Zimbabwe Tri Series 2012 : Bangladesh Team Announced

[MarufH]

Originally Posted by AbuDarda
Good selection,specially for t20. Abul hasan should be debuted in this series,when rubel is injured. But too many pace bowlers in this squad,Mash,najmul,raju,forhad reza and ziaur,five pacers in the 15 men squad too much for bangladesh. Where's ziaur in the squad,no need of forhad reza!

Look on the bright side, bunch of bowlers almost ensures Anamul in playing 11.

Here is my lineup:

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Anamul Haque
3. Zunaed Siddique
4. Shakib Al Hasan
5. Mohammad Ashraful
6. Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain)
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Mahmudullah (Vice Captain)
9. Masrafe Bin Mortaza
10. Abdur Razzak
11. Nazmul Hossain

Bench: Mohammad Elias, Farhad Reza, Ziaur Rahman, Abul Hasan

[MarufH]

I guess interim head coach (Shane) had some say in this team full of pacers.

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by MarufH
Look on the bright side, bunch of bowlers almost ensures Anamul in playing 11.

Here is my lineup:

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Anamul Haque
3. Zunaed Siddique
4. Shakib Al Hasan
5. Mohammad Ashraful
6. Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain)
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Mahmudullah (Vice Captain)
9. Masrafe Bin Mortaza
10. Abdur Razzak
11. Nazmul Hossain

Bench: Mohammad Elias, Farhad Reza, Ziaur Rahman, Abul Hasan

Not bad, my friend. I would say some1 better than Zunaid. Imrul would be fine.
What about that?

[Wakidul]

Originally Posted by MarufH
Look on the bright side, bunch of bowlers almost ensures Anamul in playing 11.

Here is my lineup:

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Anamul Haque
3. Zunaed Siddique
4. Shakib Al Hasan
5. Mohammad Ashraful
6. Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain)
7. Nasir Hossain
8. Mahmudullah (Vice Captain)
9. Masrafe Bin Mortaza
10. Abdur Razzak
11. Nazmul Hossain

Bench: Mohammad Elias, Farhad Reza, Ziaur Rahman, Abul Hasan

I like that lineup. But I'm thinking we should do what kolkata tryed doing. Had an attack with 3 spinners since thats our strength. Perhaps take out mahmudullah (jus not a t20 player), and bring in elias sunny. Deadly spin attack. Backed up by some accurate fast bowling of mortaza and naz. Looking forward to seeing anamul in action. Inshallah he will be the next big thing.

[Tiger444]

I'm really happy to see that they selected Junaid and Ziaur ahead of Imrul and Jahurul. It shows that they selected them based on the format and those 2 are obviously better T20 batsmen. Junaid and Ziaur will most probably fight for the opener's spot. Junaid should be the favorite to get the job opening with Tamim.

I had a feeling that they would select Ash and to be fair, he was one of the best BD batsmen in the BPL. Also his Eid innings in T20 cricket is a lot more valuable then ODI's and Tests since it's hit and miss. So it's understandable as to why they've picked him. That being said though, I would have rather picked Mominul since he's a prospect for all forms of the game and I feel his place in the team is overdue. It looks as though Ash and Anamul will fight it out for the #3 spot. Will be interesting to see who gets it.

As for the bowling, it's obvious to see that Shafiul's still not ready. It's good to see that they've put Abul in. He's 1 of the few pacers in the country who can hit 140 kph. It should be good to see how he does. I felt that we should've tried out Alauddin Babu out rather then Farhad Reza. He's supposed to be a better batsman and bowler then him. I think they left Babu out because they didn't want 2 debutant pacers. Farhad Reza is not a bad option though.

All in all, I'm happy with the squad. Congrats to the players who are getting debuts and making comebacks. Wish them all the best.

[simon]

I'm happy for sir Ash & big Z
they r T20 specialist

[MarufH]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
Not bad, my friend. I would say some1 better than Zunaid. Imrul would be fine.
What about that?

