da pixbet： The old fellow (!) Khaled Mahmud, the diminutive all rounder and anex-member of the National Squad, is given the task to lead the Bangladesh-Ateam that are heading off for India on October 13, 2001
da betano casino： Shahryar Khan23-Sep-2001The old fellow (!) Khaled Mahmud, the diminutive all rounder and anex-member of the National Squad, is given the task to lead the Bangladesh-Ateam that are heading off for India on October 13, 2001. Mahmud’s gettingcaptaincy suggests no surprise because it was presumed that he is the onlyman in the team who can take such load with ease.Mahmood was axed for nearly two years from the Bangladesh side and ruled outfor the Test against India. He was included in the A team this year that ranits practice sessions in BKSP for months.The declared 14-member squad has four players who played Tests and three ofthem are directly contracted with BCB as the national pool players.Mehrab Hossain is one of the four luckiest members of Bangladesh who playedall five Tests the team has so far played. It is quite surprising to findMehrab’s name in the A-team list. The selectors defended themselves sayingthat the right-handed opener needs more overseas matches to hone his knack,as his Test statistics is not imposing. Then what is wrong with Al-Sahariaror even the old hand Akram Khan? They too have poor streak of records thatdo not go in parallel with their genius.Why it’s only Mehrab to hit their eyes?We are swollen with pride for Ashraful’s unique pull-off in Colombo, butthat does not make us feel he should get a chance in the second best ofBangladeshi squads. He is already a Test player who has a brighter futureand he has the Zimbabwe team to face in November. Why did the selectors optfor a rising star like him to play for Bangladesh-A? Is it simply becausethey want to shun defeats at the hand of Indian teams?Since Bangladesh got the Test status, we should heave our morale a littlehigher. When we are thinking of sending the A-team we should send a bonafide A-team not like one that have a few national players added with itonly to enhance its strength. I can say without a shred of doubt that Indiaor any other Test playing nation would never go for such decision.It is something that undermines a teams’ self-worth and demean them toothers. Besides these four inclusions have sidelined four youths, who haveworked out hard with a dream to play for Bangladesh-A.Think about the potentiality of a batsman like Rajin Saleh whose progressmay face setbacks because of this inordinate decision. Niamur Rashid, theright-arm slow medium and a hard hitter batsman has to see the machete, sameto say about the promising Ahsan Ullah Hasan, the left-arm offie.The better part of the selection is the inclusion of Masrafee-Bin-Murtaza,more widely known as Kowshik, indisputably the fastest bowler of the countryat present surely this chance would boost him up. The worse part is tokeep Talha Jubair out and let Bikash Ranjan in. Talha drew close notice ofAndy Roberts for his versatility and pace the West Indian was full ofadmiration of his brilliance. Bikash is a contracted player who bagged theexperience of the inaugural Test and presently serving the National Squad.We should be bolder in our approach giving a break to a young worthycandidate in the right direction in the right moment. That is the only waywe can get a generation of flourishing cricketers to show our merit in thisgame.
