি দ্রুত ফর্মে ফিরতে।

Source: KalerKontho

A very nice interview by Mash. But didn't expect anything less
__________________
My clicks: https://www.flickr.com/photos/108789483@N05/
Reply With Quote

  #2  
Old July 31, 2018, 12:59 AM
ToBeFair's Avatar
ToBeFair ToBeFair is offline
Cricket Legend
 
Join Date: February 8, 2018
Posts: 2,706

Best part - for new comers who are failing

Quote:
তার পরও তার নিজের চেষ্টা থাকতে হবে। তাকেই খুঁজে বের করতে হবে ঠিক কোথায় সমস্যা হচ্ছে? সে সমস্যাগুলো সিরিজের মাঝপথে করা সম্ভব নয়। একেকটা সমস্যার সমাধান করতে হবে প্রচণ্ড পরিশ্রম করে। অনুশীলনে কাজ করতে হবে নিজের প্রতিটি সমস্যা ধরে ধরে—ভালো খেলোয়াড়রা তাই করে। দেড় যুগ ধরে বিশ্বের সব দলেই এটা দেখে আসছি। প্র্যাকটিস তো আমরাও করি। তবে সেটাতে মান থাকা জরুরি। আমার কাছে মানসম্পন্ন প্রস্তুতির কোনো বিকল্প নেই।
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old August 6, 2018, 04:57 PM
Tigers_eye's Avatar
Tigers_eye Tigers_eye is offline
Cricket Savant
 
Join Date: June 30, 2005
Location: Little Rock
Favorite Player: Viv Richards, Steve Waugh
Posts: 32,798

I can't endorse Anamul any more. He has to go.

However, Sarkar plays so effortlessly. His fielding is a plus. Bowling may come handy as we saw in the T20 series when Apu went down.

Liton, on the other hand, should remain with the team.
__________________
The Weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the Strong." - Gandhi.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old August 9, 2018, 12:21 AM
Shadow Shadow is offline
Test Cricketer
 
Join Date: September 29, 2016
Posts: 1,494

Mashrafe was talking about Shanto but he didn't play a single game so far in the A team tour in Ireland. This is very unusual. I wonder if he is even there in the first place.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old August 9, 2018, 12:48 AM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadow
Mashrafe was talking about Shanto but he didn't play a single game so far in the A team tour in Ireland. This is very unusual. I wonder if he is even there in the first place.
Was wondering that as well, weird if shanto is in Ireland.
__________________
All Time Test XI: 1 Hobbs 2 B.Richards 3 Bradman 4 Kohli 5 V.Richards 6 Sobers 7 Gilchrist 8 Miller 9 Procter 10 Marshall 11 Warne
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old August 9, 2018, 01:54 AM
zura zura is offline
ODI Cricketer
 
Join Date: April 2, 2018
Posts: 576

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
I can't endorse Anamul any more. He has to go.

However, Sarkar plays so effortlessly. His fielding is a plus. Bowling may come handy as we saw in the T20 series when Apu went down.

Liton, on the other hand, should remain with the team.
Sarkar is absolutely useless. If we are going to bring in a batsman who averages as much as a bowler does with the bat, might as well just put in an extra bowler. Still not sold on Liton as he isn't good outside of the power-play and only been a bit successful in the T20 format. Would rather see Shanto in the ODI.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old August 9, 2018, 02:01 AM
adamnsu adamnsu is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: December 12, 2005
Location: Surrey
Favorite Player: Tamim and Shakib
Posts: 14,719

Quote:
Originally Posted by zura
Sarkar is absolutely useless. If we are going to bring in a batsman who averages as much as a bowler does with the bat, might as well just put in an extra bowler. Still not sold on Liton as he isn't good outside of the power-play and only been a bit successful in the T20 format. Would rather see Shanto in the ODI.
I hold the same sentiment about Sarkar and Liton. Sarkar should never ever again be considered for internationals in any format. Liton did have an amazing day with he bat, but with any other top team would easily work him out with a plan. However Liton still looks like he can come good but needs more hard work.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old August 9, 2018, 03:11 AM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

Liton certainly needs more time, he’s getting better albeit slowly.

