We need more journalists like this

[Mahmood]

http://www.ittefaq.com/content/2008/12/21/news0824.htm

Enough Said.

[bujhee kom]

Originally Posted by Mahmood
http://www.ittefaq.com/content/2008/12/21/news0824.htm
Enough Said.

right on mahmood bhai. totally agree with you and the author of the article! go mahmudullah riyad, go!

[Rifat]

late order? opener? who cares? someone who can bat and take the charge to the lankans is definitely deserving of a shot at the main XI

i wouldn't be surprised inshallah if Riyad scores another century and then

Breaking News: Mahmudullah breaks in to the main XI ahead of the 2nd Text against Sri Lanka after an abyssmal performance by Bangladesh batting order...(astagfirullah!) in the first test!....

the selectors are always caught in two minds

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by Mahmood
http://www.ittefaq.com/content/2008/12/21/news0824.htm

Enough Said.

ধন্যবাদ, মাহমুদ ভাই ...
বি সি বি'র কান্ড-কারখানা খুবই দুঃখ এবং হতাশাজনক।
এরকম চললে ভবিস্যৎ অন্ধকার, নিশ্চিত!

[Rifat]

by popular demand, these things happened in past:

1. Minhazul Abedin Nannu- omitted from World cup '99 squad but by popular demand, got in and saved us from serious embarrassment against Scotland in world cup

2. Akram Khan second test selection in chittagong vs. Zimbabwe in 2001

3. Mahmudullah may be the same case, i am sure judging by the logic of the current selectors, he will get a spot in ODI's, i don't think this time selectors will reverse their decision and include him in Main XI although now is never too late

[akabir77]

I don't agree with the reporter sorry. yeah he scored but why we have to rush? ok let him score more cause when he got his chances he didn't do much. yeah salleh is not better them him but at least they r not picking some new kid to play test.

mahmuddlah is a good player but if every one starts to demand place after every 3/4 games then selectors have to let every one play for bd...

BTW how come the reporter just wanted to show last three games what about the whole NCL? what was his scores in all the matches?

[yaseer]

Originally Posted by akabir77
I don't agree with the reporter sorry. yeah he scored but why we have to rush? ok let him score more cause when he got his chances he didn't do much. yeah salleh is not better them him but at least they r not picking some new kid to play test.

mahmuddlah is a good player but if every one starts to demand place after every 3/4 games then selectors have to let every one play for bd...

BTW how come the reporter just wanted to show last three games what about the whole NCL? what was his scores in all the matches?

Agree to the point that there is no need to rush. Let him score some more.
Make the entry to the national team as much harder as possible. Then players will realize the value of the place in the side. Consequently, delaying the entrance will delay the exit as well and we can get some long term servers for the team.

[mshakir56]

The reporter was also keen to remind the selectors about the ICL Mayhem !

[cricket_king]

Until Riyad shows me that he can hold a bat or bowl something that can actually trouble a batsman, I still don't want him in the team. Then again, I'm willing to give him a chance since he's been playing so well in the NCL. I'd rather try Faisal Hossain - the guy just keeps on scoring.

[BD Tigers]

I kinda agree w/ the reporter. Since Nayeem cud not play and Riad is same as Nayeem, he shud have gotten the chance. Whether he wud be in the final xi - thats a different question. Following is another story about Faisal Hossain and his thinking about the selection. How many like him have we lost already?

http://www.prothom-alo.com/mcat.news...yNDE2&mid=OA==

[sadi]

He might have scored three centuries but I don't think he is quite ready for the test cricket yet. Let him score some more runs. What's the rush?

[auntu]

নাঈমের জায়গায় রিয়াদের অন্তর্ভূক্তির দৃষ্টিকোন থেকে রাজিনকে নেয়া ঠিক যুক্তিযুক্ত হয়তো ঠেকে না। তবে রিয়াদকে এখনই টেষ্টে নামিয়ে দিতে আমার মনেও কেমন জানি বাধো বাধো ঠেকছে।

[mahbubH]

what else a reporter can write? a good team has been selected! He has to write something different ... if Riad is selected insted of Rajin he would write Rajin did this and that. I like to see more centuries from Riad before giving him a chance in test cricket. Good luck Riad.

[simon]

I agree with the reporter.
Naeem got chance for the entire NZ series without much success & then in SA he did same.
On the other hand Rajin's prfrmnce agnst NZ was disappointing.
And the fact that Ryad provides the same as Naeem & his recent prfrmnce I must say that he deserves the chance.

[ononto]

Originally Posted by sadi
He might have scored three centuries but I don't think he is quite ready for the test cricket yet. Let him score some more runs. What's the rush?

Agreed

[Rifat]

at least he should have been given a chance in the warm up match

[bujhee kom]

we need more honest journalists with big kahonas!

[Mahmood]

He just scored his 4th consecutive century and single handedly defied Barishal the title.

He deserved a chance in the worm up match to show if he is ready or not. And Sadly, he will be given a chance in the ODI where as he shown his temperment and form in the longer version.

We don't know if he is ready or not, but form is importent, who know how his form will be when given the chance. Now was a good time.

[nmhimal]

our selectors are dumb idiots, nothing more i can say.

[tan96]

Well,Mahmud has scored another 100 in the NCL,thats his 4th consecutive century.And he didnt even get a chance to play in the warm up match.If the selectors keep on doing things like this,then why shouldnt players go to play in the ICL?And surely he will be selected for the odi series against the lankans.But he had scored all those centuries in test cricket.So why was he not selected for the tests?Our selectors are really dumbheads.Faruk Ahmed and Athar ali khan were much better.