Match Thread: Bangladesh vs India, March 17th, 2007

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Bd_Knockout_India
I have one concern regarding the load on server . We are going to hit around 500 tomorrow. New server was running like crazy horse in BD vs NZ match until its hit around 350 after that it become slower. But we are way better than last server. I would like to see a donate button in BC. Lots of members would be very happy to donate i guess and just add a little effort with your hardwork.

Mods: stop the avatar for all users on game time. This may allow the page to load a little faster. If not then ignore this message. Since it will be in a weekend I will visit the chat room inshallah.

Good luck BD cricket team! All BD well wishers have a great day. That includes all Indians, Sl'ans and Pakistanis.

[tonoy]

here we go. man i have never felt so excited for a cricket match as much as this game. Even im nervous now, and i cant imagine how the players are feeling. Wish BD team the best of luck and play memorably for the lost Rana. Good luck to all the fans (including me) hope our expectations wont go down and hopefully we will roar like a big tiger after tomorrows game and not ever make that meow sound ever again.

[TheWatcher]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Mods: stop the avatar for all users on game time. This may allow the page to load a little faster. If not then ignore this message.

It may be a good idea. Also, remind members not to refresh too often.

[akabir77]

Originally Posted by TheWatcher
It may be a good idea. Also, remind members not to refresh too often.

Ki korbo bolen shojjo hoy na money hoy onney ki likhlo ekhoni portey hobey...

[6alltheway]

Match is coming soon, cant wait!!!!!

Come on Bangladesh!!!, dont get wipped, maintain the respect and ill be happy..

[Duck]

Still to wait: 15hrs 59 min 29 sec!! my nerves will wrec down anytime

[allrounder]

I am all waiting to see how Bangladesh bats against India.

[saab_rn]

I am confident we will win ofcourse by we i mean India.

Doesnt matter who wins the toss India is batting first. Bangladesh is comforable chasing and Dravid will want to set a target since Bangladesh had decided to go the spin route.

Ganguly will give respect to bowlers for a couple of overs and then score freely. Uthappa if he lasts till 8 over would ensure we have an explosive start. I feel India will target a score of 275-280 and if we get it then in my opinion it would be 40+ runs to many.

[Imtiazk]

The cool sea breeze was such a relief in this sultry afternoon. India replying to a fighting Bangladesh total of 247 , are 135 /4. The match is delicately poised. After India had recovered from an early breakthrough by Murtaza and Rasel, the Bangladesh spinning troika has put the brakes on India’s progress. Rafique is bowling to Tendulkar. Suddenly, there is commotion amongst the crowd. The majority Indian element heave a sigh of relief.
It appears young Mushfiq has missed a difficult stumping chance down the leg side. I wake up in a cold sweat !
Thank God ! It is only a nightmare. But I hope the decision to drop Mashud does not come to haunt us !
I am no great fan of Mashud, or, for that matter of Bashar, Omar & co. But the time for experienced cricketers to retire or be replaced is just after a World Cup. Like McGrath. Warne retired out of one dayers some time back.
There is no doubt young Mushfiq does bring an extra dimension in batting. As the Zimbabwe tour showed, it looks as if there is a strategy , that if there is appreciable movement with the ball in the beginning of an innings , and Bangladesh lose a wicket early on, Mushfiq could come in ahead of Aftab to steady the boat.
However, any objective assessment would reveal that this is the strongest Bangladesh team ever. Notwithstanding, the recent runaway success have been against the minnows. It should not be forgottten that it was exactly these minnows who used to beat us regularly. Kenya had a 7-1 lead. Canada beat us comprehensively. In 2003, we realistically could not hope to beat any of the Top 8, even after the debatable win against Pakistan in 1999. After all, in the intervening years, we did not beat anyone. In the last two years, we have beaten Australia and Sri Lanka discounting the recent warm up win against New Zealand. Even the betting odds are shorter !
The opening bowling can cause difficulty to any team in the opening overs. Murtaza with his line and Rasel with his swing. But the strength of the Bangladesh attack lies in their spinners. I still have an open mind regarding Sakib but Razzaq has now proven that he is a class act. Probably, even better than the old warhorse Rafique. If we manage a couple of early wickets, it might be a good idea to slip in some overs from Aftab too.
What whets my appetite is to see our spinners against the mighty Indians with all their reputation against spin. We will see !
Tamim is new and unproven. But starting out with two left handers is good thinking. Remember, Vaas, Collins, Pathan , Franklin. Yes, but they were all against right handers ! Somehow, it does not seem so lethal against the left handers. Aftab could be our match winner. I do not feel entirely comfortable with his attitude. But I also recognise that against a top 8 side we have to do something extra to win. An Aftab blitzkreig might just be what the doctor ordered ! If he can hang around for 20 overs, he could win a match for us. Thepowerplays are crucial to our success.
Bashar worries me with his fitness. Precisely, because he will bat during the consolidation phase when rotation is the name of the game. His running has always been poor but more so in recent times.
Thankfully, Ashraful is beginning to show better form at last. We all know what he can do on his day. I hope this is his day. Coming in at No.6, he effectively has become our Afridi. As long as we have some wickets in hand, Rafique and Murtaza can create mayhem with the bat. Only, Rasel is a bunny !
For me, the result depends on how our spinners tie down and frustrate their batsmen. Whilst, the wily Tendulkar and the experienced Dravid and Ganguly may have seen all this before, I am not sure how Dhoni & co. will react if they cannot play their natural game. India’s batting is formidable but this is the most balanced Bangladesh attack yet ! Believe it or not, two Bangladeshis Razzaq and Murtaza are 11^th and 12^th in the one day rankings just ahead of Harbhajan and Agarkar – one of whom may not even play. Rafique is 18^th ahead of Pathan at 22, mainly because of exploits more than a year ago. Zaheer trails at No. 26.
Three Indian batsmen come in above the highest ranking Bangladeshi, Nafees, who is 17^th. Actually, Tendulkar comes in just below at No. 20. Sehwag going south on 36^th is just above Aftab who is rising fast.
Roll on tomorrow !