Sarkar has that amazing start, if he can get to that he’s still easily the best opener after tamim and in that form with that performance could bat anywhere in the order.

Shanto definitely deserves a run in ODIs, i don’t see a spot for mosaddek at this point (he has to bat at 3/4 and I think others are better suited atm).

I think zakir and al amin are interesting prospects, al amin as a late order bat and bowling some offies (prob better suited to lower order batting than mosa). Zakir is showing ability up the order.

Afif is another who I think needs some opportunities he could be good batting between 5-7 position and add some overs with the ball, seems to have the shakib type fight which is a very big plus imo.

I think for now the young bats to leave out are def sabbir and soumya due to form and already having extended runs, if they comeback to form we know what they can offer. Mosa would be the other, he’s pretty much a specialist number 4 who bowls a bit but I’m not sure we need that (def get him into the test team though).

For bowlers I think saifuddin maybe should get more chances, he’s done well for the A team.

Def give Rony more time.

Shoriful and Khaled have also done pretty well with the A team so might be worth giving some experience and having a look at.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old August 9, 2018, 10:28 AM
zura zura is offline
ODI Cricketer
 
Join Date: April 2, 2018
Posts: 576

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gowza
Liton certainly needs more time, he’s getting better albeit slowly.

Sarkar has that amazing start, if he can get to that he’s still easily the best opener after tamim and in that form with that performance could bat anywhere in the order.

Shanto definitely deserves a run in ODIs, i don’t see a spot for mosaddek at this point (he has to bat at 3/4 and I think others are better suited atm).

I think zakir and al amin are interesting prospects, al amin as a late order bat and bowling some offies (prob better suited to lower order batting than mosa). Zakir is showing ability up the order.

Afif is another who I think needs some opportunities he could be good batting between 5-7 position and add some overs with the ball, seems to have the shakib type fight which is a very big plus imo.

I think for now the young bats to leave out are def sabbir and soumya due to form and already having extended runs, if they comeback to form we know what they can offer. Mosa would be the other, he’s pretty much a specialist number 4 who bowls a bit but I’m not sure we need that (def get him into the test team though).

For bowlers I think saifuddin maybe should get more chances, he’s done well for the A team.

Def give Rony more time.

Shoriful and Khaled have also done pretty well with the A team so might be worth giving some experience and having a look at.
Mosaddek definitely has a spot in the squad. We haven't seen our top order collapse against West Indies but it does happen and then we will be needing someone to come in between Mushfiq and Mahmudullah. Someone who can contribute with the bat and take away some of the pressure from these two.

Afif is definitely not ready for international cricket and hasn't made much of an impact in domestic cricket after that 5 wicket haul.

It would be hard to put Saifuddin in the ODI squad as 3 pacer spots are already taken (Mashrafe, Mustafizur and Rubel) and a 4th pacer would only work in pacer friendly conditions. Him not being a death over bowler also doesn't help him either.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old August 9, 2018, 04:38 PM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

Quote:
Originally Posted by zura
Mosaddek definitely has a spot in the squad. We haven't seen our top order collapse against West Indies but it does happen and then we will be needing someone to come in between Mushfiq and Mahmudullah. Someone who can contribute with the bat and take away some of the pressure from these two.

Afif is definitely not ready for international cricket and hasn't made much of an impact in domestic cricket after that 5 wicket haul.

It would be hard to put Saifuddin in the ODI squad as 3 pacer spots are already taken (Mashrafe, Mustafizur and Rubel) and a 4th pacer would only work in pacer friendly conditions. Him not being a death over bowler also doesn't help him either.
I think shanto is a better option than mosa, mushy and riyad should really be batting at 6/7. I’d have Tamim, Liton, shanto, shakib in the top 5 then pick your 5th, maybe mosa but I want someone who can hit better so maybe try out al Amin in the 5th spot or even if al Amin plays down at 6 or 7 it would then allow Riyad and mushy to move up and bat more overs potentially. The issue I have with mosa is he needs more time than others to get his eye in and not just that but he doesn’t hit as big as the others so really unless he bats at 3, maybe 4 then he’s not going to be much use if the top order perform because he’ll be coming in later in the innings and we’d prob send others in ahead of him (whereas a shanto or an al amin we’d be happy still sending in).

