Another Bangladesh - Zimbabwe series before world cup

Miraz · #1 December 9, 2006, 01:28 PM

From Daily Star

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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has proposed to play a one-day series in Zimbabwe next February as part of the Tigers' World Cup preparation.
After their next assignment against ICC associate member country Scotland at home, there will be no international fixture for the Tigers before the World Cup in March-April in the West Indies what the BCB thought was not good for the team.

"We already sent a proposal to Zimbabwe Cricket for arranging a one-day series before the World Cup. It has yet to officially decide anything, but we are hopeful that we will get positive response from Zimbabwe," said Mahmudur Rahman, chief executive officer of BCB, yesterday.

"We were trying for big names but unfortunately there is no time in the schedule for them that's why we requested Zimbabwe to arrange the series. We are however not sure whether it would be a three- or five-match series," he added.

Bangladesh yesterday completed a five-match series at home after the away series last August.

Well, according to Mahmudur Rahman, BCB tried to arrange series against big guns and took the step as the last resort.

IMO, this will help Bangladesh to some extent as it will an away series. But nothing to get excited.

pilot fan · #2 December 9, 2006, 03:10 PM

well its better than nothing i suposse, we need to get match practise and if we can beat zim again it will ony boost the lads confidence, also a chance to try out rahim again

Miraz · #3 December 9, 2006, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by pilot fan
well its better than nothing i suposse, we need to get match practise and if we can beat zim again it will ony boost the lads confidence, also a chance to try out rahim again

Coming from the post of pilot_fan

I am expecting a new nick for someone rahim_fan

pilot fan · #4 December 9, 2006, 03:29 PM

yeah i know but i try not to get bisaed at all

the good of the team comes first and for me in the one day arena that means playiing rahim

Sam · #5 December 9, 2006, 04:15 PM

Yes, something is better than nothing, but we are really getting bored of same BD-Zim, Zim-BD, BD-Zim, Zim-BD game.
Let's take some challenges. At least we can go to Australia or SA, or NZ or UK to play with their FC league/county teams. Even that will be much more challenging and beneficial to our team.

Omio · #6 December 9, 2006, 04:44 PM

Ohh , I m tired to watch BD and zim match, dont want anymore...

*AsifTheManRahman* · #7 December 9, 2006, 05:30 PM

whyyyy? whyyyy can't someone else host us? haven't we proved that we are superior to zim? can we not get some games against the bigger teams now? for a change? please? how many more series wins against a hapless zimbabwe side will it take for the world to realize that we are no more at the level of zim/kenya, but something in between those teams and the bigger ones?

BagherBacha · #8 December 9, 2006, 06:26 PM

It would be better if BD can arrange some matches against west indies regional teams in january.

uss01 · #9 December 9, 2006, 06:34 PM

This will be a waste of time. Infact they might be burnt out before the world cup. It's good to relax for 2-3 weeks or so before heading for the world cup. And they have the Premier league coming up in January anyways. So in February they can just play domestic matches or just train. If BD plays Zim for another 5 matches in Feb, it might just be too much cricket before the world cup and the players might not be refreshed for the world cup.

*AsifTheManRahman* · #10 December 9, 2006, 06:42 PM

i think we should divide up the best thirty three in the country into three squads and have a double round-robin league tournament if we're looking to get some good match practice. i'm sure we can get someone to sponsor the tournament and make it more attractive as well as competitive by putting money into it. this will not only save money, but also prevent burnout before the world cup. besides, i think the top twenty two are good enough to be able to provide as much as or even more than what we can gain from a tour in zimbabwe.

sadi · #11 December 9, 2006, 06:57 PM

Its really sad how noone would host us or give us a chance to host them. We are kinda stuck in the middle. The idea of dividing up into three teams sound good. BCB's marketing department really sucks. They can easily make such tournament a success by getting some sponsors and showing it in some channels. I am sure one of the many channels we have can afford it. I, for one will be excited to follow such series.

al Furqaan · #12 December 9, 2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sadi
Its really sad how noone would host us or give us a chance to host them. We are kinda stuck in the middle. The idea of dividing up into three teams sound good. BCB's marketing department really sucks. They can easily make such tournament a success by getting some sponsors and showing it in some channels. I am sure one of the many channels we have can afford it. I, for one will be excited to follow such series.

i would too...in fact, i would be more excited not to watch the ashrafuls, or the aftabs, or the mashrafees, or the shahadats, but rather to watch the sadats, the marshals, the dollars, and the others.

away series in ZIM will be bad for us. i might support a 3 match series, but no more as it will burn our guys out. remember there are 2 ODIs (against New Zealand and Scotland in the week before our opening WC07 fixture).