Zunaid is better suited for limited version of cricket as oppose to Imrul who needs time to settle. Ironically, his test average indicates otherwise. I guess Imrul is only good at ODIs.

We can drop him for a spinner, I guess...

[MarufH]

Originally Posted by Wakidul
I like that lineup. But I'm thinking we should do what kolkata tryed doing. Had an attack with 3 spinners since thats our strength. Perhaps take out mahmudullah (jus not a t20 player), and bring in elias sunny. Deadly spin attack. Backed up by some accurate fast bowling of mortaza and naz. Looking forward to seeing anamul in action. Inshallah he will be the next big thing.

Yea.. he just doesn't deserve the vc post. I'm sure Pybus will make some changes. Lets get ready for the roller coaster.

[simon]

Mahmudullah will make you guys eat your word, hehe
he is a class a part ,a class act, a class among the classiest.

[Tiger444]

Ashraful recalled for Zimbabwe T20s

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful and opening batsman Junaid Siddique have been recalled for the unofficial Twenty20 tri-series against Zimbabwe and South Africa next month after reasonable performances in Bangladesh Premier League. They replaced Nazimuddin and Jahurul Islam, both of whom were in the top-order during the Asia Cup in March.

The Akram Khan-led selection panel also left out Shahadat Hossain and Imrul Kayes and included allrounders Farhad Reza and Ziaur Rahman. The selectors have also retained uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Anamul Haque and fast bowler Abul Hasan, who replaced Shafiul Islam midway through the Asia Cup after Shafiul had hurt his shoulder.

This season, Ashraful and Junaid have batted like they used to in the early part of their careers in the Twenty20 format. Ashraful has the most runs in T20Is for Bangladesh and was the second highest scorer among country's batsmen in the BPL with 258 runs at a strike-rate of 112.66 including a fifty. Junaid scored 238 runs in the BPL and had been in good form in first-class cricket. He played his last T20I in August 2009 against West Indies.

"Junaid [Siddique] has a very good reputation as a Twenty20 player and most importantly, he played well in BPL and in the later part of the National Cricket League," Akram said.

"Ashraful also looked good in the domestic competition as he always does. It is also true that he cannot fulfill our expectations, but we want to keep faith in him because he is a very good option for Twenty20 cricket," he added.

Ashraful is currently playing for Blackheath Club in the Kent Premier League and will return to the country on June 8.

But many will closely follow how Ziaur steps up to the bigger stage in his first recall since being named in the provisional squad for the inaugural World Twenty20 five years ago. A 25-year-old allrounder, Ziaur's medium-pace bowling has been overshadowed by his big-hitting capabilities.

Ziaur tapered off during the intervening period but has had a much better season for Khulna, his first-class side, before making important top-order contributions for Chittagong Kings in the BPL. In the country's top one-day league, the Dhaka Premier League, Ziaur has been instrumental in Old DOHS Sports Club's stay at the top of the table with some quick runs during the Powerplays.

Imrul Kayes could consider himself unlucky as he has had very few chances since being sidelined during the Asia Cup. He had made it into the squad after finding some form in domestic cricket but lost out to Nizamuddin as Tamim Iqbal's opening partner. Now Imrul, Nizamuddin and Jahurul have been cast aside.

"[Jahurul Islam] Omi is unlucky because as a back-up wicketkeeper-batsman [Anamul Haque] Bijoy impressed us the most. Bijoy has been in good touch and performed well in all levels of domestic cricket. He is a good prospect," Akram said. "On the other hand Imrul [Kayes] is a good opening batsman but he is suited for the 50-overs game."

It would be the first opportunity for skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and the team management, led by newly-appointed coach Richard Pybus, to assess resources in the Twenty20 format. Akram too sees this as the first of three opportunities to put together a balanced line-up for the ICC World Twenty20s in September.

"We have good opportunity to find out the right combination for the Twenty20 World Cup. We are scheduled to play in Zimbabwe, Trinidad & Tobago and Ireland and thought we are not in favour of making changes, we always want to recognise performances," Akram said.