Could bat shanto and mosa at 3/4 but ultimately I think we want better hitting options so he’ll constantly have that pressure unless he improves that part of his game.

Afif, his domestic numbers are good, especially for a youngster, and i know it was just Hong Kong 6s but he went against decent bowling and smashed them around quite handily. Bowling wise he’s handy but yeah with the lower order hitting issues/trying to find hard hitters then afif could be looked at.

As for pacers yes we have mash, fizz and rubel. What happens if they are injured for the WC? We need to groom back ups, those back ups need experience.

I’m looking at having enough players with experience that also have played enough so they are ready for World Cup and so we know who to pick and who not to pick.
__________________
All Time Test XI: 1 Hobbs 2 B.Richards 3 Bradman 4 Kohli 5 V.Richards 6 Sobers 7 Gilchrist 8 Miller 9 Procter 10 Marshall 11 Warne

Last edited by Gowza; August 9, 2018 at 05:37 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old August 10, 2018, 04:20 AM
zura zura is offline
ODI Cricketer
 
Join Date: April 2, 2018
Posts: 576

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gowza
I think shanto is a better option than mosa, mushy and riyad should really be batting at 6/7. I’d have Tamim, Liton, shanto, shakib in the top 5 then pick your 5th, maybe mosa but I want someone who can hit better so maybe try out al Amin in the 5th spot or even if al Amin plays down at 6 or 7 it would then allow Riyad and mushy to move up and bat more overs potentially. The issue I have with mosa is he needs more time than others to get his eye in and not just that but he doesn’t hit as big as the others so really unless he bats at 3, maybe 4 then he’s not going to be much use if the top order perform because he’ll be coming in later in the innings and we’d prob send others in ahead of him (whereas a shanto or an al amin we’d be happy still sending in).

Could bat shanto and mosa at 3/4 but ultimately I think we want better hitting options so he’ll constantly have that pressure unless he improves that part of his game.

Afif, his domestic numbers are good, especially for a youngster, and i know it was just Hong Kong 6s but he went against decent bowling and smashed them around quite handily. Bowling wise he’s handy but yeah with the lower order hitting issues/trying to find hard hitters then afif could be looked at.

As for pacers yes we have mash, fizz and rubel. What happens if they are injured for the WC? We need to groom back ups, those back ups need experience.

I’m looking at having enough players with experience that also have played enough so they are ready for World Cup and so we know who to pick and who not to pick.
Shanto is an opener and I would have him and Tamim partner up top. Liton Das has for far too often rid a whole series based on the form of a single game and his batting technique is quite flawed. I don't think he can get many runs outside of the powerplay, due to his extreme focus on the onside.

As for pacers, after those 3 comes in Abu Jayed and Abu Hider. Saifuddin should be given more games with the A team before being reselected for the national team. We definitely might need a pace allrounder for England and both Saifuddin and Ariful should be considered for it even if it is just for the squad and not starting XI.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old August 10, 2018, 04:51 AM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

Quote:
Originally Posted by zura
Shanto is an opener and I would have him and Tamim partner up top. Liton Das has for far too often rid a whole series based on the form of a single game and his batting technique is quite flawed. I don't think he can get many runs outside of the powerplay, due to his extreme focus on the onside.

As for pacers, after those 3 comes in Abu Jayed and Abu Hider. Saifuddin should be given more games with the A team before being reselected for the national team. We definitely might need a pace allrounder for England and both Saifuddin and Ariful should be considered for it even if it is just for the squad and not starting XI.
Shanto is not an opener, he primarily started out as number 3, he’s generally batted from 3-5 most of his career.

As far as a pace allrounder, hate to say it but soumya is the best option for BD in that department atm.
__________________
All Time Test XI: 1 Hobbs 2 B.Richards 3 Bradman 4 Kohli 5 V.Richards 6 Sobers 7 Gilchrist 8 Miller 9 Procter 10 Marshall 11 Warne
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old August 10, 2018, 05:03 AM
zura zura is offline
ODI Cricketer
 
Join Date: April 2, 2018
Posts: 576

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gowza
Shanto is not an opener, he primarily started out as number 3, he’s generally batted from 3-5 most of his career.

