Congratulations Nazimuddin, Nasir and Shahadat

[F6_Turbo]

on winning your 1st ever Asia Cup.

Pakistan couldn't have done it without your valuable contributions.

Nazimuddin - 16 off 52
Nasir - 28 from 63

44 runs from 115 deliveries - Brilliant, brilliant batting...never to be forgotten.

Of course we shouldn't forget

Shahadat - 9 overs 63 runs, including 19 off the last.




Am I being harsh...the hell I am. Farcical performance, Damien Martyn wasn't selected for 5-6 years by Australia for what was perceived to be a rubbish dismissal against South Africa.

Nazimuddin should never be selected again...Nasir is young, and has a lot of potential, so he gets a stay of execution, but it is obvious, he was taught NOTHING about rotating the strike growing up, maybe now is the time....Shahadat should be selected, whenever we want the opposition to win.

[Zunaid]

Have you forgotten what Nasir did previously? He, at least, is allowed a bad day. The others had one too many.

[Nadim]

I understand the purpose of this thread.


a batsman can have a bad day, and had one after 12 ODI innings but why player like Nazim and Shahdat keep getting picked after numerous fail???

[F6_Turbo]

^It's why I said he definitely deserves a break...but that doesn't mean he is above criticism for that display. If he couldn't get going, he should have tried hitting his way out...instead he did neither, and there is no getting away from that fact.

This final is a great accomplishment....beyond our wildest dreams, and I am so proud of the entire team, but regardless of the final result, their collective display of the above 3 was shocking.

[wiseshah]

Congrats to those fans: who keep saying no change required in the team. Dont break winning combo

Its a final. Instead of going to 9 players, trump card like anamul or elias sunny would have been better

Seems like playing same team or give fair chance is much important than winning final.

Shahadat, nazim main culprit

Riad should be blamed too

[NoName]

Nasir was a disappointment today, but whichever tards do the selection have none but themselves to blame for picking **** Srk and Nazim.

[shakibrulz]

Nazimuddin is an idiot, and so is Shahadat. Shouldn't be near the team ever again.

[Nadim]

Lalla should be blame equally...2nd time he done it when his team needed him...

[wiseshah]

Riad could have take more strike than passing it to razzaq to maintain his average. Last over 9 run was not big deal, when bowler is cheema

[playmaker]

nasir shouldve taken on the charge, he is not a finisher but he was piling up the pressure. And we call him the future bevan of our country?

At least score 40 from 60 balls by rotating single, his cool as cucumber attitude doesn work in this situations and people stop telling what he did in the last match, he looked like a fish out of water

and as for nazim and shahadat, these guys are pathetic

[AMD128]

Hey! Why blame Nasir & Nazim. Their performance had the least negative effect in the match & Nasir did supported Shakib as much as he could. Nazim did the same to Tamim. It was Shahadat's last over that changed it all.

[shafayeen]

guys dont. be proud. nasir is a kid, a bad day; the pressure...Shahadat should be kept away from the team, but thats where it should be left. he represented our country, maybe not well but still did. Forgive and live. Nazim has no technique. i would say keep him for tests still. but for one-day,no; he has two many obvious weaknesses. But guys be proud

[Jadukor]

Don't understand why anyone would give shahadat the last over! That was a crazy decision. He bowled okay up untill then and we should have taken that as a bonus and bowled somebody else.

Also don't understand why mushfiq sent nasir up the order when we needed boundary hitters at the end. Mushfiq had no problem milking spin bowling he should have partnered tamim.

Nevertheless proud of the boys overall. We put in a tremendous performance overall and i hope there is more to come from now on.

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Have you forgotten what Nasir did previously? He, at least, is allowed a bad day. The others had one too many.

my sentiments exactly. I am cutting him some slack for today, his mind was elsewhere today...not on game, as a young kid it happens!

[allrounder]

If Nazmul was not injured, Shahadat would not have bowled the last over. However, I felt our strategy of playing so many dot balls was not the right approach. It exposed our tail that does not know how to handle such situation. Razzak, Mashrafee are not smart with the bat. Mashrafee with so much experience could have put that leg side ball away for four instead of playing soft hand to the fielder positioned there. Razzak's wicket was horrible to watch.

[KnightBD]

BTW have anyone checked out Nazim's ODI performance? Average of 13. Reminds me of Atahar's era.

Career averages

	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Bat Av	100	Wkts	BBI	Bowl Av	5	Ct	St
overall	2008-2012	11	147	47	13.36	0	-	-	-	-	1	0	Profile

[shakibrulz]

Originally Posted by Jadukor
Also don't understand why mushfiq sent nasir up the order when we needed boundary hitters at the end. Mushfiq had no problem milking spin bowling he should have partnered tamim.

Because he didn't do that well when he batted up the order in the series - so understandable. The only horrible decision was bowling Shahadat, otherwise loved his captaincy. Setting 6 fielders inside the ring in the death overs clearly shows the kind of the innovative captain that he is.

[shajib14]

Nazimuddin And Shahadat- - Lot of members here were shouting for wining combination, where are you guys.
Winning combination cost us the Asia cup

[al Furqaan]

Nasir gets immunity...plus the boy is not a #4. He's a finisher and a pretty good one at that, not a builder. At least not yet. His technique is lacking for that job. I salute him for his tenacity today and throughout.

Shahadat bowled well enough in his first 8 overs and I guess Nazmul was unavailable to bowl that final over. Lets try to remember that he only played cuz Rubel our pace spearhead was injured. Our first choice trio is Rubel, Mortaza, Nazmul.

Nazimuddin sucked. But was better than Kayes who would have wasted 40 deliveries to score 15 and then get out.

[lasith]

Nazmul had 2 overs left ,Rahim did a mistake by giving Shahadad the last over.

[jeesh]

Nasir did his best. But fingers must be pointed at Nazimuddin, Shahadat and Jahurul for letting us down.

[Shock]

Shahadat,

You hurt me as if someone has put a knife into chest. I rather have the knife literally on my chest then to see Bangladesh to lose the final. I will never forgive you. If you have any concientious, never be part of ODI or T20 of bangladesh national team.

[roman]

I can never forget Shadat. That guy cost us the Asia Cup

[Jadukor]

Originally Posted by shajib14
Nazimuddin And Shahadat- - Lot of members here were shouting for wining combination, where are you guys.
Winning combination cost us the Asia cup

They sucked but it was that the decision to bowl the last over that cost us the cup. We sould have bowled mahmudullah or nasir or any one legged blind guy for an extra over in the middle so that mash could finish things off.

Anyways i am too emotionally drained to even think logically so apologies in advance if i don't make any sense. Need few days to recover from this.

[F6_Turbo]

Originally Posted by lasith
Nazmul had 2 overs left ,Rahim did a mistake by giving Shahadad the last over.

Nazmul rolled his ankle, so he couldn't finish his overs...so fair enough, he had to go for a diff bowler.

But did he not look at Shahadat, and his economy rate throughout the tournament? At what he did the last time he bowled right at the death? He can't hack the pressure, and his habit of bowling short of a length, only helps the batsmen.