[Anher]

Originally Posted by saab_rn
I am confident we will win ofcourse by we i mean India.

Doesnt matter who wins the toss India is batting first. Bangladesh is comforable chasing and Dravid will want to set a target since Bangladesh had decided to go the spin route.

Ganguly will give respect to bowlers for a couple of overs and then score freely. Uthappa if he lasts till 8 over would ensure we have an explosive start. I feel India will target a score of 275-280 and if we get it then in my opinion it would be 40+ runs to many.

Saab_rn my pleasure to see an indian cricket fan in Ind vs Ban cricket match. Welcome to BC and enjoy your stay. Hopefully you will be here tomorrow and share the momemnt with us. Its bring excitement when opposite team supporter support their team. Sports is for fun and pleasure by keeping aside the differences. shouldnt we take all the fun out of it?

[ruja1810]

Asho amra sho buy melay dua kori amader Bangladesh er player der jonnay jano ora prothek khay la ta jitta jano paray.

and

enjoy the following link which is very inspiring and encouraging....

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[Anher]

Originally Posted by Imtiazk
The soft sea breeze was such a relief in this sultry afternoon. India replying to a fighting Bangladesh total of 247 , are 135 /4. The match is delicately poised. After India had recovered from an early breakthrough by Murtaza and Rasel, the Bangladesh spinning troika has put the brakes on India’s progress. Rafique is bowling to Tendulkar. Suddenly, there is commotion amongst the crowd. The majority Indian element heave a sigh of relief.
It appears young Mushfiq has missed a difficult stumping chance down the leg side. I wake up in a cold sweat !
Thank God ! It is only a nightmare. But I hope the decision to drop Mashud does not come to haunt us !
I am no great fan of Mashud, or, for that matter of Bashar, Omar & co. But the time for experienced cricketers to retire or be replaced is just after a World Cup. Like McGrath. Warne retired out of one dayers some time back.
There is no doubt young Mushfiq does bring an extra dimension in batting. As the Zimbabwe tour showed, it looks as if there is a strategy , that if there is appreciable movement with the ball in the beginning of an innings , and Bangladesh lose a wicket early on, Mushfiq could come in ahead of Aftab to steady the boat.
However, any objective assessment would reveal that this is the strongest Bangladesh team ever. Notwithstanding, the recent runaway success have been against the minnows. It should not be forgottten that it was exactly these minnows who used to beat us regularly. Kenya had a 7-1 lead. Canada beat us comprehensively. In 2003, we realistically could not hope to beat any of the Top 8, even after the debatable win against Pakistan in 1999. After all, in the intervening years, we did not beat anyone. In the last two years, we have beaten Australia and Sri Lanka discounting the recent warm up win against New Zealand. Even the betting odds are shorter !
The opening bowling can cause difficulty to any team in the opening overs. Murtaza with his line and Rasel with his swing. But the strength of the Bangladesh attack lies in their spinners. I still have an open mind regarding Sakib but Razzaq has now proven that he is a class act. Probably, even better than the old warhorse Rafique. If we manage a couple of early wickets, it might be a good idea to slip in some overs from Aftab too.
What whets my appetite is to see our spinners against the mighty Indians with all their reputation against spin. We will see !
Tamim is new and unproven. But starting out with two left handers is good thinking. Remember, Vaas, Collins, Pathan , Franklin. Yes, but they were all against right handers ! Somehow, it does not seem so lethal against the left handers. Aftab could be our match winner. I do not feel entirely comfortable with his attitude. But I also recognise that against a top 8 side we have to do something extra to win. An Aftab blitzkreig might just be what the doctor ordered ! If he can hang around for 20 overs, he could win a match for us. Thepowerplays are crucial to our success.
