Tiger 444, your analysis of Imrul's technique (or lack thereof) is very much spot on. But technique alone does not guarantee success and conversely lack of it (or flaws in it) does not predetermine your future. Players such as Shewag, KP, Chanderpaul all have non-traditional techniques. The key is, can you the batter, keep the good ones out more often than not. When in form, Imrul is reasonably compact and when he is focused on batting time he actually is able to minimize his propensity to chase outside off. As far as cussedness goes, he and JuSi are both capable of being bloody-minded, and you can actually survive on that and a modicum of talent (which both Imrul and Junaide possess). Let me put it this way - if Mark Richardson and Nasser Hussain could forge successful cricket careers, so can Imrul. His one area which he _HAS_ to work on is strike rotation and you've nailed that.
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