Bangladesh-A tour of Maharashtra 2009

[al-Sagar]

nadif is the next rokon but has less talent

[MohammedC]

Originally Posted by offstump
nadif is the next rokon but has less talent

I would not compare him with Rokon yet until I see him in international level. But chances are we may not so cant compare.

[LateCut]

Originally Posted by M.H.Rubel
Personally i feel it very much, several time our selectors selects unripen players for national team and through them out.So I think tours for the A team should be regular to revitalize our players and make ready the replacement team.

Yah, throw Ashrafluke out and put him in the A-team.

[nycpro96]

Abdur Razzak?

[bujhee kom]

Bhais, when is this starting? The Maharashtra tour I mean. Thank you!

[Tiger444]

Originally Posted by bujhee kom
Bhais, when is this starting? The Maharashtra tour I mean. Thank you!

here is the tour itinerary

Bangladesh A Team’s Tour of Maharashtra: Revised Itinerary
ITINERARY
Date Match Venue
25-Sep-09 BD A Arrive at Mumbai Airport and travel by road to Nasik
26-Sep-09 Practice Nasik
27 - 29 Sep-09 3 day v Maharashtra Under 22 Nasik
30-Sep-09 Travel by road from Nasik to Pune
01-Oct-09 Practice Pune
02 - 05 Oct-09 4 Day Match v Maharashtra Pune
6-Oct-09 Rest/Practice Pune
7-Oct-09 Rest/Practice Pune
8-Oct-09 1st 1-Day Match v Maharashtra Pune
09-Oct-09 2nd 1 Day Match v Maharashtra Pune
10-Oct-09 Rest/Practice Pune
11-Oct-09 1st T/20 Match v Maharashtra Pune
12-Oct-09 2nd T/20 Match v Maharashtra Pune
13-Oct-09 Bangladesh A Depart

[Tiger444]

Razzak opts out of Bangladesh A tour

Faisal Hossain has replaced Abdur Razzak in the Bangladesh A squad for the 19-day tour of Maharashtra after Razzak opted out citing personal reasons. Bangladesh A will leave for India on Friday and the tour will begin with a three-day match against Maharashtra Under-22 on September 27, followed by a four-day game, two one-day games, and two Twenty20 matches against Maharashtra.

Squad: Hannan Sarkar (capt), Shamsur Rahman, Rajin Saleh, Ziaur Rahman, Nafees Iqbal, Nazmul Hossain, Talha Jubair, Imrul Kayes, Sahagir Hossain, Dolar Mahmud, Shahadat Hossain, Mohammed Sohrawordi, Imran Ahmed, Faisal Hossain.

http://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/c...ry/426455.html

I think it is not a bad idea for Abdur Razzak to play in this tour..why was he included anyways? He has enough international experience..I would have rather put in a guy like Nabil Samad or Yasir Arafat..

[Murad]

ভারত-যাত্রার এক দিন আগে মহারাষ্ট্র সফরের বাংলাদেশ ‘এ’ দলে পরিবর্তন হলো একটি। স্পিনার আবদুর রাজ্জাক ব্যক্তিগত কারণ দেখিয়ে সফরে যেতে অপারগতা জানালে তাঁর জায়গায় দলে নেওয়া হয় ফয়সাল হোসেনকে। ১৯ দিনের সফরে আজ দেশ ছাড়ছে ‘এ’ দল।

আগামী ২৭-২৯ সেপ্টেম্বর মহারাষ্ট্র অনূর্ধ্ব-২২ দলের বিপক্ষে ৩ দিনের ম্যাচ দিয়ে সফর শুরু হবে বাংলাদেশ ‘এ’ দলের। ২-৫ অক্টোবর মহারাষ্ট্র একাদশের বিপক্ষে তাদের পরের ম্যাচটি ৪ দিনের। একই দলের বিপক্ষে ৮ ও ৯ অক্টোবর তারা খেলবে দুটি এক দিনের ম্যাচ। ১১ ও ১২ অক্টোবর হবে দুটি টি-টোয়েন্টি।