Bashar worries me with his fitness. Precisely, because he will bat during the consolidation phase when rotation is the name of the game. His running has always been poor but more so in recent times.
Thankfully, Ashraful is beginning to show better form at last. We all know what he can do on his day. I hope this is his day. Coming in at No.6, he effectively has become our Afridi. As long as we have some wickets in hand, Rafique and Murtaza can create mayhem with the bat. Only, Rasel is a bunny !
For me, the result depends on how our spinners tie down and frustrate their batsmen. Whilst, the wily Tendulkar and the experienced Dravid and Ganguly may have seen all this before, I am not sure how Dhoni & co. will react if they cannot play their natural game. India’s batting is formidable but this is the most balanced Bangladesh attack yet ! Believe it or not, two Bangladeshis Razzaq and Murtaza are 11^th and 12^th in the one day rankings just ahead of Harbhajan and Agarkar – one of whom may not even play. Rafique is 18^th ahead of Pathan at 22, mainly because of exploits more than a year ago. Zaheer trails at No. 26.
Three Indians batsmen come in above the highest ranking Bangladeshi, Nafees, who is 17^th. Actually, Tendulkar comes in just below at No. 20. Sehwag going south on 36^th is just above Aftab who is rising fast.
Roll on tomorrow !

Simply excellent! Great post

[ruja1810]

Originally Posted by allrounder
I am all waiting to see how Bangladesh bats against India.

How about bowling???

[ruja1810]

India wary of banana skins on batting track

The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

March 16, 2007

India might opt for only one spinner in their World Cup opener against Bangladesh © AFP

After months and months of hype, hype, and more hype - a build-up of such epic proportions that one spectator was willing to donate his kidney to watch this bunch play the World Cup - India begin their campaign on Saturday against their neighbours Bangladesh at Port-of-Spain. Pre-tournament predictions pointed to a slow, low surface at the Queens Park Oval and, while Sri Lanka's demolition of Bermuda pretty much indicated a good batting surface, India will be aware of the banana skins Bangladesh can strew along their path.

A peek into Bangladesh's memorable one-day moments will lead you to Northampton, Cardiff, Dhaka and Bogra, venues where they've upset major opposition. Sneaking through as a footnote will be Kingstown in St Vincent in their first one-dayer in Caribbean soil. They summoned only 144 but defended it admirably, getting within a wicket of pulling off a mighty upset.

Starring in that commendable defence was a left-arm spin bowler, Manjural Islam Rana, whose death in an accident on Friday shocked the cricketing world. At 22 he was Test cricket's youngest casualty in the modern era, an event that plunged Bangladesh's national squad into mourning on the eve of their World Cup opener. "All the boys are really shocked and upset," revealed Bangladesh's captain Habibul Bashar at the pre-game press conference. "Some of them also cried because he was very close to us. It is very sad news."

Bangladesh will walk out in black arm-bands tomorrow in one of the few opening-round games that has the ability to produce an upset. The two teams have never met in a World Cup match and India will be treading with caution. "We haven't played them for a couple of years, which is something we have discussed", Rahul Dravid, India's captain, said on Friday . "We don't really know them, some of their more experienced players have been dropped, they have got a pretty young side.

