*Official* South Africa in Bangladesh: Two Test Series, 21-25 Oct, 29 Oct-2 Nov 2024

[Aritro]

Meanwhile here's fellow senior batsman Mushfiqur Rahim's record:

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Comparatively nuggetty with just four single digit scores - plus a 12, 13, 11 and 11.

He has 8 scores between 0 and 13 in his 14 innings compared to 9 for Mominul in his 18 innings. Which, of course, is another feather in his cap.

1 hundred and 1 half century in 14 innings.

For completion, here's the third of the senior batsmen in Litton Das.



Just the 7 scores between 0 and 13 in 12 innings.

 

[Aritro]

Yep now we definitely should not enforce any follow on

I'd almost prefer you did because I don't want us to lose by a record runs margin.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'd almost prefer you did because I don't want us to lose by a record margin.

That's why they won't do it.

Enjoy another day and a half of mediocre Test batsmen tonning up.

 

[Aritro]

We've whittled this lead down to 424 though

 

[Bahseph]

Yeah the top order has to be kicking themselves. This is not a 50/8 pitch.

 

[Prince EWS]

That's why they won't do it.

Enjoy another day and a half of mediocre Test batsmen tonning up.

Not Mominul, though.

 

[Aritro]

Yeah the top order has to be kicking themselves. This is not a 50/8 pitch.

Saw the highlights package of the dismissals before and it looked like the only actually impetuous decision was when Joy went at a ball moving away outside off.

Otherwise there was someone leaving a ball that would have hit the stumps even if it hadn't jagged in, and a bunch of guys failing to execute cricket shots because they're ****, useless *****.

 

[SeamUp]

Sen !

 

[Aritro]

Nahid Rana is a chap who needs to be protected for 6 balls an over, every over. Not 4 or 5.

 

[Prince EWS]

Nahid Rana is a chap who needs to be protected for 6 balls an over, every over. Not 4 or 5.

He averages one in First Class cricket.

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[Kenneth Viljoen]

Meanwhile here's fellow senior batsman Mushfiqur Rahim's record:

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Comparatively nuggetty with just four single digit scores - plus a 12, 13, 11 and 11.

He has 8 scores between 0 and 13 in his 14 innings compared to 9 for Mominul in his 18 innings. Which, of course, is another feather in his cap.

1 hundred and 1 half century in 14 innings.

Does Rahim have the longest active test career by time span ? I remember him playing tests in the 2000's

 

[Heboric]

Very Alpha from Markram to enforce the follow-on

 

[SeamUp]

He averages one in First Class cricket.

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Would love to know if there is lower with 20+ innings. Hahaha 23 runs in 26 innings which includes an 11

 

[Prince EWS]

Would love to know if there is lower with 20+ innings. Hahaha 23 runs in 26 innings which includes an 11

Due for a ton.

 

[Dendarii]

Would love to know if there is lower with 20+ innings. Hahaha 23 runs in 26 innings which includes an 11

That 11 is his highest test score. He's scored a total of 12 runs, so in none of his other test innings has he made more than 1. Chris Martin is looking like Bradman next to him.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Very Alpha from Markram to enforce the follow-on

I mean its 33 degrees out there and you've asked the bowlers to go bowl a team all over again without a break , I would have another word for it

 

[Aritro]

I mean its 33 degrees out there and you've asked the bowlers to go bowl a team all over again without a break , I would have another word for it

Is it sigma?

 

[Aritro]

Does Rahim have the longest active test career by time span ? I remember him playing tests in the 2000's

He debuted in 2005 so he'd probably be up there with the longest serving post-war cricketers surely.

 

[Aritro]

He averages one in First Class cricket.

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We have had four contenders for "worst batsman in the world" in recent years. Three of them guys who would have had no formal batting coaching, and actually next to no experience of organised cricket until their 20s.

You made this point about EbaGOAT, who was somewhere around 20 when he took up proper cricket.

Mustafizur Rahman was plucked from his village with no experience of cricket beyond tennis ball matches until about five minutes before his first ODI.

Nahid Rana didn't play organised cricket with a leather ball until he was 18.

Meanwhile there's Shoriful, who has no excuse at all.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

We have had four contenders for "worst batsman in the world" in recent years. Three of them guys who would have had no formal batting coaching, and actually next to no experience of organised cricket until their 20s.

You made this point about EbaGOAT, who was somewhere around 20 when he took up proper cricket.

Mustafizur Rahman was plucked from his village with no experience of cricket beyond tennis ball matches until about five minutes before his first ODI.

Nahid Rana didn't play organised cricket with a leather ball until he was 18.

Meanwhile there's Shoriful, who has no excuse at all.

That really sounds like an incredible story, to play a ODI with no cricket experience playing with a cricket ball. (Mustafizur Rahman)

Cricinfo has another story.

But still, your story is amazing..