Schedule:
First ODI: Dec 4, Mirpur
Second ODI: Dec 7, Mirpur
Third ODI: Dec 10, Mirpur
First Test: Dec 14-18, Chattogram
Second Test: Dec 22-26, Mirpur
I hope none our players will be allowed to participate in Abu Dhabi T10 (well, maybe except Mrittunjoy), and will be forced to focus preparing for this series.
I wonder - for the ODI series that will take place a month after end of our T20 WC campaign, should we expect to see a similar XI from the T20I team, with couple of changes to accommodate Tamim and Mushfiq? Will Riyad be able to hold on to his spot in the ODI team or will the management carry on with Yasir and Nurul?
Shanto's heroic against Zimbabwe, the way he batted in the match, may encourage the management to try him in the ODI series as well, keeping Litton at one down. But, imo, that will be unjust towards Bijoy, the top scorer from Zimbabwe ODI series.
As for Riyad, imo, his fielding has become a greater liability than his batting, and may cost him the place in the ODI squad as well. As much disappointment Yasir has been in T20I, I think he will continue to have the backing of Tamim and rest of the team management to keep his spot in the ODI squad.
Soumya will probably be the only one to be overlooked from the T20I team, unless he can manage a miracle against India or Pakistan next week.
If it were up to me, instead of carrying Nurul on the bench, I would ask him to play a match or two in BCL, before the start of the Test series.
Mashrafe and Athar Ali recently voiced opinions that players from 2020 U/19 batch (Joy, Hridoy, Akbar, etc) should start to get more opportunities in the national team. I suspect they will have to wait little longer.
Why is India sending their full strength team..I mean they can send for ODI series as we can be a handful in ODIs specially at mirpur but why in tests..their players are playing non stop..they can send Tamil Nadu collage team and that team will beat us in tests..baffling choice by the Indian selectors
^^I guess we can blame Rahul Dravid, he's a stickler and refuses to undermine us.
Rohit, Kohli, and KL Rahul will be rested for NZ series that will immediately follow T20 WC. So, the series against us will be their return to international cricket. I guess Dravid doesn't want to give a long lay off to his top players.
It's disturbing how Shakib flies off to USA after every series, and returns to Bangladesh only few days before each series. He needs to sort out his batting during down times he get, not something that can be done at Milwaukee.
Originally Posted by Eshen
It's disturbing how Shakib flies off to USA after every series, and returns to Bangladesh only few days before each series. He needs to sort out his batting during down times he get, not something that can be done at Milwaukee.
Hopefully Shakib continues to fail and will either retire or get dropped from the BD national team.
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Originally Posted by Eshen
It's disturbing how Shakib flies off to USA after every series, and returns to Bangladesh only few days before each series. He needs to sort out his batting during down times he get, not something that can be done at Milwaukee.
He knows in test and odi his 30% is enough for keeping his place in BD team..when rest is garbage who needs practice
Originally Posted by Shingara
Thrashing coming up boys. Brace yourselves.
And, what the hell is Shujon still doing with the team? Why can't we get rid of him?
Originally Posted by Eshen
Shakib, Nurul, and Mustafiz will prepare for the one-day series by playing in Abu Dhabi T10 league. This is going beyond ridiculous...
BCB has very little power over Shakib and Mustafiz.
For Nurul, I am surprised that he got a team in a T10 league