বাংলাদেশ ‘এ’ দল: হান্নান সরকার (অধিনায়ক), শামসুর রহমান (সহ-অধিনায়ক), রাজিন সালেহ, জিয়াউর রহমান, নাফিস ইকবাল, নাজমুল হোসেন, তালহা জুবায়ের, ইমরুল কায়েস, সগীর হোসেন, ডলার মাহমুদ, শাহাদাত হোসেন, সোহরাওয়ার্দী, ইমরান আহমেদ ও ফয়সাল হোসেন।

http://www.prothom-alo.com/newsite1/...9-25/news/7523

[auntu]

What happen to A. Razzak? Why is he not interested to play for A team?

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally Posted by Murad
হান্নান সরকার (অধিনায়ক)

That's good to know. He's obviously fought hard to get back to being considered for national selection. Also, this goes to show that the selectors are getting out of the habit of ruling out anyone over 25.

[Murad]

Originally Posted by auntu
What happen to A. Razzak? Why is he not interested to play for A team?

Pressure from Gazi Tank? or He is still in India with his mother?

[Eshen]

Officials for the tour - Akram Khan ( Team Manager ), Sarwar Imran (Coach), Abdul Karim (Fielding Coach & Trainer ), Amanat Ullah (Physiotherapist).

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/200...5/news0003.htm

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by Murad

বাংলাদেশ ‘এ’ দল: হান্নান সরকার (অধিনায়ক), শামসুর রহমান (সহ-অধিনায়ক), রাজিন সালেহ, জিয়াউর রহমান, নাফিস ইকবাল, নাজমুল হোসেন, তালহা জুবায়ের, ইমরুল কায়েস, সগীর হোসেন, ডলার মাহমুদ, শাহাদাত হোসেন, সোহরাওয়ার্দী, ইমরান আহমেদ ও ফয়সাল হোসেন।

http://www.prothom-alo.com/newsite1/...9-25/news/7523

So, in case Suhrawardi gets injured, BD-A will be playing without any specialist spinner!

I hope Rajin is sharpening his off breaks.

[Murad]

Originally Posted by Eshen
So, in case Suhrawardi gets injured, BD-A will be playing without any specialist spinner!

I hope Rajin is sharpening his off breaks.

They should have replaced Razzak with another spinner. Poor selection from our dhail khaowa selectors once again.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by Murad
Pressure from Gazi Tank? or He is still in India with his mother?

O yes yes. His mother was sick. I think he is still busy fir her mother.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Officials for the tour - Akram Khan ( Team Manager ), Sarwar Imran (Coach), Abdul Karim (Fielding Coach & Trainer ), Amanat Ullah (Physiotherapist).

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/200...5/news0003.htm

What a management stuff!
Don't have any idea about A. Karim and Amanatullah.

[Murad]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Officials for the tour - Akram Khan ( Team Manager ), Sarwar Imran (Coach), Abdul Karim (Fielding Coach & Trainer ), Amanat Ullah (Physiotherapist).

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/200...5/news0003.htm

Why do they have Sarwar Imran as coach? Why not get a better one? This guy is good for the age level teams only.

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by Murad
Why do they have Sarwar Imran as coach? Why not get a better one? This guy is good for the age level teams only.

I don't remember Sarwar Imran coaching any age level team.

Why do you think he is such a horrible choice? Because of his short track record with national team after Mohsin Kamal's departure?

[auntu]

Originally Posted by Eshen
I don't remember Sarwar Imran coaching any age level team.

Why do you think he is such a horrible choice? Because of his short track record with national team after Mohsin Kamal's departure?

He should be used as assistant rather head coach.
We should have a good foreign coach preferable from SL/SAF.

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by auntu
He should be used as assistant rather head coach.
We should have a good foreign coach preferable from SL/SAF.

With an exception of Whatmore, my observation so far is that foreign coaches do not make any significant difference for subcontinental teams. IMO, we will be benefited better if we spend more on coaches training than on hiring expensive foreign coaches.

