**Official** India in Bangladesh Thread

[GotSpin]

^ S Waugh, Kirsten, Tendulkar, Dravid.

Didn't steve waugh score 150 against every country, or is this my imagination playing up again

 

[Sehwag309]

Bangladesh would be looking for a draw here, I mean this a complete flat tack and they would fancy long innings

 

[andyc]

Unlucky there for Laxman- TV indicates the ball hit the ground first. At least it's good to see Bangladesh actually hang onto something

 

[Sehwag309]

Not ground 1st, with the ball went down..(one of those wasn't in control ones)..and Laxman thought it was clean and walked

 

[andyc]

Not ground 1st, with the ball went down..(one of those wasn't in control ones)..and Laxman thought it was clean and walked

Oh okay.. damn cricinfo.

 

[honestbharani]

but its fairly obvious as to why though, because the pace bowlers get to bowl ahead of him they get their chances against the top order first. what warne simply gets is either a couple of well set batsmen, or the middle-lower order, because thats whats left when you have a bowling attack as good as that.

I accept that we cannot really blame Warne for doing well against what he got, but I have seen him not do well against the top order more often than not against the quality batting teams.

 

[Jono]

I'd really be interested to see how many 50s Ganguly has scored this year. It'd be amazing, and still no 100s.

 

[Swervy]

I accept that we cannot really blame Warne for doing well against what he got, but I have seen him not do well against the top order more often than not against the quality batting teams.

so he must be crap then!!!!

 

[Arjun]

Worst Test series this year. Some may even wish for rain. Maybe the ODI's will see something different from the Indians.

 

[tooextracool]

I accept that we cannot really blame Warne for doing well against what he got, but I have seen him not do well against the top order more often than not against the quality batting teams.

i have seen him do brilliantly agaisnt the top order many times before. i think its quite possible that off late he has tended to do better against the tail but in the glory days he was as good as anyone against the top order.

 

[marc71178]

Hmmm...could Mortaza be Bangladeshs first truly world class player ?

Rafique?

 

[James90]

Rafique is definately world class...61 wickets at 32. Four five-fors, that too for a left arm spinner, I rate him equal or just below Vettori

 

[honestbharani]

i have seen him do brilliantly agaisnt the top order many times before. i think its quite possible that off late he has tended to do better against the tail but in the glory days he was as good as anyone against the top order.

yeah, I guess I can agree with that. But he seems a bit moody as a bowler. Most times he is like God bowling leg spin, but every once in a while, he does bowl rather poorly, at the top order, especially. That is why I have always felt he is the Lara amongst bowlers while Murali is the Sachin amongst bowlers.

 

[SJS]

Rafique is definately world class...61 wickets at 32. Four five-fors, that too for a left arm spinner, I rate him equal or just below Vettori

I find more than a hint of a bent elbow in his action. I suppose, it doesnt matter any more

 

[Sehwag309]

Superb batting by this fella Ashraful

Great 100, classy

Indians are genuinely congratulating him

 

[Eclipse]

Go Ashraful !!!! good to see him playing this well.. he certainly has talent, one of the few Bangladesh players who has a good range of shots and can actualy take the attack to a bowler.

 

[Sehwag309]

Go Ashraful !!!! good to see him playing this well.. he certainly has talent, one of the few Bangladesh players who has a good range of shots and can actualy take the attack to a bowler.

Looked like someone put the ghost of Old Tendulkar in him

 

[Crazy Sam]

pretty embarrassing for pakistan when just one bangladesh player can manage more than their entire team !!! well done to ashraful.

 

[Eclipse]

I have seen him look very good at times and then get out with a poor shot but he does have talent as you can see with an innings like this.

He is still only 20 y/o and has pleanty of room to improve in the next 8-10 years.

 

[Jono]

What a brilliant knock! Amazing.