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Old May 1, 2004, 02:25 AM
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I agree with most posts on picking Shahriar Hussain and Manzur Rana as openers for the ODIs. As for the tests, Javed Omar is the obvious choice. But the real dilemma is choosing his partner. Hannan Sarkar may well be the most talented opener we have got but these are his runs since Australia - 55, 41, 30, 6, 7, 13, 3, 20, 59, 28, 4, 4, 10, 25 - at 21.79 runs an inning. I do understand that the stats are not too below par for a BD batsman but we really should find a way to bolster his performance. And this is where first class cricket or rather the lack of it comes into play. Our national players seldom get to participate in full-fledged first-class competitions.

I would pair up Shahriar Hussain with Javed Omar for the longer version of the game.

and of course, dr. z, extraordinary work! What would we do without you?

[Edited on 1-5-2004 by Flip Master Mick]
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