Bangladesh arrive in Harare on June 13 and take on Zimbabwe in the first game of the tournament on June 17.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe...ry/566802.html

[HereWeGo]

Originally Posted by simon
Mahmudullah will make you guys eat your word, hehe
he is a class a part ,a class act, a class among the classiest.

He is an amazing batsmen but seriously lacks confidence in his ability in pressure situation. He always relies on the striker at the other end to take risks for close finishes....

in a non pressure cooker situation he is an excellent batsman...

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Wakidul
I like that lineup. But I'm thinking we should do what kolkata tryed doing. Had an attack with 3 spinners since thats our strength. Perhaps take out mahmudullah (jus not a t20 player), and bring in elias sunny. Deadly spin attack. Backed up by some accurate fast bowling of mortaza and naz. Looking forward to seeing anamul in action. Inshallah he will be the next big thing.

No you don't want to do that as you need at least 1 off spinner.. what if the Lefties are playing the SLAs well.. you will need to introduce a office at that time.. Yeah Riyad is not the best offie but he is experienced and if he is confident he can be really good.. so we do need Riyad atm...

[shakibrulz]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
Nope.
It's too early for Mominul(16) & Arafat. Let them be more mature & professional.

First of all Mominul isn't 16, secondly, yeah lets wait till they get 25-30 to debut them in T20s and keep sticking with Junaid, Naeem etc till then. People said the exact same thing about Nasir too. The thing is the whole debuting early and destroying career is BS. Tamim, Shak and now Nasir has proven that over and over again.

And what better opportunity to debut than practice matches vs a great T20 lineup? They deserved it.

[hoodlum]

Originally Posted by shakibrulz
First of all Mominul isn't 16, secondly, yeah lets wait till they get 25-30 to debut them in T20s and keep sticking with Junaid, Naeem etc till then. People said the exact same thing about Nasir too. The thing is the whole debuting early and destroying career is BS. Tamim, Shak and now Nasir has proven that over and over again.

[Razi]

Guys for once, at least give some credits where it's due. This is an excellent selection IMO based on the format and the conditions. Yeah I know we are really eager to see how some of the exciting young talents perform at the highest stage but you can't have so many new faces in the same squad. All the dead-weights from the Asia Cup were justifiably dropped except Imrul who could consider himself unlucky due to the format and Zunaed's form. Some of you are calling for Mominul and Arafat Sunny's inclusion but due to their playing role/position it was not possible to select them. Our middle-order is packed with all-rounders who are all in decent form, so it would have been very hard for Mominul to get into the XI being a specialist batsman. With regard to Arafat Sunny, he is one of those many unfortunate SLAs who despite performing very well doesn't get the nod because of our already heavily SLA dominant bowling attack.

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Razi
Guys for once, at least give some credits where it's due. This is an excellent selection IMO based on the format and the conditions. Yeah I know we are really eager to see how some of the exciting young talents perform at the highest stage but you can't have so many new faces in the same squad. All the dead-weights from the Asia Cup were justifiably dropped except Imrul who could consider himself unlucky due to the format and Zuaned's form. Some of you are calling for Mominul and Arafat Sunny's inclusion but due to their playing role/position it was not possible to select them. Our middle-order is packed with all-rounders who are all in decent form, so it would have been very hard for Mominul to get into the XI being a specialist batsman. With regard to Arafat Sunny, he is one of those many unfortunate SLAs who despite performing very well doesn't get the nod because of our already heavy SLA based bowling attack.

But I thin in T20 format A Sunny should get selected ahead of A Razzak as he was really good in BPL.. At least he could have been tried out during these unofficial matches..

[Razi]

Originally Posted by oronnya
But I thin in T20 format A Sunny should get selected ahead of A Razzak as he was really good in BPL.. At least he could have been tried out during these unofficial matches..

