***Official*** Scotland in Bangladesh

[Trigger_Tiger]

Mehrab Hossain and Nafees have had experiances playing together prior to being opening partners in the International arena, which aids them a lot.

The first man down for me should be Aftab, and then Sakib-Al-Hasan seems fine (the hot and cold combo - one plays the shots, the other stays cool but can shift gears when needed), after that Ashraful and Bashar seems fine (Farhad Reza can be a good prospect in place of Bashar after Mr. B retires), followed by Rahim, then Mortaza, Razzak, Enamul Haque Jr, and then finally Shahadat Hossain.....more or less this is how I think the batting order should be after the senior players retire after the world cup next year :e.....Rafique, Bashar and possibly Mashud too!

BTW, Rafique (10) - 33 wickets (so far) , Mortaza (1) - 49 wickets, and Razzaq (3) - 45 wickets are in the list of top wicket takers in ODIs this year. Razzaq is currently holding the 12th spot, while Rafique and Mortaza are holding the 15th and 16th spot respectively in the list of LG ICC ODI Bowler Rankings .

 

[Perm]

I think Rafique, Bashar and Mashud will all retire after the World Cup and Javed Omar is another one who can't be too far away from giving up the game. Do you still think that playing 2 seamers is the way to go? I would probably replace Enamul Haque Jr with Syed Rasel to be honest unless the pitch was a turning one.

 

[Trigger_Tiger]

Of the 3 seamers BD has, Syed Rasel has the best swing balls. But he still doesn't always tend to have proper control over his techniques as does Mashrafe. Same goes with Shadat Hossain who has raw pace but can't seem to get the right line and length. It is usually his pace that is so critical.

Two seam bowlers is fine for now, they're still playing in the subcontinent, but they need to fire on all three. They should experiment a little I'd suggest. And Syed Rasel for me is a better bowler than Shadat Hossain. Wish all their qualities could be combined into one fine bowler :P, lolz!!!!!

Oh and I was checking out the Bangladesh A vs. Zimbabwe A team, and saw that Omar scored 133 in that match :o, but he can't tend to play as well in the larger version of the game :S, furthermore, BD is still playing and winning easily against teams like Zim, Kenya and Scotland. They've played well against the big teams in the recent past and have caused some upsets, but BD needs to now convert those half-chances of winnign a game to real victories.

P.S. Omar needs to retire, I don't like him much.....ever since he smashed my cricket ball and busted its seam when I was 13.....:P!!!!!

 

[Trigger_Tiger]

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Scotland 132/10 in 41.3 overs.
Bangladesh won by 146 runs.

Correction: Mohammad Rafique took 32 wickets prior to this match 2hich placed him in the 8th position in the list of top wicket takers in ODIs in 2006. After today's match he has taken 34 which places him in the 7th position.

 

[Perm]

Good performance by Rafique to wrap up the tail, Mashrafe Mortaza gets MOTM as expected and Bangladesh have a comfortable win. They should really come to New Zealand, I think if we rested Bond or he was injured then Bangladesh would be in with a chance of winning to be honest.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

I think Rafique, Bashar and Mashud will all retire after the World Cup and Javed Omar is another one who can't be too far away from giving up the game. Do you still think that playing 2 seamers is the way to go? I would probably replace Enamul Haque Jr with Syed Rasel to be honest unless the pitch was a turning one.

I'd agree. Even on the slow West Indian tracks, playing only two seamers is not really an option. Either Rasel plays in place of Razzak (a tough call), or more likely Farhad Reza could replace Ashraful.

Trigger_Tiger, I take it you're Bangladeshi? If so, have a look at the Bangladesh Domestic Season Thread, we could do with some more discussion, particularly with the Premier League starting next week. (Yes, that's another blatant plug)

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

I'm sure the ICC will allow Namibia, Scotland, Bermuda, Kenya and the Netherlands to keep their full ODI status after the World Cup, they would be stupid not to really. This way these nations can slowly gain more exposure against test nations like Bangladesh. We seen how many peope their were for the Scotland vs England game, I'm sure if that happened on an annual basis it would be great for the game.

I wouldn't have a problem with any of the sides in the World Cricket League top division being given ODI status.

 

[Miraz]

Bangladesh is probably having the best possible combination ahead of world cup. Batting is still a bit worry. I'm not happy with Mehrab Jr.'s batting. Too slow for ODI. Anyway, Bowlers are having pretty good time.

IMHO, Bangladesh has got one of the best ODI bowling line up in recent times. In WI, I'll go with two seamers as I don't think replacing Razzak with Rasel will bring anything good.

Looking forward for a better 2007 for Bangladesh.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Batting is still a bit worry. I'm not happy with Mehrab Jr.'s batting. Too slow for ODI.

