***Official*** West Indies in Bangladesh 2012

[Daemon]

Why is it not out off the fielder's helmet? If it bonked the fielder on the noggin and thenceforth leapt up in to the bucket like hands of a nearby fielder it'd be out - surely?

Cause if it hits the helmet it'll bounce more than if it hit the head, making a rebound catch easier. Or at least I think so.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Cause if it hits the helmet it'll bounce more than if it hit the head, making a rebound catch easier. Or at least I think so.

What if the silly point fielder is wearing protective shin pads and it rebounds off them into the hands of the short field on the opposite side of the wicket?

 

[Prince EWS]

Why is it not out off the fielder's helmet? If it bonked the fielder on the noggin and thenceforth leapt up in to the bucket like hands of a nearby fielder it'd be out - surely?

Because the purpose of helmets is to protect the fielders; not aid them in catching the ball.

If it actually had sconned him he'd probably be unconscious on the deck.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Team is overloaded with batsmen, could have easily fit in Sunny. Nasir coming at 8 is a bit of waste imo

 

[Daemon]

What if the silly point fielder is wearing protective shin pads and it rebounds off them into the hands of the short field on the opposite side of the wicket?

Then that would be the most viewed cricket video on youtube

 

[Prince EWS]

Gazi currently conceding over 70% of his career runs in sixes as a bowler. He'll be fun to watch throughout his career if he keeps that stat up.

 

[Prince EWS]

Team is overloaded with batsmen, could have easily fit in Sunny. Nasir coming at 8 is a bit of waste imo

Nah you don't need four specialist bowlers when you've got Shakib, Mahmudullah and Nasir IMO; team balance is right. Sunny should've been the first specialist bowler picked though.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Then that would be the most viewed cricket video on youtube

Happened in a club cricket match I played in. Player was given out. No one seemed perturbed by the event in question at the time.

 

[Challis]

Sohag Gazi is bowling very well, anyone else think his action looks like a right handed Shakib? He can also bat so I think Bangladesh may have found a quality player

 

[vic_orthdox]

Happened in a club cricket match I played in. Player was given out. No one seemed perturbed by the event in question at the time.

Yeah, it shouldn't be out but seen it given before too.

 

[Challis]

second wicket for Gazi (genuine this time), careless from bravo, game on

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Gazi

 

[Flametree]

I thought picking Gazi was a mistake - didn't seem a need to have a fourth off-spinning allrounder in the line-up (Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Nazir). But he looks pretty good, so he's probably worth a spot as a bowler alone - his batting is just a bonus.

Powell and Chanders batting - it won't be quite so exciting as the first session methinks. But one more wicket for the Bangers and they're into the tail....

 

[Daemon]

Apparently it was only the third time in the last century that a spinner bowled the first over of the innings in a test. All three instances have been in the last two years.

Take a guess who the other two are, shouldn't be hard.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Apparently it was only the third time in the last century that a spinner bowled the first over of the innings in a test. All three instances have been in the last two years.

Take a guess who the other two are, shouldn't be hard.

Sri Lanka and India?

 

[Prince EWS]

Apparently it was only the third time in the last century that a spinner bowled the first over of the innings in a test. All three instances have been in the last two years.

Take a guess who the other two are, shouldn't be hard.

Zaheer Khan and Praveen Kumar?

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Shakib's bowling lost a fair bit of sharpness in recent times. In early days, he used to exploit flight but now he's gone flat. Effect of too much T20s and ODIs last couple of years maybe

 

[TT Boy]

Shakib's bowling lost a fair bit of sharpness in recent times. Early days, he used to exploit flight but now he's gone flat. Effect of too much T20s and ODIs last couple of years maybe

Isn't he also injured?

Fair to say the Windies are taking the piss here with Ramdin at 6.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Isn't he also injured?

Fair to say the Windies are taking the piss here with Ramdin at 6.

yeah he is delaying the surgery for this series

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Chanders set up for a big one