I'm one of the biggest critics of Razzak here but you just can't drop a veteran like him who performed well in both BPL and Asia Cup. Even if you drop him from the playing XI, there is still Elias Sunny who was the highest wicket-taker in BPL and performed really well in whatever limited opportunities he got for the national team. So, you could only take Arafat Sunny as the 4th SLA and in conditions such as Harare this would have been outrageous. Mind you there is also Enamul Haque Jr who too performed brilliantly in the BPL and is in peak of his form, but as I said earlier he is also one of those unfortunate SLAs of our country who can only come into the national team if the other SLAs fail to deliver.

[Catskills]

I think Ashraful's era is over. We should move on and not have picked him. Every time he does well in the domestic matches, the selectors pick him for the international matches; he then performs poorly and consequently gets dropped again- the cycle continues. Time to break it. I also think that Mahmudulla Riyad should have been left out for a long time as a punishment for playing so idiotically in the Asia cup final match (seriously). We need a "do or die" player when asked for, not a "keep the wicket/no run is Ok" player. He should learn a thing or two from Mashrafe or Shafiul.

[TigerEz]

good squad i have to tell yall.....i normally dont say this but im saying it this time...and if theres anyone to replace than its riyad bhai....he's not a t20 material and he needs a break from cricket to enjoy some time with his family

[shakibrulz]

From the squad:
Tamim
Ziaur
Ash/Junaid
Anamul
Mahmudullah
Shakib
Nasir
Mushfiq+
Mashrafe
Nazmul
Sunny

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by shakibrulz
From the squad:
Tamim
Ziaur
Ash/Junaid
Anamul
Mahmudullah
Shakib
Nasir
Mushfiq+
Mashrafe
Nazmul
Sunny

Good squad but bowling looks weak. Who will be the 5th bowler? In T20 you need 1-2 extra bowlers, just in case one of the regulars get smacked.

[Equinox]

Originally Posted by shakibrulz
From the squad:
Tamim
Ziaur
Ash/Junaid
Anamul
Mahmudullah
Shakib
Nasir
Mushfiq+
Mashrafe
Nazmul
Sunny

I have to disagree with this XI

In T20s, you have to give your best batsmen the chance to face as many deliveries as possible.

My XI:
Tamim
Zunaed
Ash
Shakib
Mushfiq+*
Riyad
Nasir
Ziaur
Mashrafe
Razzak
Nazmul

This is the team I'd start off with and then give guys like Anamul a shot after the first couple of games and also experiment with the line-up for example by opening with Ziaur.

[Zeeshan]

Selecting Ash is like someone givin away the spoiler by saying we will win all the matches. dhurru

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by Razi
Guys for once, at least give some credits where it's due. This is an excellent selection IMO based on the format and the conditions. Yeah I know we are really eager to see how some of the exciting young talents perform at the highest stage but you can't have so many new faces in the same squad. All the dead-weights from the Asia Cup were justifiably dropped except Imrul who could consider himself unlucky due to the format and Zunaed's form. Some of you are calling for Mominul and Arafat Sunny's inclusion but due to their playing role/position it was not possible to select them. Our middle-order is packed with all-rounders who are all in decent form, so it would have been very hard for Mominul to get into the XI being a specialist batsman. With regard to Arafat Sunny, he is one of those many unfortunate SLAs who despite performing very well doesn't get the nod because of our already heavily SLA dominant bowling attack.

Alhamdulillah! indeed Excellent selection!

I am very excited that Ashraful got selected.

You can't please everybody...there will always be someone who is upset with team selection

1. Tamim
2. Anamul
3. Ashraful
4. Shakib
5. Mushfiq
6. Nasir
7. Zunaed
8. Ziaur
9. Mortaza
10. Razzak
11. Nazmul

12th Man: Elias Sunny, Riyad depends on pitch! yes in T20, you put your best batsmen at the very top someone who can quickly score and stay for a while!

[raad007]

My 11

Tamim
Sidiqque
Ashraful ( or switched with Junaid)
Shakib
Mushfiq
Nasir
Ziaur Rahman (Probably could open too)
Mashrafe
Elais
Razzaq
Nazmul or Abul hasan