As far as a pace allrounder, hate to say it but soumya is the best option for BD in that department atm.
Shanto and Anamul were Abahani openers for this years DPL. He became top scorer by opening the batting. Opening the innings definitely suits him.

There is no way Sarkar can be considered an all-rounder. He can't even bat anymore. Shakib just prefers giving the ball to Sarkar over Ariful due to his favouritism and only due to that he got selected. I would put Abu Hider as a better all-rounder than Sarkar.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old August 10, 2018, 05:07 AM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

Quote:
Originally Posted by zura
Shanto and Anamul were Abahani openers for this years DPL. He became top scorer by opening the batting. Opening the innings definitely suits him.

There is no way Sarkar can be considered an all-rounder. He can't even bat anymore. Shakib just prefers giving the ball to Sarkar over Ariful due to his favouritism and only due to that he got selected. I would put Abu Hider as a better all-rounder than Sarkar.
I’d like to see how many times shanto has opened the innings, he’s far more experienced as a 3-5 batsman.

As far as soumya, don’t get the wrong idea, I’m not saying he’s amazing by any means but saifuddin isn’t ready as a bowler or batsman, abul is not an allrounder, I don’t think ariful is really much to write home about (I guess we will see with him as he’s hasn’t had many chances yet).
__________________
All Time Test XI: 1 Hobbs 2 B.Richards 3 Bradman 4 Kohli 5 V.Richards 6 Sobers 7 Gilchrist 8 Miller 9 Procter 10 Marshall 11 Warne
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old August 10, 2018, 05:13 AM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

Cricketarchive is now subscription only so can’t check how many times shanto opened but looking at his cricinfo profile he opened for the last 3 innings in the DPl, with terrific results, but before that he was batting at 3. Pretty sure he’s only opened a handful of times, now he did well but was that because he suits opening or because he was in amazing form and he would’ve scored wherever he batted?
__________________
All Time Test XI: 1 Hobbs 2 B.Richards 3 Bradman 4 Kohli 5 V.Richards 6 Sobers 7 Gilchrist 8 Miller 9 Procter 10 Marshall 11 Warne
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old August 10, 2018, 09:59 AM
zura zura is offline
ODI Cricketer
 
Join Date: April 2, 2018
Posts: 576

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gowza
I’d like to see how many times shanto has opened the innings, he’s far more experienced as a 3-5 batsman.

As far as soumya, don’t get the wrong idea, I’m not saying he’s amazing by any means but saifuddin isn’t ready as a bowler or batsman, abul is not an allrounder, I don’t think ariful is really much to write home about (I guess we will see with him as he’s hasn’t had many chances yet).
Almost all of the games for Abahani in this year's DPL.

Saifuddin has done more than Sarkar to be considered a bowler. Ariful was taking a lot of wickets in the First Class matches this year.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old August 10, 2018, 06:08 PM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

Quote:
Originally Posted by zura
Almost all of the games for Abahani in this year's DPL.

Saifuddin has done more than Sarkar to be considered a bowler. Ariful was taking a lot of wickets in the First Class matches this year.
I think you need to check scorecards, shanto only opened in a small number, not most (saif opened with anamul in most games). In fact shanto got 133 not out and also 150 not out batting at 3 in the last series of DPL. You can look up the scorecards on cricinfo, I had to go to the 2018 DPL, click tables, click Abahani, then click results so I could check them because cricino wouldn’t let me see the cards any other way. The only matches shanto opened were the last 3.

I think people remember him as an opener because in those 3 matches he scored two tons and a half century.

I know saifuddin has done more as a bowler than soumya, but saifuddin has been brought up mainly as a bowler who can bat a bit and soumya primarily as a batsman. from what I saw last time saifuddin played in the national team the bowling between the two was not much different, and soumya has achieved more with the bat.