Foreign coaches have better training methods, no question, but something seems to go missing when it comes to apply their knowledge to our players. May be it's just the communication barrier.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by Eshen
With an exception of Whatmore, my observation so far is that foreign coaches do not make any significant difference for subcontinental teams. IMO, we will be benefited better if we spend more on coaches training than on hiring expensive foreign coaches.

Foreign coaches have better training methods, no question, but something seems to go missing when it comes to apply their knowledge to our players. May be it's just the communication barrier.

BCB had an agreement with CA about training local coaches and arranging top level certificates. What is the status of that project? It was Anam's brain child afaik.

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by auntu
BCB had an agreement with CA about training local coaches and arranging top level certificates. What is the status of that project? It was Anam's brain child afaik.

BCB's agreement with CA expired earlier this year, and, as far I know, it has not been renewed.

BCB also sends coaches in Asian Cricket Council programs.

BCB sure needs to invest more on coaches. Lets see if BAL party takeover of the board changes the situation.

[Eshen]

Here is a related (although old) news -

BCB Prepares Unified Coaching Manual

Thursday, 23 April 2009

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is finally preparing its very own unified coaching manual in order to develop the country's cricket.

Since Bangladesh gained Test status in 2000, Cricket Australia had voluntarily provided training to Bangladesh local coaches and umpires under a five-year agreement that ended in 2006.

Thereafter, the BCB renewed the deal for a further two years for 2007-2009, the board had to pay a huge amount of money, triggering a criticism in the sports area.

With the second agreement already expired (on paper, but still running on), now Bangladesh have to walk along with its own coaching manual in the coming days and Ashfaq-ul-Islam, deputy education manager of BCB game development, said: "We have now introduced a unified coaching language in Bangladesh. Now if a batsman needs to learn how to play a front foot shot, he can learn it in the same language from different coaches."

Meanwhile, Bangladesh had introduced the game education in 2005, and the game education is still going on with the assistance of the Asian Cricket Council and Cricket Australia, which are expected to recall their assistants after completing a couple of courses of the second agreement.

Ross Turner, international development programme manager of Cricket Australia, along with Ashfaq presented their last two years' game education activities to reporters at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday.

Turner claimed that the money (nearly three crore) was worth spending as they have had educated at least 345 umpires and 310 coaches over the last two years.

The Australian believes that Bangladesh can continue the follow up of their work and thus they have already provided a coaching manual to the BCB officials.

Turner also said that if the former players showed their interest in coaching, cricket of Bangladesh would be benefited as the former players had a clear concept of the game and could be able to provide valuable knowledge to youngsters.

He, however, expressed optimism about the future of Bangladesh cricket as former cricketers like Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mashud are coming forward to take up coaching.

"Players always have the better chance to become a good coach than others and I am happy that Bangladeshi players are taking interest in it," said Turner.

"Cricket will not be benefited until the local coaches are being educated and it is a long way to get a good coach," said Ashfaq during the presentation.

"We are confined to level-2 coaches. We, however, hope to participate in a level-3 coaching programme organised by ACC in the latter part of the year," said the development officer.

Ashfaq informed that BCB has appointed as many as 54 educated coaches, of whom 30 coaches have been visiting all 64 districts by rotation to provide unified coaching method.

'As an outcome of the programme, we have now our coaches in the age-group teams like U-15, U-17 and U1-9, but once there were foreign coaches appointed,' he added.

The BCB officials said they will consider the issue of renewing the agreement with CA when the board of directors meet on May 9.

http://www.independent-bangladesh.co...ng-manual.html

[Eshen]

BTW, our current game development manager is a Sri Lankan - Carlton Bernardus.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by Eshen
BTW, our current game development manager is a Sri Lankan - Carlton Bernardus.

Yes and he has been working for quite some times.

Eshen bhai thanks for the info. Good to know educated coaches are rotating districts. As the new president mentioned one of his priority to strengthen grass root level to have a better pipeline. This things he should take seriously. He has also mentioned district cricket associations. I hope it won't be a place to do party politics rather working for the development of the country's cricket.