Soumya Sarkar becomes first Bangladeshi to score List A Double Hundred

Rifat_02 · #1 April 23, 2019, 05:32 AM

Take a bow, difficult thing to do as this is the first time ever in history of our cricket in List A

Gowza · #2 April 23, 2019, 05:35 AM

He did it in age group cricket as well.

Rifat_02 · #3 April 23, 2019, 05:48 AM

Good signs before the world cup, him and Tamim in top order will be crucial

hoodlum · #4 April 23, 2019, 06:11 AM

I wonder what rarbine has to say about this. Unfortunately he is banned for two months. Therefore, I appeal to the mods to unban him and let him express his feelings.

mishu · #5 April 23, 2019, 07:25 AM

Beast mode!!

Roni_uk · #6 April 23, 2019, 08:18 AM

Luckily none of the bowlers he faced have been selected for the WC squad - phew!

cricket_king · #7 April 23, 2019, 08:19 AM

There wasn't a single pacer in the lineup, are you serious?

SH Anik · #8 April 23, 2019, 08:20 AM

Congrats Soumya!!! Probably flat pitch and inexperienced bowlers, still a great achievement nonetheless,

I have been a big fan of Soumyas skill of being underdog beater since his u19s days (200 vs qatar)..

roman · #9 April 23, 2019, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hoodlum
I wonder what rarbine has to say about this. Unfortunately he is banned for two months. Therefore, I appeal to the mods to unban him and let him express his feelings.

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Originally Posted by SH Anik
Congrats Soumya!!! Probably flat pitch and inexperienced bowlers, still a great achievement nonetheless,

I have been a big fan of Soumyas skill of being underdog beater since his u19s days (200 vs qatar)..

Your wish got granted. Same stuff different poster

Max100 · #10 April 23, 2019, 01:24 PM

where is all the Soumya haters?

i still think, we selected the best possible team at the moment, except liton das. kayes should be in for liton. or some one who performed well in DPL like mohammed naeem, rokibul hasan, saif hasan

cricket_king · #11 April 23, 2019, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SH Anik
Congrats Soumya!!! Probably flat pitch and inexperienced bowlers, still a great achievement nonetheless,

I have been a big fan of Soumyas skill of being underdog beater since his u19s days (200 vs qatar)..

Smacked around your underdog heroes Pakistan to all parts of the ground for an unbeaten 127, too, if I remember correctly.

godzilla · #12 April 23, 2019, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Max100
where is all the Soumya haters?

One banned, another one joined the gang to congratulate him. LOL!

Tausif · #13 April 28, 2019, 11:41 PM

Now if he can do half of that many times in the WC, we might win it!

ToBeFair · #14 April 29, 2019, 02:39 AM

We last beat India in June 21, 2015. Has been four years we did not beat the big brothers

Can Soumya score a double and give India a long overdue dabani in WC?

Mash please bring your 2007 glory and zizou dance at least for one match in this WC

Rinathq · #15 April 29, 2019, 10:03 PM

Just need to score 1/4 of that consistently and we will be good to make semis

Eshen · #16 April 29, 2019, 10:09 PM

Don't get your hopes too high up, WC grounds won't be as small as BKSP training grounds. I would be happier had he scored few fifties on Mirpur and Fatullah.

He may get away on small Irish grounds too, like he did back in 2017. But I doubt it will be all that hard to set up the field against him on bigger grounds.

Rinathq · #17 April 29, 2019, 11:04 PM

Its not about the opposition or the ground size... for players like Soumya, its all about nerve. If they walk out confident, they will take apart any bowling whether its Prime Dollessor or Pakistan and they will do it whether it is BKSP or Bristol...In a way, this innings should give some confidence to Soumya and hope he doesnt lose it before the tournament starts...

Night_wolf · #18 April 30, 2019, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Rinathq
Its not about the opposition or the ground size... for players like Soumya, its all about nerve. If they walk out confident, they will take apart any bowling whether its Prime Dollessor or Pakistan and they will do it whether it is BKSP or Bristol...In a way, this innings should give some confidence to Soumya and hope he doesnt lose it before the tournament starts...

tbh i really want to avoid ash2.0 talk

One World · #19 April 30, 2019, 08:56 AM

Ash himself is in 2.0 mode TBExact

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/18233742

http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/197372

Eshen · #20 April 30, 2019, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rinathq
Its not about the opposition or the ground size... for players like Soumya, its all about nerve. If they walk out confident, they will take apart any bowling whether its Prime Dollessor or Pakistan and they will do it whether it is BKSP or Bristol...In a way, this innings should give some confidence to Soumya and hope he doesnt lose it before the tournament starts...

Let me help you juggle your memory - Soumya scored 61 and 87* against NZ and Ireland in Ireland tour 2017. As per your logic, he should have carried some confidence and should have done ok in CT. Nope, he scored a 28 followed by three single digit scores!

I do think ground size matters a lot. Soumya is no more a unknown quantity in international cricket, teams know very well how to set up the field against him, unless he has changed his game in recent times (which he has not, as per his last interview). His over dependency on boundaries and his lack of control over his shots most likely will continue to haunt him.