Bashar hints a change in team balance in absence of Shakib, with Saifuddin being preferred at #7 as a bowling allrounder, a slot that generally went to a batsman or batting allrounder in past.
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''We have to alter the team composition due to absence of Shakib. We cannot go with the same set-up because in ODIs there are three power-plays in place and one needs to have sufficient bowling strength to earn success here,'' Habibul told Cricbuzz on Saturday.
"Earlier we used to have batting all-rounder but now we wanted to have a bowling all-rounder who bats at seven and can bowl 10 overs. That is why we included Saifuddin,'' he added.
"This series will help us see how it [the bowling all-rounder at seven] fares at the international level,'' said Habibul. 'When we go out at that time we need to have bowlers more than our batsmen [as the batting line-up is more or less settled] and with World Cup being our ultimate goal we have to try all our available options before preparing for the mega event."
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I doubt though Saifuddin has enough merit as a batsman to be preferred over even Roni in this regard.