**Official** Bangladesh in the West Indies

[Energetic]

Its easy to solve the problems Bangladesh Cricket is facing but its their board which isn't doing anything to correct it. Unfortunately Politics has been mixed with the Cricket in Bangladesh and is the main reason there hasn't been much progression with Bangladesh Cricket. Which is why it would make sense if ICC threatens to strip Bangladesh of its full membership otherwise the same old problem with Bangladesh will continue. All Bangladesh have been doing is ruin the integrity of the sport Cricket. Harsh it may sound but sorry they had 14 years and so much funding to become a quality team but all that funding is not only going to waste but some if it going into the hands of the corrupt. Teams like Ireland, Nepal, Afghanistan are worthy enough to replace Bangladesh as the 10th full member nation.

 

[NasserFan207]

I still think Bangladesh are passable in their own conditions, but away from home they are the weaker than several non-test playing nations.

 

[Slifer]

So yall still think that Shannon Gabriel was a good call?

 

[hendrix]

I've always rated Mahmudullah and I'm not saying a 50 alleviates his poor recent record, but I really think Bangladesh's best team features both him and Shakib.

 

[Flem274*]

Tamim, Monimul, Shakib, Marmadoola, Rahim, Nasir and Robiul really need to be playing every game for Bangladesh to be competitive since they're the only test standard players and well, they're not playing every game.

Even at the best of times Bangladesh have half a team and that's the problem.

Shakib would be such a beast if he played for any other team. Test class with the bat and one of the most underrated spinners around. I can't think of any team he wouldn't make as a spinner alone.

 

[Bahnz]

Tamim, Monimul, Shakib, Marmadoola, Rahim, Nasir and Robiul really need to be playing every game for Bangladesh to be competitive since they're the only test standard players and well, they're not playing every game.

Even at the best of times Bangladesh have half a team and that's the problem.

Shakib would be such a beast if he played for any other team. Test class with the bat and one of the most underrated spinners around. I can't think of any team he wouldn't make as a spinner alone.

Provided Ajmal doesn't lose his doosra in the next couple of weeks, then I don't think Pakistan would pick him as a specialist spinner. And he would obviously only be selected as a second spinner for Sri Lanka.

 

[hendrix]

Pakistan should be playing Babar instead of Rehman.

 

[Flem274*]

Provided Ajmal doesn't lose his doosra in the next couple of weeks, then I don't think Pakistan would pick him as a specialist spinner. And he would obviously only be selected as a second spinner for Sri Lanka.

Yeah but those teams would happily go in with two spinners if he was the second. Sri Lanka would drop Perera and Pakistan would let go of Rehman or their third seamer (conditions dependent).

 

[BeeGee]

Provided Ajmal doesn't lose his doosra in the next couple of weeks, then I don't think Pakistan would pick him as a specialist spinner.

Pakistan have an opening for a spinner, tbh.

 

[Stapel]

Bit rough on Chanderpaul, they could of given him another 2 sessions to get the 15 required for his ton.

lol.

On a serious note: I think Chanders is more concerned about the various missed tons due to being the last surviving batsman, than about this one-in-a-million declaration to set up a Test win.

 

[brockley]

Bangladesh rolled over pretty quickley today no heart in this team.

 

[Beamer]

That was a bit of an ordinary test match for a number of reasons:

Bangladesh were comprehensively thrashed by a West Indies team operating at around 60% capacity and effort. Our batting outside of Shiv and Kraigg lacked discipline, Taylor and Roach were distinctly undercooked, part time spinners bowled a load of overs and we dropped a lot of catches once we had secured an unassailable first innings lead.

That too on a pitch that was slow, low, turgid and suited their debutant spinners far more than our pacers. It did not make for interesting cricket and an ordinary offie like Mamadullah should not open the bowling in a test match. Even their field placings were like a ODI match.

Still, Kraigg played the type of innings we all know he is capable of and his batting against spin really was excellent. Gabriel was back to full pace as well (fastest = 150kph, average = 143kph). I prefer Holder but Gabriel is slowly improving and if they can get his wrist position right so he regains that outswing he might make a decent enough 3rd seam option yet. It was also great to see Mushfiqur stand up and play such a responsible innings.

I'm looking forward to seeing how it pans out at St Lucia, a pitch with pace and bounce. I fear for Bangladesh as I don't see how their attack will take wickets in those conditions if they couldn't here. Also I can see Roach taking a big haul as those edges will carry.

 

[hendrix]

Jerome Taylor's lack of form is slightly worrying. He looked excellent in the first two tests agains NZ but the Windies need that opening partnership to give pressure from both ends.

 

[OverratedSanity]

West Indies dropped around a dozen catches and Bangladesh still almost lost by an innings
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[Furball]

First class average isn't much better (64), pace bowling stocks in Bangladesh must be dire. It will be a very long time before they win a test in Aussie, England, SA or NZ.

They won't ever win in those 4 countries.

 

[Howsie]

How many pace bowlers in Bangladesh would actually even play first class cricket in any of those four countries?

Until Bangladesh develop even a decent crop of pace bowlers I wouldn't even bother with them playing test cricket. Waste of time really.

 

[morgieb]

How many pace bowlers in Bangladesh would actually even play first class cricket in any of those four countries?

Until Bangladesh develop even a decent crop of pace bowlers I wouldn't even bother with them playing test cricket. Waste of time really.

Mashafre (sp?) might play in England. It's big enough that some mediocre players would get in if they were home-qualified. Al-Amin seems an OK one-day bowler at least.

 

[Bahnz]

How many pace bowlers in Bangladesh would actually even play first class cricket in any of those four countries?

Until Bangladesh develop even a decent crop of pace bowlers I wouldn't even bother with them playing test cricket. Waste of time really.

In order to do that, they need to move on from pitches that exclusively suit left-arm straight-break containers. Unless you give young Bangladeshi cricketers an incentive to bowl fast or give the ball a rip, they're never going to develop a competitive bowling attack.

 

[Flem274*]

Robiul Islam has hope.

The rest are useless.

 

[African Monkey]

In order to do that, they need to move on from pitches that exclusively suit left-arm straight-break containers. Unless you give young Bangladeshi cricketers an incentive to bowl fast or give the ball a rip, they're never going to develop a competitive bowling attack.

Pretty much. The pitches they produce are ok if you want to grind out draws which they seem content on doing atm, but it's gonna get them into big trouble overseas.