It does appear a problem already - if he can't score quickly against Zimbabwe and Scotland, how is he going to manage against the better attacks? If he wasn't an opener, he'd have been replaced by Farhad already. There aren't many other options though: Javed Omar would be a bit of a backward step (although he made a big hundred against Zimbabwe yesterday), Nafis Iqbal can't buy runs at domestic level, Jahurul Islam is more of a four-day player. Tamim Iqbal could be worth a go, he's been in good form and is aggressive enough.

 

[tigerPassion]

It does appear a problem already - if he can't score quickly against Zimbabwe and Scotland, how is he going to manage against the better attacks? If he wasn't an opener, he'd have been replaced by Farhad already. There aren't many other options though: Javed Omar would be a bit of a backward step (although he made a big hundred against Zimbabwe yesterday), Nafis Iqbal can't buy runs at domestic level, Jahurul Islam is more of a four-day player. Tamim Iqbal could be worth a go, he's been in good form and is aggressive enough.

May be Aftab can open in the ODIs as he likes to play in the Power Play overs and tend to get out whenever the Power Plays are over. That would also allow to draft in a middle order batsman like Nadif.

As for Tamim Iqbal, he needs to be more consistent and the dhaka premier league should be the place where he can show his consistency. He is more talented than his older brother Nafis Iqbal according to their uncle Akram Khan(former Bangladesh captain). He was one of the main players of the last U-19 team along with Mehrab jnr, Sakibul and Mushfiqur. As the other three had already made apperances for the senior tigers, that should spur him on.

Jahurul used to play U-17/U-19 cricket with Ashraful and Mashrafe but took a bit more time to come to the limelight. The last time I saw him play was in 2001 in the U-17 Asia Cup and looks like a right hand version of Russel Arnold (with very high bat lift). He has been quite consistent lately in the first class matches (especially in the Academy tour of Pakistan) and should be competing with Mehrab jnr to partner Shariar Nafees in test matches.

As for Javed, he doesn't have a future in international cricket( age, flaws in technique, etc).

 

[cricman]

Mehrab needs to open up or else i want to see Tamim Iqbal(Bangladeshi Afridi) have a chance. Ashraful seems comfortable at 5-6 and sakib looks really good @ 4. Out off all the SLA he probably turns the ball the most. Ash needs a chance to bowl, just for varity. Mashrafe is probably one of the 5 hardest Clean hitters in Cricket, Gilly, Hussey, Afridi,Jaya and Rafique can hit the ball too.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Mehrab needs to open up or else i want to see Tamim Iqbal(Bangladeshi Afridi) have a chance. Ashraful seems comfortable at 5-6 and sakib looks really good @ 4. Out off all the SLA he probably turns the ball the most. Ash needs a chance to bowl, just for varity. Mashrafe is probably one of the 5 hardest Clean hitters in Cricket, Gilly, Hussey, Afridi,Jaya and Rafique can hit the ball too.

Not quite sure about the first bit - doesn't hit that many sixes in the domestic leagues. Just an aggressive, fast scoring opener.

Ashraful's bowling hasn't been what it could be for a long time now. I agree, a leggie would be useful but he'll get battered (again) in ODI cricket.

 

[Perm]

What has happened to Rajin Saleh? I remember a little while ago thinking that he would be a very good player for Bangladesh but he's dropped of the international stage in recent times which is a shame. It's great to see so much discussion going on in here. Excellent.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

What has happened to Rajin Saleh? I remember a little while ago thinking that he would be a very good player for Bangladesh but he's dropped of the international stage in recent times which is a shame. It's great to see so much discussion going on in here. Excellent.

He was messed around by the selectors a bit: got given the captaincy for the 2002 Champions Trophy when he was far too young and inexperienced, then was shifted around the ODI batting order - some days he was opening, others he was back down the order. He's still in the frame, mind, and given a few injuries he'd be straight back in the middle order (certainly in Tests). Currently playing for Bangladesh A against the Zimbabweans and scoring a bucketload of runs as captain for Sylhet (334 @ 47.71).

 

[James90]

Yeah I think they were a bit quick chucking in Farhad Reza and Mehrab Jnr. Rajin should still be opening in my opinion...I don't think Mehrab is ready. I don't want to see Farhad in there as a third seamer either, would much rather Rasel be in there as a specialist.

And yeah I agree...I'd rather have Tamim Iqbal as well, should make the World Cup squad.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Yeah I think they were a bit quick chucking in Farhad Reza and Mehrab Jnr. Rajin should still be opening in my opinion...I don't think Mehrab is ready. I don't want to see Farhad in there as a third seamer either, would much rather Rasel be in there as a specialist.

And yeah I agree...I'd rather have Tamim Iqbal as well, should make the World Cup squad.

Agree RE Mehrab, but although Farhad is a inferior bowler to Rasel, he gives the side much better balance. If Rasel plays, you either have to drop Razzak or play with five bowlers and Mashud at six, which isn't ideal.

 

[Nate]

Wouldn`t mind seeing Bashar making a big score. Ever.