The Mahmudullah Riyad thread!

[Rinathq]

I didnt find him shaky this morning. He looked to score and cant blame him for that. He paced the innings late. And unlike other batsmen, he didnt give his wicket away. Good comeback... Clearly this slot if better suiting him

[simon]

he phailed to remain n.o thgh

[Tiger Manc]

Good innings from Riyad. Needs to continue this in the remainder of the series in order to silence the critics.

[deshimon]

I have seen first time following our top order, lower order also did well. I was doubt of Ryad's performance, but he did his job.

[Fazal]

He is back with his form. Not perfect, but better than Sakib's shaky innings.

[Ajfar]

I think Shakib and Mushy both need to bat lower down the order now. They have huge roles to play during fielding, so the later they bat the more rest they will get unless we have a batting collapse. I think moving Riyad and Nasir ahead of Shakib and Mushy is something we can try.

[KaaL-PurusH]

Originally Posted by Ajfar
I think Shakib and Mushy both need to bat lower down the order now. They have huge roles to play during fielding, so the later they bat the more rest they will get unless we have a batting collapse. I think moving Riyad and Nasir ahead of Shakib and Mushy is something we can try.

quite agree. i think, for the time being and for the sake of balance,mushy should come at #3(fatigue will be an issue but dont see any other option) followed by naeem, riyad, shakib (to have enough rest) & nasir.

if shakib comes at #6 then he will face the tired fast bowlers and can more easily play his game. Riyad is also being waste down the order since he is middle order batter and hope #5 would suit him.

[Shoinik]

Originally Posted by deshprem
6/7/8 are crucial positions in tests. if they can strengthen one end, u won't get late wickets at the end of days play. imagine we had someone of weaker caliber, if we lost 2 kwik wickets in the last few nervous overs, we might have been done for.

These are crucial positions but a batsman of Mahmudullah's caliber (in bd context) is more suited at no. 4, 5 or 6. Since those are taken, the only places left are no. 2 and 3 (or you can ask Mushy to bat at 8!). The top three require a solid batsman and as bizarre as it may sound, Mahmudullah could become a decent no. 3 providing he gets used to that position in the NCL. This could be our stop-gap solution until Anamul/Mominul is ready (we do need to nurture them for a while).

Playing 4 specialist (quality) bowlers with Shakib will give us a better chance of taking more wickets (imagine the difference Enamul/Sunny could have made in this test). We can draw a test by batting well but if we want to win one, we have got to bowl them out!

[simon]

Giving his critics a one day break.

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[Nadim]

Well done simon er pola! solid finally

[simon]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
Well done simon er pola! solid finally

arey nah..oo amar chey boro
he is my stepson.

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[Dilscoop]

Michael Riyad Bevan. Batting with the tails and helping them shine.

[Sohel]

This is what he's capable of doing once he gets his eye in and summons up the courage to take responsibility. Looking forward to his 2nd test tomorrow InshAllah

[Nadim]

TBH i think this has been best knock by Riyad i've seen. He derserve his 100. hope he gets it Come on Boy!!!

[simon]

although now mny people wld like to see him promoted but looks to me for some reason number eight suits him the most.
great show man ..now convert it pls.

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[Jadukor]

making a strong case of batting above Mushy
in Test matches he has always looked good
i hope he can notch up another century here

[Tiger Manc]

Hope Abul and Rubel stick around long enough for Riyad to get his century.

[Wakidul]

nah he should stay where he is in the batting order. Brings the best out of the tail somehow. Not by protecting them, but by simply allowing them to face more balls as he takes single at the start of every over he faces, and its up to the bowlers to face the might of test strike bowlers like fidel, which gradually enables them to get their eye in and play shots like abul.

[BanCricFan]

Riyad played couragiously today. He didnt get raffled -showed a lot of character.
All the best tomorrow!

[AsifTheManRahman]

Riyad eto tiringbiring korte hobe na, tumi Abul ke dekhe batting shikho

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[KaaL-PurusH]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Riyad eto tiringbiring korte hobe na, tumi Abul ke dekhe batting shikho

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beshi kichu na, khali kibhabe timing korte hoy ta shikhlei cholbe

[Maysun]

Riyad, you missed out on a 100 in the first Test on such an easy pitch.

Go and grab the second chance!

[Naimul_Hd]

Our Michael Bevan

[Naimul_Hd]

If it were any other batsmen than Riyad, i am sure they would have thrown their wicket trying to hit boundaries after boundaries batting with tail enders. Good thing about Riyad's innings was he trusted his partner even he was no.10 batsman

[Tiger444]

Abul is hogging the spotlight and rightfully so but let's not forget Mahmudullah's contributions in this match. He came in to a very tough situation and played it beautifully. Just shows how well he can play once he's in a positive frame of mind. Please get a 100 tomorrow Mahmudullah to reward your efforts!