"We have looked through a lot of video footage of their current players, we have discussed a lot of their players, the way they bat and the way they bowl. They have shown in the last few months that they are closer to the top eight teams in the tournament rather than to the minnows. That wasn't the case in the last World Cup, where they were closer to the other bunch. But yeah, we respect them, they have shown that they can play really well."

Dravid brushed off notions of a billion expectations, adding that the team was more keen on fulfilling their own. "I think it's a great opportunity, a chance to make a lot of people happy," he said. "At the end of the day, the boys can only try their best. What is more important is our own expectations - we should not let ourselves down. We have to go out there and do the best for ourselves and the team. If we can do that, then people will be satisfied. At the end of the day, yes they want us to win, but more importantly they want us to be good representatives of our country and do or best."

Dravid said they'd decided their XI but added that he'd rather not reveal the side. "We'd just like the opposition to spend a little more time in their team meeting, discussing 15 names rather that just 11 or 12. But we know what we are going to play and are comfortable with that."

Picking India's first ten might be pretty straight-forward - seven batsman one spinner, three fast bowlers - but the final slot, a likely toss-up between Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa, might have caused some furrowed brows. A shock option at the top of the order or a tried and tested [and currently tepid] allrounder lower down? A sell-out Queens Park Oval crowd, with tremendous Indian flavour, is set to find out at 9 a.m. tomorrow when the captains go out for the toss.

Teams

India (likely) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sourav Ganguly, 3 Sachin Tendulkar, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rahul Dravid (capt), 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), 7 Irfan Pathan, 8 Ajit Agarkar, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Munaf Patel

Bangladesh (likely) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Shahriar Nafees, 3 Aftab Ahmed, 4 Saqibul Hasan, 5 Habibul Bashar (capt), 6 Mohammad Ashraful, 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 8 Mohammad Rafique, 9 Mashrafe Mortaza, 10 Abdur Razzak, 11 Shahadat Hossain

source: cricinfo

[saab_rn]

Originally Posted by Bd_Knockout_India
Saab_rn my pleasure to see an indian cricket fan in Ind vs Ban cricket match. Welcome to BC and enjoy your stay. Hopefully you will be here tomorrow and share the momemnt with us. Its bring excitement when opposite team supporter support their team. Sports is for fun and pleasure by keeping aside the differences. shouldnt we take all the fun out of it?

Dont worry ill be here tomorrow either to congratulate you or to accept one.

Yes i am confident India will win but that doesnt mean i am willing to bet my money on it.

Reading the last line of your post i got an impression you were offended by my post, if that is the case then let me assure you it wasn't intentional. As a fan if one cant be passionate about his team or don’t have high expectation from our players then you arent a true fan.

BUT let me end by saying India will win

[ruja1810]

Originally Posted by saab_rn
Dont worry ill be here tomorrow either to congratulate you or to accept one.

Yes i am confident India will win but that doesnt mean i am willing to bet my money on it.

Reading the last line of your post i got an impression you were offended by my post, if that is the case then let me assure you it wasn't intentional. As a fan if one cant be passionate about his team or don’t have high expectation from our players then you arent a true fan.

BUT let me end by saying India will win

BUT LET ME START BY SAYING THAT BANGLADESH WILL WIN..

[pseudo_deshi]

edited.

[pial]

Any audio for todays match?

[ruja1810]

Bangladesh name 12: Team to show respect to Manzarul Rana
TigerCricket.com Report from Port of Spain
16-March-2007

Bangladesh have named 12 players for their ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 opener against India tomorrow (Saturday).

Opener Javed Omer, batsman Rajin Saleh and fast bowler Shahadat Hossain Rajib have been left out of the side.

The team will train today afternoon at the Queen’s Park Oval here, the venue for tomorrow’s match. This will be the Tigers’ first practice session at the Oval.

The day began on a sombre note for the Bangladesh team with the news that 22-year-old all-rounder Manzarul Islam Rana had been killed in a road accident back home in Khulna along with another First Class cricketer Sajjadul Setu.

“It is a terribly distressing news and we don’t have words to express our shock and grief. The players are absolutely stunned. Our heart goes out to Rana’s family and may the Almighty grant his soul eternal peace,” said skipper Habibul Bashar.

