All our selectors are ex captains and i respected them a lot as players. But sometimes i dont understand their thinking-like the one in the thread title. Maybe Abul can bowl faster, maybe Shahadat can get more bounce, maybe they have more x factor but is that pace, bounce and x factor making any difference? No.
Test cricket is all about concentration, discipline. From his early days Nazmul has been given the new ball ahead of Shahadat because of his control. He might not have the venom to pick wickets, but at least he can keep it tight at one end and allow someone else to attack from the other. Shahadat and Abul neither keep it tight nor attack. Their place in the team is pretty much to fill up the numbers.
|