World Cup Candidates
F Waliullah

With only one tour left before the world cup that is the West Indies tour, lets look at our players who are probables for being in the world cup squad.

Openers:

1. Hannan Sarkar - In form specialist opening batsman
2. Al Shahriar - Successful in Test matches as an opener but unsuccessful in One Dayers. Makeshift opening batsman
3. Javed Omar Belim - Currently having a bad time since his injury. Specialist opening batsman
4. Mehrab Hussain - Out of form, specialist opening batsman
5. Mohammad Ashraful - Too wreckless but a useful leg spinner, he says that he is more comfortable against pace bowlers and yet his big scores came against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - one of the best spin bowling team. It is not yet know whether he is best suited as an opening batsman or as a middle order batsman or just as an allrounder.

Middle Order:

1. Alok Kapali - Good for the Number 6 position, if he is promoted batting up the order like in number four or five, he has always failed, an allrounder, yet he has not been bowled his full allotted 10 overs in One Dayers much
2. Habibul Bashar - Sometimes plays irresponsibly
3. Sanwar Hossain - Slow and Stewart Law of Bangladesh, his only success in the One Dayers is one fifty against Zimbabwe.
4. Al Shahriar - Irresponsible and has not batted in the middle order for a long time
5. Mohammad Ashraful - Wreckless and irresponsible but bowls useful leg spinners by taking wickets
6. Tushar Imran - Bad form in South Africa against South Africa
7. Aminul Islam - Experienced, yet inconsistent
8. Khaled Mashud - Weakness against pace attack, but an allrounder with the keeping being his main job.
9. Akram Khan - Out of form and not a good fielder
10. Naimur Rahman - Bad patch / out of form with the ball and recently with the bat.

All rounders:

1. Alok Kapali - Cannot bowl well to be the fifth bowler in one day games
2. Khaled Mahmud - A thirty - run scorer at best and does not have much pace in bowling
3. Tapash Baisya - Gives away too many runs in bowling
4. Mohammad Ashraful - Can't bat responsibly enough and does not bowl regularly, gives away too many runs in bowling, yet he takes the odd wickets whenever given the ball in his hands
5. Enamul Haque - Too old
6. Mohammad Rafique - Inconsistent

Bowlers:

1. Monjurul Islam - Usually can't take wickets with the ball in hand
2. Hasibul Hussain - Experienced yet gives away too many runs
3. Talha Jubair - Gives away too many runs in bowling but takes wickets
4. Fahim Muntasir - Can't bat
5. Mashrafe Bin Murtoza - Recovery from injury is not yet confirmed
6. Mohammad Rafique - Inconsistent with the ball in hand.

Any remarks or different opinions is greatly appreciated.

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