Probably if we pick a pace allrounder they won’t bowl much, this is why I say soumya is a better option at this point, maybe if saifuddin is given a lot of games he may become a better option as a bowling allrounder by WC, maybe not. But right now if we need a pace bowling allrounder who bowls a few overs soumya would be a better pick imo.

Ariful, FC wickets don’t mean much when selecting for ODIs or t20s, if he was alread6 an established international short format player coming back from injury and was taking wickets in the FC format then maybe, but otherwise we need to look at his short format bowling when selecting him for short formats.
__________________
All Time Test XI: 1 Hobbs 2 B.Richards 3 Bradman 4 Kohli 5 V.Richards 6 Sobers 7 Gilchrist 8 Miller 9 Procter 10 Marshall 11 Warne

Last edited by Gowza; August 10, 2018 at 06:45 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old August 11, 2018, 02:43 PM
zura zura is offline
ODI Cricketer
 
Join Date: April 2, 2018
Posts: 576

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gowza
I think you need to check scorecards, shanto only opened in a small number, not most (saif opened with anamul in most games). In fact shanto got 133 not out and also 150 not out batting at 3 in the last series of DPL. You can look up the scorecards on cricinfo, I had to go to the 2018 DPL, click tables, click Abahani, then click results so I could check them because cricino wouldn’t let me see the cards any other way. The only matches shanto opened were the last 3.

I think people remember him as an opener because in those 3 matches he scored two tons and a half century.

I know saifuddin has done more as a bowler than soumya, but saifuddin has been brought up mainly as a bowler who can bat a bit and soumya primarily as a batsman. from what I saw last time saifuddin played in the national team the bowling between the two was not much different, and soumya has achieved more with the bat.

Probably if we pick a pace allrounder they won’t bowl much, this is why I say soumya is a better option at this point, maybe if saifuddin is given a lot of games he may become a better option as a bowling allrounder by WC, maybe not. But right now if we need a pace bowling allrounder who bowls a few overs soumya would be a better pick imo.

Ariful, FC wickets don’t mean much when selecting for ODIs or t20s, if he was alread6 an established international short format player coming back from injury and was taking wickets in the FC format then maybe, but otherwise we need to look at his short format bowling when selecting him for short formats.
Shanto also got 2 hundreds playing as an opener. He is comfortable in both positions and since Shakib is doing well at 3, he should open.

Sarkar has been a failure with the bat for the whole year and Saifuddin has been used as the 6th bowler in the ODI format getting few overs here and there. He was among the top wicket takers in BPL and can actually bat if given enough balls (shown against South Africa).

Ariful on the other hand has picked up wickets even for the A team when given enough overs to bowl. Him being a smasher of the ball, he can take Sabbir's place in the squad. He is one of those players who improve with maturity rather than rely on early talent to get into the national team.
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old August 11, 2018, 03:36 PM
al Furqaan's Avatar
al Furqaan al Furqaan is offline
Cricket Sage
 
Join Date: February 18, 2004
Location: New York City
Favorite Player: Mominul, Nasir, Taskin
Posts: 24,918

Yeah Shanto is a natural #3, not an opener.

So is Anamul. These guys are all playing out of position because the Big 4 get precedence over where they want to bat especially in ODIs. Shakib is now batting at #3, which is OK because it means one of Mushy or Riyad will be at #5 and hopefully be able to bat till the very end.
__________________
Bangladesh: Our Dream, Our Joy, Our Team

#OneTeam1Dream
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old August 11, 2018, 06:28 PM
Gowza Gowza is offline
Cricket Guru
 
Join Date: July 15, 2007
Location: Australia
Favorite Player: Mike Procter
Posts: 12,273

I agree ariful has relied on maturity to get to the national team but let’s not forget despite his age he has been playing senior cricket for nearly 12 years (debut November 2006). He has been on the scene a long time, despite his early debut by BD standards he’s a late bloomer.
__________________
All Time Test XI: 1 Hobbs 2 B.Richards 3 Bradman 4 Kohli 5 V.Richards 6 Sobers 7 Gilchrist 8 Miller 9 Procter 10 Marshall 11 Warne
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:41 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
BanglaCricket.com
 

About Us | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Partner Sites | Useful Links | Banners |

© BanglaCricket