Match Thread: 1st Test, Bangladesh vs. West Indies at SBNS, Dhaka; November 13-17, 2012

[BanCricFan]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Chanders has done two sajdah's this match...has he converted to Islam? Where's the beard?

Beard isnt an absolute must. Perhaps, SHIV is a closet moslem? He likes to keep it low key just as his batting.

TEA and Dec.!

[Gowza]

could have let chandu get one more run...

[al Furqaan]

I think they've declared...now time for Tamim's landmark heptacentury 712* to shatter Lara's records.

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Chanders has done two sajdah's this match...has he converted to Islam? Where's the beard?

He kissed the pitch...

[al-Sagar]

who will open with tamim ???

junaid or nafees ???

[Gowza]

come on tamim, need a biggy from you brother.

[BanCricFan]

Anything but a golden duck, Tamim. Pretty please!

[shivfan]

Originally Posted by WarWolf
Declared. Have 10 mins to negotiate before tea.

Wow...that declaration caught me off guard. I thought they would bat at least until tea.

[22Yards]

Originally Posted by al-Sagar
we have three specialist batsmen who are candidates for no 8 batsmen

1. mahmudullah: introducer of the thoery, was very successful at no 8

2. naeem: when mahmudullah got a promotion, naeem got the chance here. did well in a partnership with shakib against england in a game where after a good partnership which was looking to be a match saving was blown when shakib tried to hit a six of the bowling of tradewell. naeem contributed well in that game at no 8 and had few other decent innings at that position.

3. nasir: the latset sensation whi has finished well in some ODI innings for BD is now favourite for that specialist batsman at no 8 slot.

4. just as i was writing i found a Darkhorse for the position. Sharapova Rajib, who has played well in same nightwatchman innings for BD can be a potential dark horse for this no 8 position and thus demote naeem or nasir to no 9 and thus explore the opportunity of having a specialist batsmen at no 9

Riyad is utter useless at this point in pretty much all formats. He bowling isnt reliable and we can find any jodu modu to proxy his batting. In ODI Zia should be considered and in tests it has to be a bowling allrounder someone like shohag gazi. That gives Nasir a step up.

I think naeems role this time is more of a batsman than an allrounder and it showed his lack of bowling. He probably is slotted to come at 4. If not I don't think we needed him first place.

[al-Sagar]

tea break has been called so twenty minute break, then we resume

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Sohel
True. We're also very good at boosting the confidence of fringe cricketers and making them better players in the process.

Originally Posted by BANFAN
So many people will love us and remember us for this .... We will remain indebted to our cricket for serving our nation with such dedication ...we will have a lots of friends of Bangladesh ...

Yeah we are punchbag for all the teams.. I thought we also have a punchbag in Zim but hai even they are better than us in every format of the game...

What a dedication we show to the world of cricket by being so generous.. amader naam shonar okhhore itihasher patai patai likha thakbe..

[Gowza]

i really don't get why nazimuddin was in the squad if he wasn't getting a game, he opened in the last test match, he's done ok so far so understandable why he was selected but makes no sense why he wouldn't play. whoever opens with tamim is the one who should have sat out so nazimuddin could play i mean if you're going to select him then give him a fair chance to show his stuff otherwise anamul should have been selected.

[Hawk-Eye]

Follow on is on the card!!

[al Furqaan]

My prediction...BD 425 all out (Tamim to tie Ashraful's century record).

[Sohel]

Originally Posted by Hawk-Eye
Follow on is on the card!!

But no innings defeat InshAllah!

[silversurf]

at last they declared

[Maysun]

Originally Posted by BANFAN
Now the game is getting interesting...WI started hitting the bowlers now...

They have done that through out the innings

[nadim 98]

Anything less than 350 will be unacceptable!!!!

[BengaliPagol]

we cannot take wickets.

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by Hawk-Eye
Follow on is on the card!!

We bat until number 9... Don't worry losing a few wickets upfront...we will never follow on..

[Gowza]

Originally Posted by 22Yards
Riyad is utter useless at this point in pretty much all formats. He bowling isnt reliable and we can find any jodu modu to proxy his batting. In ODI Zia should be considered and in tests it has to be a bowling allrounder someone like shohag gazi. That gives Nasir a step up.

I think naeems role this time is more of a batsman than an allrounder and it showed his lack of bowling. He probably is slotted to come at 4. If not I don't think we needed him first place.

agree, riyad atm shouldn't be getting a game, sohag could be a bowling allrounder at #7 or #8, that could allow either another spinner (enam jr) or another pacer (possibly alauddin since he's ha potential to open the bowling but can also bat a bit). this batting to #8 business i.e. actual batsmen playing in the #8 spot is really hurting the bowling. there is no reason why mushy can't bat at #6 and we can have a couple of bowling allrounders at 7 and 8. in any case #7 should be the lowest spot for a batsman.

[nadim 98]

[Maysun]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
Anything less than 350 will be unacceptable!!!!

I was thinking 450 since we are batting so deep!

[revolver]

How long is the break for?

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[Isnaad]

Sohel bhaiya, Bolechhilam na around 550 for 4 with 10 sessions?

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