Match Thread:Bangladesh vs India,1st Test :18-22 May, Grameenphone Test Series 2007

[damalChele]

Originally Posted by KnightBD
This should be the batting order:
Javed Omer Belim
Shahriar Nafees Ahmed
Rajin Saleh
Shakib Al Hasan
Mohammad Ashraful
Habibul Bashar
Khaled Mashud
Mohammed Rafique
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Enamul Haque (Jr.)
Shahadat Hossain Rajib

Obviously bolwing lineup is:
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Shahadat Hossain Rajib
Mohammed Rafique
Enamul Haque (Jr.)
Shakib Al Hasan

Sorry guys for my lack of knowledge on this but isn't Enamul Haque (Jr.) one of the opening batsman for BD A, who some argued should have made it to WC instead of JO. Why is he at tailend?

[sadi]

Originally Posted by damalChele
Sorry guys for my lack of knowledge on this but isn't Enamul Haque (Jr.) one of the opening batsman for BD A, who some argued should have made it to WC instead of JO. Why is he at tailend?

You got the jr part right but everything else wrong. Its Mehrab jr.

[nzfan]

i hope there will be a live link i am a cricket purist i love test cricket more than one dayers

[Mahir]

Originally Posted by damalChele
Sorry guys for my lack of knowledge on this but isn't Enamul Haque (Jr.) one of the opening batsman for BD A, who some argued should have made it to WC instead of JO. Why is he at tailend?

And to add a bit : Enamul Jr has long been touted as THE FUTURE for BD's spin bowling. During Enam's U-19 days, Richard McInnes considered him to have the potential to be leading SLA in the world in due time.

[damalChele]

Thanks for the correction. Looking forward to seeing this kid. Haven't seen him in action and few others.

[bulbul_fan]

enam is gr8 bowler. he is our future rafique. i dont understand y cant they try him in odi also???

[Navarene]

Originally Posted by nzfan
i hope there will be a live link i am a cricket purist i love test cricket more than one dayers

Ditto! I love the same.

[shimul99]

Indian team is in a very critical shape now. Most of the players are out of shape and not capable to make high scores. As we have seen before. They are scared of the whole situation and what they are going through. On the other hand the BANGLADESH team is better in shape and can perform better in pressure.....I think Bangladesh is better team in that respect....

[reyme]

First of all: who are the umpires?

[Navarene]

I pray for Bashar to win the toss and elect to bat first. Considering the fact that the wicket on day five is prone to spinner friendly since there will be odd cracks on the pitch, I reckon that 2nd inning batting would make the Indians life hell by our slow left armers.

[Mahir]

Originally Posted by reyme
First of all: who are the umpires?

ur question's been answered in the other thread. Doctrove and Harper to stand in both Tests.

[Navarene]

Originally Posted by reyme
First of all: who are the umpires?

Daryl Harper (Australia) and Billy Doctrove (West Indies)

[Rifat]

no aleem dar, i am relieved. no bias usually will lead to less mistakes and hopefully it favors bangladesh more than anything else.

you think aleem dar should be fined and/or fired by icc for making foul decisions?

[WarWolf]

Originally Posted by rifat
no aleem dar, i am relieved. no bias usually will lead to less mistakes and hopefully it favors bangladesh more than anything else.

you think aleem dar should be fined and/or fired by icc for making foul decisions?

As per my observation Aleem Dar is among top 3 best umpires ICC having at present, didn't notice him to give wrong decisions too often.

[bangalee]

If anyone cares about the weather...here it is

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/world-in...001|CHITTAGONG

Not a good forecast for Uninterrupted Cricket Game (UCG).

[habfreak]

anyone knows the weather forecast? Also when does the 2nd session begin? I'll miss the first unfortunately!

[Fazal]

Originally Posted by habfreak
anyone knows the weather forecast? Also when does the 2nd session begin? I'll miss the first unfortunately!

Heavy Rain - Possible
Light Rain - very much Possible
No Rain - also possible
High Wind - low
Medium Wind - likely
No Wind - not likely
ThunderStorm - Possible
No ThunderStorm - also possible
Snow - Not likely
Hail - Possible but not likely
Dense Fog - Likely
Light Fog - Most likely
No Fog - Is also possible

I think the 2nd session begins 40 mins after 1st session ends.

[IanW]

This is what the BBC had to say about Enamul, back in '03

"All the while, Thorpe was trading blows with the Test debutant in a fascinating battle between the master practitioner and a mant 18 years his junior.
The left-hander drove Haque for four to move England into the lead 20 minutes after the resumption before lofting him down the ground for six.
But on this evidence Haque is a spinner of immense talent, and he tested Thorpe's renowned aptitude against spin with variety, flight and pronounced turn."

[cricman]

Originally Posted by IanW
This is what the BBC had to say about Enamul, back in '03

"All the while, Thorpe was trading blows with the Test debutant in a fascinating battle between the master practitioner and a mant 18 years his junior.
The left-hander drove Haque for four to move England into the lead 20 minutes after the resumption before lofting him down the ground for six.
But on this evidence Haque is a spinner of immense talent, and he tested Thorpe's renowned aptitude against spin with variety, flight and pronounced turn."

Never worried about Jr, But I do hope we win the Toss and Bat so the spinners can be effective in 3rd and 4th days, rather than face Kumble in our first innings on Day 3.

[IanW]

On the other hand, if Bangladesh bat first and do well, then India have to bat last against Rafique, Enamul and Sakibal ... the key is batting well, bowling well and fielding well. Do that, and the Tigers can put themselves in a position to win.

[Ajfar]

bangla mayer damal chele...egeye cholo...egeye cholo....

[habfreak]

Originally Posted by Fazal
Heavy Rain - Possible
Light Rain - very much Possible
No Rain - also possible
High Wind - low
Medium Wind - likely
No Wind - not likely
ThunderStorm - Possible
No ThunderStorm - also possible
Snow - Not likely
Hail - Possible but not likely
Dense Fog - Likely
Light Fog - Most likely
No Fog - Is also possible

I think the 2nd session begins 40 mins after 1st session ends.

U sure have a weird sense of humour...especially for a guy with 6000+ posts.

[RazabQ]

session by session boys ... that's how we have to bat. Really bummed TI doesn't get to play. I really wanted him to have a go what with his recent FC form as well as the subplot of him being captaincy material. I don't have a lot of faith in Rajin at the moment.

[Antora]

lest hope bangladesh can do sumfin gud they r playing a test after 13 months (wow)
joy bangla!!!

[Mohiul]

Shafin, get this photo of BSSRA stadium from http://tigercricket.com/tigerimgviews.aspx?columnID=197