Match Thread: Bangladesh U19 vs Papua New Guinea U19, ICC Under-19 World Cup; Game 1 for BD, 16th Jan 2010

[Ajfar]

Originally Posted by HereWeGo
I read somewhere that Waqar Younis once mentioned that in Pakistan, the youngstars are always encouraged to bowl as fast as possible and once they are able to achieve that, then the coaches try to improve their line and length... Pace is important for a fast bowler....

its just that the recent times all of our fast bowlers that's been brought into the national teams seems like they little or no control over their line and length. The old rasel wasn't that fast but he had good line and length, which was one of his main asset as a bowler. i hope he can get his old self back again.

[cricman]

Originally Posted by bangladesh_sy
its just that the recent times all of our fast bowlers that's been brought into the national teams seems like they little or no control over their line and length. The old rasel wasn't that fast but he had good line and length, which was one of his main asset as a bowler. i hope he can get his old self back again.

They need to Strive for 90 MPH, once you can reach that landmark, consistently, with out putting any extra effort, you can bowl 85mph at the correct line and Length.

The Old Rasel was Fast (if you compare him to now) 78-82mph, He used to swing the ball to 2nd Slip with his Out Swingers and than he would set them up with the Inswinger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6THLcWYzfnc

Players still play him for the Outswinger when he puts the ball in the corridor of Uncertainty like Yuvi did and play down the wrong line

[_Rafi_]

Good tactics by our u19 team by playing attacking cricket. Our NRR in this match will help us in future because we are in very tough group.

[zainab]

I really thought that they should have bowled out PNG for about 100 runs, seems they are a much better team than Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Canada and USA, so already these 4 teams will not make the cut, also PNG, that leaves 11 teams to fight it out. I hope BD is one of them.

[Equinox]

WTH happened guys we had half their wickets when they had 52 on the board...how did they manage to add 140 more runs?

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Equinox
WTH happened guys we had half their wickets when they had 52 on the board...how did they manage to add 140 more runs?

Bhaia we needed batting practice.
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This I think shows the lack of killer instinct or may be field placing not aggressively when you smell the blood.

[Tiger Manc]

Originally Posted by Equinox
WTH happened guys we had half their wickets when they had 52 on the board...how did they manage to add 140 more runs?

Yeah I was thinkingh the same thing. We knocked their top order so cheaply and yet they still reached 190!! It's a shame we lost so many wickets! I'm really nervous about Windies tomorrow! We have to win that

[shuziburo]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Bhaia we needed batting practice.
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This I think shows the lack of killer instinct or may be field placing not aggressively when you smell the blood.

This is called the "HaBa" syndrome. If you remember the match against WI in the 2007 WC, WI was 67-3 after 25 overs. This called for going for the jugular, meaning all-out attack. BD skipper Habibul Bashar chose to try limiting WI runs. WI lost only 2 more wickets and reached 230, scoring 163 in the last 25 overs.

Shakib-ul-Hasan had India on the ropes in the tri-series. He went for the HaBa approach, and allowed Kohli and Dhoni to settle down, eventually winning the match. "The Art of Captaincy" by Mike Brearly should be a required textbook for all captains. "Hitting Out: The Ian Chappell Story" by Ian Chappell, and "Farewell to Cricket" by Bradman should also be required reading.