Siddons - Even Bangladeshis would walk into Australian team

Spitfire_x86 · #1 December 29, 2010, 11:46 AM

Equinox · #2 December 29, 2010, 11:49 AM

Trying his best to add some Tests to the itinerary I see.

**Zunaid** · #3 December 29, 2010, 11:58 AM

Nice. These two are world class.

Rabz · #4 December 29, 2010, 11:58 AM

Sakib would walk into any team in the world, easy.
Tamim would walk into most teams in the world.

Good to see Siddons also drumming things a bit for us.
He senses blood too.

shuziburo · #5 December 29, 2010, 11:59 AM

Nice article, but we already knew that!

Night_wolf · #6 December 29, 2010, 12:00 PM

Shakib hands down!..thats nothing new!

Shaan · #7 December 29, 2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabz
Sakib would walk into any team in the world, easy.
Tamim would walk into most teams in the world.

Good to see Siddons also drumming things a bit for us.
He senses blood too.

it feels good that he is on the mission and feels high about us !!

MohammedC · #8 December 29, 2010, 01:35 PM

So we have to 2 world class player. We need to double that by the end of year 2011.

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auntu · #9 December 29, 2010, 01:37 PM

Nice read. Thanks a lot Spitty. I'm eagerly waiting for the Aussies to be at soil for test and ODI cricket. I think with the present BD form and the Aussies problem against spin and slow low track like BD one it's gonna be a real tough challenge for them.

Let's hope that, after the WC when BD would be in enthusiastic mood with great wins in the tourney ad Aussies would be in a bit back footed after disappointing performance at WC. I'm having a good feeling about the tour. I hope the Aussies would play and won't act as a sissy.

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al Furqaan · #10 December 29, 2010, 02:03 PM

agree with Siddons.

frd · #11 December 29, 2010, 02:12 PM

Junaed for ponting. :-)

Nafi · #12 December 29, 2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by frd
Junaed for ponting. :-)

Yeh as Ponting is likely to retire in a few months

Syed Rasel for Mitchel Johnson

rinathq · #13 December 29, 2010, 02:26 PM

Really nice read. Its funnt how even last year we were no position to compare with the Aussies but today we are desperate to play them. Even last year they were ignorant of us, now the want to avoid playing us at our own soil!! Its true all what Siddons said. He did not exaggerate a little. Sakib has the ability to run through the entire Englsih batting order thats for sure. And Tamim proved his worth this year by far.

Dunt be too harsh on Ponting though, even though i hate him, he is still the most successful captain in history.

Proud of Siddons. He has no hesitation to challenge the Australian cricket right at their media. We finally have a coach that has trust on our players. I an tell you this now, Siddons really wants to stick with Bangladesh Cricket because he is really into it

rinathq · #14 December 29, 2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MohammedC
So we have to 2 world class player. We need to double that by the end of year 2011.

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Mushfiq is rising, so is Razzaq, Shafiul............. all we need right now is one stable batsman in the middle order, a PP finisher and a healthy pace attack. We would be almost impossible to beat at home, and we would put up a good show at anywhere in the world

shakibrulz · #15 December 29, 2010, 02:44 PM

Shakib much better batsman than vettori? Disagree, Shakib as of now is not much better, but he's by far the better bowler imo.

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nycpro96 · #16 December 29, 2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by shakibrulz
Shakib much better batsman than vettori? Disagree, Shakib as of now is not much better, but he's by far the better bowler imo.

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I don't even see how you can compare Shakib's batting with Vettori's. Vettori is completely inferior to Shakib in the batting department. Vettori might be a little better than Shakib with the ball though. But not by a whole lot.

Shaan · #17 December 29, 2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by shakibrulz
Shakib much better batsman than vettori? Disagree, Shakib as of now is not much better, but he's by far the better bowler imo.

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Shakib is musch better batsman comparing to Vettori, only thing Shakib played lesser than Vettory!!

Shakib:

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Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	21	40	2	1179	100	31.02	2123	55.53	1	5	158	6	8	0
ODIs	102	98	17	2834	134*	34.98	3655	77.53	5	17	258	19	28	0

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Vettori:

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Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	103	157	23	4053	140	30.24	7036	57.60	5	22	499	15	57	0
ODIs	263	168	49	2039	83	17.13	2504	81.42	0	4	149	14	75	0

source:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte...yer/56143.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte...yer/38710.html

Kabir · #18 December 29, 2010, 04:30 PM

Not sure if I am a big fan of the word "even" as it relates to this article. If you want to show disrespect, state it without that "even". "Event" makes it sound like...typically all our players are not worth it, but now even we can be a big guy like you.

Oh well - can't complain about everything. Right?

dolcevita · #19 December 29, 2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kabir
Not sure if I am a big fan of the word "even" as it relates to this article. If you want to show disrespect, state it without that "even". "Event" makes it sound like...typically all our players are not worth it, but now even we can be a big guy like you.

Oh well - can't complain about everything. Right?

its the newspaper who chose the word EVEN to make it more DRAMA

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Equinox · #20 December 29, 2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kabir
Not sure if I am a big fan of the word "even" as it relates to this article. If you want to show disrespect, state it without that "even". "Event" makes it sound like...typically all our players are not worth it, but now even we can be a big guy like you.

Oh well - can't complain about everything. Right?

If you read the article carefully Siddons never says "even." It's the reporter who adds it in the title.

Kabir · #21 December 29, 2010, 04:44 PM

^^I see - thanks. Too much kahani ghar ghar ki is going on here.

bangla-red · #22 December 29, 2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MohammedC
So we have to 2 world class player. We need to double that by the end of year 2011.

We can't make players out of nothing... you can only become world-class if you have the potential. Having said that, Razzak could be classed as a world-class ODI player if he continues his form into 2011. I'm not sure where the other one would come from, you could argue that Mash could be world-class if he didn't break down so often.

Kabir · #23 December 29, 2010, 05:23 PM

Somewhere in there I saw a great potential in Naeem Islam. I haven't seen him get picked for a while now. His late order cameo can be useful - and has been useful before.

MohammedC · #24 December 29, 2010, 05:25 PM

^^^ So you saying there is no one else who have potential.

I say word "potential" sux. What you need is hunger to succeed like Shakib and Tamim.

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22Yards · #25 December 29, 2010, 05:33 PM

I dont see any other word class in the making (except razzak but he too proves quite ineffective with stronger teams). But i would love to see some new faces (rumman). Players whom we have seen enough of (Ashraful, Rakibul, Junaid (I will let him play tests tho) ) should be discarded immediately (after the WC, before is better although dont quite see that happening) and should be replaced with the likes of Jahurul, SN, Naeem and Mahmudullah so that we can reach a conclusion about them. Thats my goal for 2011 in a nutshell.