The Re-birth of Ash?

[Rifat]

sorry, Kalpurush bhai, I think the thread title needs to add the prefix "signs of"....we can hopefully remove the prefix once we complete our World cup T20 journey


so far these are just signs, nothing more than signs, he has always shown glimpses of form in the last two years, after he got kicked out of the team at the conclusion of the world cup, he blasted 118 against South Africa A and we thought boom, he is back. he got some runs in domestic cricket and then we play him against Pakistan, same old same old. until he delivers that magical innings again against an opposition of international class, he still hasn't come back yet...

[Rabz]

Originally Posted by abu2abu
All Ash's well wishers will...well wish him well..

However, he really needs to start scoring big runs. Even in T20 cricket, at the highest level you need to be scoring 50s rather than cute 30s...

Yes, Ash needs to score 50's because everyone in the team is cr@pping 50s at will.
Incase you don't know, Ash (along with Tamim) have the highest number of 50's for Bangladesh in T20I. A grand total of 2.
Yes, those might not be some earth shattering numbers, but in Bangladesh, those are some pretty big figures.
So, tell everyone else to catch up with him first, cuz they also need to score 50s rather than cute 30s.
Not to mention he has the best SR for the current national team 'batsman' who has played over 10 T20I.

[Zeeshan]

Calm down Rabz bhaia. :p

[Rabz]

I'm calm :p.
Just dont like unnecessary and invalid singling out of someone, whoever that person is.
There are enough things to talk about Ash, if you want to criticize him.
But not scoring 50s in T20I isn't one of them, when the whole team is guilty of the same cause AND he has the highest number of 50s for the team.

[cricket_king]

Yeah, leave Ash alone you big bullies.

[Nafi]

The rebirth of Ashraful

http://youtu.be/6jamrudGfC4

[Tiger444]

Actually 30's in T20's are useful. Because the par score in T20's is usually 150-160. So a score of 30 is beneficial. If Ash could give us quick fire 30's, that would be great.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally Posted by Tiger444
Actually 30's in T20's are useful. Because the par score in T20's is usually 150-160. So a score of 30 is beneficial. If Ash could give us quick fire 30's, that would be great.

TI and Ash both need to fire. If each scores a quick 30/40 (of course, the more the merrier, but it's a start), and we're at, say, 80/2 after 10, the onus will then be upon our middle order to take us to 180.

[Tiger444]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
TI and Ash both need to fire. If each scores a quick 30/40 (of course, the more the merrier, but it's a start), and we're at, say, 80/2 after 10, the onus will then be upon our middle order to take us to 180.

Yes agreed. They need to ensure that we get off to a strong start and then its up to the middle order to take us to a strong finish. The worry is that Shakib, Mushy, and Riyad have not really fired with the bat lately. Really hope they do in the WC.

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
TI and Ash both need to fire. If each scores a quick 30/40 (of course, the more the merrier, but it's a start), and we're at, say, 80/2 after 10, the onus will then be upon our middle order to take us to 180.

Yap. If we can't score 170/180, we won't have a chance against the Kiwi and Pakistanies.

And a good opening partnership is vital to do so.

[shuziburo]

In SL, 150-160 might be par. So, scoring more will be important.

Originally Posted by kalpurush
Yap. If we can't score 170/180, we won't have a chance against the Kiwi and Pakistanies.

And a good opening partnership is vital to do so.

[SS]

After all these years, still Motin is the bhest and is born again....rest 10 is aging and no signs of re-birth when it matters the most. Otherwise we would have have a thread for them too. Motin really has something that's why I like him so much. Others are busy doing ads, going to Malaysia, or having most stylish hairstyles even before or after coming from practices. Motin is our pride and only true tiger and that's why he is born again. Happy Birthday Motin.

[wktkeeper]

ash shine korbe eta sure. ore sobai or moto khelte den na re bhai. amra ash fan ra ki manush na amader fav player re niya apnara khali tana tani koren

[Gowza]

as long as he scores runs i don't care, but my expections are zilch, been through that for 10 years and nothing came of it. if it happens then great, if it doesn't then i wasn't expecting it so no worries.

[thebest]

Ashraful and rebirth became synonymous kp bhai. like gowza I dont care about ash's performance.

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by thebest
. like gowza I dont care about ash's performance.

You don't have any other option IMHO. If Ash fails to have a good start in the upcoming T20 WC, we won't have any chance to beat NZ or Pakistan team.

You have to remember that the pitch we are playing in SL is a sporting one, thus, our spinners might not be that effective like they do in Bangladesh, means, our batthers have to click if we want to have any chance to win a match or two.

[Gowza]

I said as long as he's scoring runs I don't care, I'm hoping he will do well because it would really help the team to have an on song ashraful.

[BengaliPagol]

The weirdest thing happened. I have looking thru the guinness book of records cricket 2012 (a whole book devoted to cricket) and i went to the Bangladesh section and it said 'Bangladesh's top performer has been Mohammad Ashraful'. There was a paragraph describing how he has been a prolific batsmen for BD. It even had a big picture of Ashraful next to it.

There was a small mention of Shakib as 'a contributer to the BD team' but they didnt even mention that he is the best allrounder in the world.

Very strange.

[NoName]

He started his Re-birth off with a great start.

[Sohel]

Good performance from Mtin. The combination of scoring 30+ with an SR of 150+ is exactly what's needed from a T20I opener of his abilities. Let us hope that this was not an Eid-ish performance and pray that this form continues through the tournament and beyond.

Shakib almost scored a 30 and that too is a good sign. Riyad's innings was disconcerting and thank GOD Zia managed to connect today. Tamim, Mushfique and Nasir ought to have done better.

[zinatf]

Good innings by Mtin today! Let's hope it's a re-birth and NOT an Eid innings (again )

[Rabz]

Yes, indeed Zint
Inshallah he can carry on this consistency to the world cup matches.

[simon]

Kintu Ash er problem hochchey he cant take preshar, specially when a lot is expected from him.
So main thing is he better deliver on main stage.

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[patriot]

Never thought it was a 'REBIRTH' of Ash . He was and is Bangladesh's best T20 Batsman and I am not saying this from just today's performance . He was born with T20 batting talent and I feel he should purely concentrate in this format.

[Gowza]

good innings from ash today, hope for more.