Where Mominul should fit in the batting order

[Rana Melb]

At the moment, bd fans and team management have biggest dilemma.
1) Should Mominul be included in the playing Xl? If yes, then against who?
2) Where Mominul should be playing in the batting order?
3) Should we use him as an 'insurance' as our batting is fragile n inexperienced?

Lots of discussion going on in the team. Personally I ll include Mominul against big team to obtain an extra cushion. However he should bat in the top.

[Gowza]

Probably should bat top 3 but I'm not certain he should be in the XI at this point

[Dilscoop]

He should bat at no. 15 with the other 3 reserves.

[22Yards]

This "use him as insurance because we are so prone to collapse" sounds to me the most ridiculous thing. If your top 7 collapses, what good will he do coming at no 8 ? And Mominul is an odd choice, who himself hasn't sorted himself out in ODI and we are banking on him to stop a collapse ?

[Rana Melb]

Is Mominul our Gary Balance?

Balance is an excellent test player but didn't shine in odi.

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by Rana Melb
Is Mominul our Gary Balance?

Balance is an excellent test player but didn't shine in odi.

Mominul is very young. He has a long time ahead before getting such a conclusion.

[nynemesis]

he shouldn't be on the team , somaya is very good batsman for one down , at the moment bangladesh should go with taijul against aussie if they don't want taijul than nasir bottom the order is a perfect inclusion i believe

[Tausif]

At this moment, nowhere. There is no way they are going to drop Anamul or Tamim to make place for Mominul and Soumya basically sealed his place at one down at least for next few matches. Bringing him towards the end of the innings is not an option either because he isn't really a finisher.

Right now he should be replaced with Nasir if they are going in with 8 batsmen or replaced by a spinner based on conditions.

[adamnsu]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
He should bat at no. 15 with the other 3 reserves.

I agree, but for playing in bouncy and fast conditions. Mominul doesnt bring anything extra to the team. Even though I also think Anamul should not even be on the team, atleast he is a better fielder.

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by adamnsu
I agree, but for playing in bouncy and fats conditions. Mominul doesnt bring anything extra to the team. Even though I also think Anamul should not even be on the team, atleast he is a better fielder.

Technically Mominul is a much better batsman than Anamul.

I believe Anamul is a hardworker and he will overcome his problems with time. But at this moment he is a very limited batsman.

[epitaph]

In ODIs, Mominul at 3 hasn't worked. He did well as a finisher in one game in one of the last series we played. If he starts, he should continue there. He should start ahead of Sabbir IMO. I'm not a big fan of the latter. He doesn't seem to have the requisite technique.

[zman]

I'm a fan of both Haq's but right now there's no place for Mominul for the team's and his own sake.

[Fazal]

if any player need to go to make room for another player (taijul, Al-Amin, Nasir) its should be Anamul. He may have a bright future, but not in this World cup. Anamul will continue to do more damage to the team than Mominul with slow RR.

and btw... there is no point to bring Mominul so late. Mominul could have done much better job at #4 than what Riyad have done.

Mominul is a misfit in the lower order, he need to be played in top order.

And S Sharkar should open with Tamim/Anamul (I don't care which poison pill you pick).

[Tigers_eye]

Drop Anamul.
Promote Sarkar.
Mominul at 3.
Nasir at 8 who replaces Anamul.

[aklemalp]

Easy answer: Number 3. There's no other place. There's no point in trying to back up his stats in tests when batting down the order.

[Gowza]

The first thing is that the batting isn't being built around mominul, if it's built around anyone it's mushy and shakib, they are proven senior performers. The next thing to look at is who has done well where, well down the order nasir has proven to be better than mominul and sabbir has shown he can hit big better so no place down the order. I guess riyad's spot is still somewhat open so from 2-4 the spots still aren't secure but in saying that riyad has batted well at 4 recently so for the World Cup he has that number 4 spot. That leaves just the number 2 and 3 spots, I don't see mominul being picked ahead of anamul due to their ODI records and soumya had a decent showing in the last match plus has his pace bowling which in Australia gives his chances of playing a boost.

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Drop Anamul.
Promote Sarkar.
Mominul at 3.
Nasir at 8 who replaces Anamul.

That should be the way to go about it, except that we need the 4th specialist bowler (Taijjo/Al Amin) instead of the 8th batsman.

[Rana Melb]

I think Mominul will play against SL.. of course not in number 9 position. If we loose wicket early then Mominul will play at three. Otherwise he ll be in number 7. Assuming he is a floating batsman n he will be engaged according to the situation.

[jeesh]

Hope not. We d rather pick Nasir or an extra spinner. But then again we lose an early wicket or two, we will understand the significance of having a Mominul in the team.

[Cricket4All]

Originally Posted by Rana Melb
I think Mominul will play against SL.. of course not in number 9 position. If we loose wicket early then Mominul will play at three. Otherwise he ll be in number 7. Assuming he is a floating batsman n he will be engaged according to the situation.

I think that's the thinking behind keeping Mominul in the playing XI and he would probably play against Srilanka either at 3 or at 7 in batting position. We need to score or expected to chase down at-least 300 in MCG to win against SL, hence it would be useful to have 8 batsmen in the playing XI. I don't think Taijul/Arafat would be able to make the cut in the Aussie condition as none of the spinners from other teams were able to do anything noteworthy in MCG.

300 is the par score in MCG and we should plan accordingly.

[Fazal]

We talk about slow RR as a reason why Momin should not be playing in the team. If that is the criteria, then Tamim, Anamul and Riyad should be out first. based on current performance, all these three have very slow RR, don't take enough singles to rotate the strike and then try to hit sixes (and get out) to make up the missed opportunities. Not only these three are slow poke, but they are also not a very good supporting players and they fail to rotate the strike.

Atlease Monimul can rotate the strike. the only negative he has is he is yet to score some big innings... and I think ... if we trust him and stick with him in #3 or #4, eventually he will start scoring big. Giving him #6 or #7 slot will just kill his career. He not that type of explosive player.

At this moment, Monim and Sarkar are our best choice for top four slots (with the assumption that Rahim is not interested to open at #3 or #4).

Once we solve our two openers slots, our batting order will be very decent. Our openers are our problem in this WC. if they get out cheaply, that creates one type of problem (exposing the middle order); on the other hand if they stay too long that will create another problem (anemic RR). Right now the ideal case is both the opener stays for 7-8 overs and then you hope that they get out without damaging the RR too much.

[Jadukor]

Anamul worries me more than Mominul. I am not convinced Anamul puts the team's interest before his.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Jadukor
Anamul worries me more than Mominul. I am not convinced Anamul puts the team's interest before his.

He shows no intent of taking singles. All he does is forward defense. That puts pressure on the scoreboard and partner Tamim. Plus on the batsmen coming after them. Not everyday Shakib - Mushi will rescue the team. Then what? All because of forward defense and impressing Ganguly.

[simon]

If Momin doesnt fit anywhere in our batting order then I'm afraid we have big gaps.

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[ma_o_mati]

Can Mominul open?