“If we do something good in this World Cup we will dedicate that to Rana,” added Bashar.

Bashar also expressed his grief at the sad demise of Setu who was on the back seat of the same motorbike Rana was riding.

“It is a great loss for our cricket. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Setu’s young family,” said Bashar.

The Bangladesh team has decided to wear black arm bands during tomorrow’s match to show their respect to Rana who appeared in six Test matches and 25 ODIs for the country.


Bangladesh squad
Habibul Bashar (Captain), Shahriar Nafees Ahmed (VC), Tamim Iqbal Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mohammed Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Tapash Baishya.

source: www.tigercricket.com

[Farhad]

Heres another one:

Originally Posted by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (Cricinfo)
Five areas where Bangladesh can threaten India

Minnow menace

The form-book, the seedings and conventional wisdom suggest India will walk off with both points from this match. Siddhartha Vaidyanathan offers five reasons why it may not be so easy

Bashar the glue With three half-centuries against India, Habibul Bashar has often stood alone amid the disappointing batting efforts. All three fifties have come in losing causes but Bashar's calm presence is often reassuring. He can hold the middle order together, sealing up one end as his more flashy colleagues take on the bowling at the other. He's no slouch, though, well capable of stepping it up when the situation demands.

Shock power Floating around Bashar are a group of dangerous batsmen, often veering from the sublime to the ridiculous but one heck of a threat when they come off. India don't need any introduction to Mohammad Ashraful, not after Chittagong in 2004; neither do they need to be reminded of Aftab Ahmed's powers, not after Dhaka in 2004. Then there's Shahriar Nafees, who's opening exploits include a Test hundred against Australia, Tamim Iqbal and Saqibul Hasan. All are young batsmen in a similar mould, all with oodles of promise.

New-ball variety In Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain, Bangladesh possess a more than handy new-ball pairing to hustle the best. Mortaza's skiddy cutters will be complemented by Shahadat's discomforting bounce, a prospect that could unsettle the best. India will remember Mortaza's contribution on Boxing Day in 2004, when he winkled out Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to help Bangladesh record their first (and only) triumph against India. Mashrafe has also chipped in with the bat, in the two games against India, and his recent exploits in the warm-up match against New Zealand suggest a handy allround talent. Shahadat is yet to play against India but nine wickets in two Tests against Sri Lanka translates into a dangerous talent.

Left-arm menace Rahul Dravid feels this World Cup will be won by the team that manages the middle overs best. India are likely to face a slew of left-arm spinners in that period, with Mohammad Rafique's darts complemented by Abdur Razzak's loop and Saqibul's accuracy. Razzak and Saqibul arrive with economy-rates of 3.5 and 3.7 respectively and India will need to find innovative ways to manoeuvre the ball around with the field spread.

More youth, more agility Bangladesh enter the game with a head-start in the fielding department. Aftab, Ashraful and Saqibul will form an agile inner circle and their enthusiasm could be infectious. India's main worry has been the ageing nature of the side (Dravid even indicated that they'd need to hide a few fielders) and an efficient performance from Bangladesh would enable them to bridge the gulf. A couple of lucky breaks and they will dream bigger.
© Cricinfo

[reverse_swing]

made this thread sticky

[Outswinger]

Just heard the news on BBC as India will fight untill they beat Bangladesh successfully today .

So , for us ; Got "No chance" .

So , what are we gonna do then ?

[gravitY]

GOOD LUCK for Tigers from millions of heart in BD and abroad.

Tigers are on hunT, vegeTarian Feast this time

[Farhad]

The players dont seem too upset. Here's a picture I found at Cricinfo (Note the picture date). I remember they found out when they woke up at their hotel, so this has to be after they heard the news)


Mohammad Rafique and Mushfiqur Rafique seem to be playing tag at Bangladesh's training session, Trinidad, March 16, 2007


It might not be today, that wont be the only typo in the description. Whos Mushfiqur Rafique?

[Miraz]

Originally Posted by Outswinger
Just heard the news on BBC as India will fight untill they beat Bangladesh successfully today .

So , for us ; Got "No chance" .

So , what are we gonna do then ?

Will be celebrating Bangladesh win. Don't know much about Indian response