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*Official* Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2021 (full tour)

M0rphin3

M0rphin3

International Debutant
Magrat Garlick said:
Sounds a bit like they're doing that but sticking with the wrong ones tbh (see also Rubel, Ebadot)
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Yeah that too. I think the logic there is sticking to some genuine "pace" bowlers, but obviously they're just garbage - and Rubel actually did alright in ODIs so might have given some false hopes (it's not as if they had a lot of options anyway in test level, they're all trash to varying levels - only Taskin and Jayed seem decent enough even now from whomever they've tried). Mithun's case is just inexplicable though, I just wanna gouge my eyes out every time he shows up
 
cnerd123

cnerd123

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Yea Rubel at his best is a good white-ball bowler, and has actually won a few games for BD. Knocked England out of a World Cup.

Ebadot might just be in poor rhythm now. Didn't look ready for international cricket, but I haven't seen him bowl anywhere else to know if that's his ceiling or not.

Mithun is idk.
 
Aritro

Aritro

International Regular
M0rphin3 said:
Yeah that too. I think the logic there is sticking to some genuine "pace" bowlers, but obviously they're just garbage
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Yeah this has been the issue really. Shoriful is a good bowler though, he's a cut above most of the others I've seen. I really hope he works out.
 
Aritro

Aritro

International Regular
cnerd123 said:
Yea Rubel at his best is a good white-ball bowler, and has actually won a few games for BD. Knocked England out of a World Cup.

Ebadot might just be in poor rhythm now. Didn't look ready for international cricket, but I haven't seen him bowl anywhere else to know if that's his ceiling or not.

Mithun is idk.
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That's his ceiling bruv, he's ****ing shite.
 
M0rphin3

M0rphin3

International Debutant
Aritro said:
Yeah this has been the issue really. Shoriful is a good bowler though, he's a cut above most of the others I've seen. I really hope he works out.
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Yeah looks promising. I'd say Taskin, Shoriful, Fizz/Jayed as first change should do better tbh. Rn Soumya outbowls most of these ""bowlers"" in relatively helpful conditions, it's downright embarassing lol
 
Bahseph

Bahseph

International Debutant
I want to watch Mithun bat just to see why everyone hates him so much

As stated above it is really going to be a learning curve for Zimbabwe. Most of the batsman used in this series don't have centuries at FC level. Wesley included. Learning at international level is going to be very tough.
 
Chubb

Chubb

International Regular
Bahseph said:
As stated above it is really going to be a learning curve for Zimbabwe. Most of the batsman used in this series don't have centuries at FC level. Wesley included. Learning at international level is going to be very tough.
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On the plus side these guys still have Taylor, Williams, Ervine and Raza to learn from. The post 2005 generation were far worse off in a lot of ways. Some of those kids like Sibanda and Chigumbura could really have benefitted from being around players with that level of experience. As it was they had Taibu, Masakadza and Matsikenyeri who were kids themselves back then.

And this current team has Blessing Muzarabani when 2005 had Blessing Mahwire. No comparison between those two really.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Bahseph said:
I want to watch Mithun bat just to see why everyone hates him so much
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I searched my past posts for the word Mithun to see if I'd overdone the hatred, and came across one of my greatest rants.

Prince EWS said:
Mithun is such a spud.

Little annoys me more than him being selected in Test cricket. COVID-19 restrictions are a walk in the park compared to another Mithun cap.

He doesn't have a good technique, he doesn't have a good range of strokes, he doesn't look like he's "underperforming" relative to his talent, he doesn't have a good record in domestic cricket, he doesn't have a good record in ODIs, he has an absolutely awful record in Tests, he's not young and he doesn't bowl at all.

He really has absolutely nothing going for him. It's not a case here of just thinking the bad outweighs the good -- he really just has no qualities that would put him ahead of 30 or so other domestic batsmen in Bangladesh.

I usually root for Bangladesh to bridge the gap a bit between them and the Test nations just above them, but when they pick this spud they deserve to lose by an innings. Dropping players like Mahmudullah who they know they can get an almost-Test-standard-but-not-quite contribution from consistently might be a brave move they need to take, but Mithun isn't fit to lick his box clean after a vintage "40 and then stupid sweep".
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Still don't think I've overdone the hatred.
 
M0rphin3

M0rphin3

International Debutant
Yeah absolutely fair, that. The only scenario I can think of where he'd be possibly selected is if Mushfiq/Nurul/Liton are injured and there's no one to keep. Even then I'd rather them bring back Anamul than see this **** waft his way to 30(31).
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
M0rphin3 said:
Yeah absolutely fair, that. The only scenario I can think of where he'd be possibly selected is if Mushfiq/Nurul/Liton are injured and there's no one to keep. Even then I'd rather them bring back Anamul than see this **** waft his way to 30(31).
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Yeah I don't like it when he plays limited overs cricket either, but the real travesty of justice is when he plays Tests.
 
Starfighter

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Anyone mentioned Zimbabwe's bowling when it comes to failures? If they're gonna go in with a very fast-medium attack they could at least prepare pitches to suit. Blessing has height and Ngarava's a decent looking leftie but Chatara, Tiripano, Jongwe (and Nyauchi) are just so ugh in those dry conditions dobbing away at 127 km/h. The Bangladeshi pace attack, if not better, is certainly sharper. They should have been able to defend that total in the last match. I suppose they were okay in the first ODI, though the batting folded anyway.
 
Chubb

Chubb

International Regular
Starfighter said:
Anyone mentioned Zimbabwe's bowling when it comes to failures? If they're gonna go in with a very fast-medium attack they could at least prepare pitches to suit. Blessing has height and Ngarava's a decent looking leftie but Chatara, Tiripano, Jongwe (and Nyauchi) are just so ugh in those dry conditions dobbing away at 127 km/h. The Bangladeshi pace attack, if not better, is certainly sharper. They should have been able to defend that total in the last match. I suppose they were okay in the first ODI, though the batting folded anyway.
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I think that's a lot to do with the climate in Harare, and Bulawayo as well. It is not easy to make a Zimbabwean pitch a green seamer. Even Streak was not particularly threatening at home after he lost his pace. You could argue they should pick more spinners. I would like to see them pick Brandon Mavuta regularly.
 
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