Match Thread | 1st Test: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe | Sylhet

[Mas_UK25]

So dropped Mossadekk from test, after 2test innings. He is a handy bowler too. Averages 34 after 2. Had a 75 against Herath and co on 5th day in SL.
Now, in comparison Shanto after 2 test averages 12, no 50s not even against Zim.

But guess what? Shanto is likely to get another test. While Mossadekk is out favour because of his poor form at Odis. Can you believe it? That Bangladesh cricket selectors theory for you.


P.S
I’m not a huge for of Mossadekk but he handled Lankan spinners so well in SL, he is a good spinn player and better test suited player. You can’t drop him because he did poor last many lois. His last two test innings (of 4 only) he got a excellent 75.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Riyad needs to be axed, he is waste of a spot in the team. We need Nurul with gloves, and Mushfiq up the order.

I would bench Momin as well, and bring in Soumya. I would axe Shanto also, in favor of Naeem.

My XI would be-

Imrul
Liton
Soumya
Mushfiq
Naeem
Arif (not impressed with him, but he did enough to survive)
Nurul
Miraz
Taijul
Fizz
Rahi

What about when Shakib and Tamim are back?

IMO, selecting a LOI specialist like Soumya to replace a Test specialist like Momin is precisely the wrong move our selectors keep doing and its setting us back.

My XI for the West Indies series:

1) Tamim
2) Shadman/Imrul
3) Mushfiq
4) Mominul
5) Mosaddek
6) Shakib
7) Nurul
8) Miraz
9) Taijul
10) Mustafiz
11) Jayed/Khaled/Ebadat

[Gowza]

The suggested changes don’t have much backing because there isn’t enough A team cricket to show naeem or tushar or whoever should be ahead of those already picked.

Also 2 matches isn’t enough for a new player, shanto shouldn’t be dropped, mosaddek shouldn’t have been dropped (though he’s not been in good form in NCL).

I mean if you look at domestic numbers then it looks like a good idea to pick naeem and tushar but what if they fail early on like for example shanto? (Shanto has good domestic numbers, liton has awesome domestic numbers). Are we going to give naeem and tushar 2 matches and then say they suck and ask for their heads?

No, by now it should be obvious, if we want the team to develop then we need a solid group of about 15 who are consistently picked, consistently get matches and if not international matches then regularly getting A team matches so they can continue to develop whilst why are a fringe national team player.

Shanto for example has been around the team most of he year but aside from domestic cricket he’s barely played because he’s a bench player and there is not enough A team cricket so he’s basically lost a year’s worth of development. This is happening to soo many of the players.

Take an al amin for example, he’s been around the domestic circuit for probably at least 5 years and he is still young, has done a really solid job with the bat in multiple formats but he’s stuck in domestic cricket, never gets the chance to develop further bar a couple of A team matches here and there if he’s lucky enough to be picked when there is A team cricket.