Zobair · #13 December 9, 2006, 07:31 PM

If this is the best we can do, this is the best we can do! Bring it on!

akabir77 · #14 December 9, 2006, 07:43 PM

I hate to travell to zimbo before wc. Can't understand why we need to play them for preparation? If we could win 2 games without playing any test team before 99 then why can't we beat them now? if our batters play the way tey played the 5th odi they WILL NOT WIN ANY MATCH AGINST ANY TEST TEAM. I think it would be better to travell WI one month before the WC and play there local teams. If they won't allow that then go somewhere like india and pak and play there A team which will be tougher then this ZIMBO team.

CricFanBD · #15 December 9, 2006, 09:38 PM

Actually we don't need it any more...it will be totally boring and useless.

Kabir · #16 December 9, 2006, 10:24 PM

Come on guys, take it as match practice. Bigger teams would've been better, but this is better than nothing. Nai mama theke kana mama bhalo!

SMHasan · #17 December 9, 2006, 10:27 PM

Actually we are having a wrong idea about our strength by playing against this depleted Zombies. It is no good.

TheWatcher · #18 December 9, 2006, 10:34 PM

BCB would have done better by asking the England A-team, that supposed come to Bangladesh in mid February, to come earlier and arrange an one day series with that team with all matches played on Mirpur.

shujan · #19 December 9, 2006, 10:38 PM

Playing with Zimbabwe will help surly to figure out our weakness and strength, no doubt about it. The more we play the better. Scotland schedule is not a helpful one in my opinion. I am not sure how ECB will look at it. All the test team are busy in tour right now. BCB should have tried to get in schedule earlier with other team, a 3 nation ODI tournament may be. Nobody can make schedule in a hurry like that berfore world cup. Every team has their own planning to prepare I assume. BCB need to be diplomatic about scheduling. They need to maintain friendly relationship with other test nation team.

It may be a good thing to not to play right before the world cup. It may cause some injury. On the other hand playing in Zimbabwe would give our player some exposure to play in away soil. Either way it is ok.

cheers!

Spitfire_x86 · #20 December 9, 2006, 10:58 PM

Oh no, not again........

This time it's really worse than nothing

*AsifTheManRahman* · #21 December 9, 2006, 11:22 PM

yes, i agree with spitfire this time. bochore 17ta match khelar poro kichu boli nai, kintu akhon ektu beshi beshi howe jacche.

akabir77 · #22 December 9, 2006, 11:53 PM

ek jinish beshi hoiley ki hoy janen to? Patla PayK*ana

Mridul · #23 December 9, 2006, 11:55 PM

Check this out

http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/devel...ssociates.html

scroll all the way down

We are playing against Bermuda and Canada in West Indies just few weeks before world cup starts

bd_cricket · #24 December 10, 2006, 12:09 AM

Playing ZIm and beating them over and over again could hurt us in WC. I know all other teams are busy before WC or nobody wants to play with us - its the failure of BCB not to think along this line. Its better if our players can have some practice in WI/SA/AUS/NZ/Eng soil before WC. What about arranging an A-team away series and sending most of the national team player there for practice.

cricketboy · #25 December 10, 2006, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bd_cricket
Playing ZIm and beating them over and over again could hurt us in WC. I know all other teams are busy before WC or nobody wants to play with us - its the failure of BCB not to think along this line. Its better if our players can have some practice in WI/SA/AUS/NZ/Eng soil before WC. What about arranging an A-team away series and sending most of the national team player there for practice.

Good idea but remember we lost against Zim in their homeground. Playing in Zim condition will be much more competitive and we need to take revenge.

And if we lose 7 wkts chasing 193 in Dhaka I just wonder if we can prosper in batting there.