If wicket does not offer any turn or is similar to yesterday, I don't want to see Saqlain anywhere near the national team, utter garbage. I saw the game, nothing special in him, a ordinary SLA bowler, with hardly any variations or thinking ability, he was delivery balls right where the batsman wanted him to, not only that, the ball came to them so slowly that they had enough time to whack it for a boundary. Unless the wicket offers exceptional turn, I wouldn't pick him. Shakib got hit yesterday early, but came back really strong, he used his variation, faster, slower, and also used his head. When batsman went after him.. Bowled right lines during second part of his spell. I am very sure, Taijul would have don't better than Saqlain... Really poor stuff from him.
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