Afganistan On Doors

A long time has been passed, Team-Tigers are most possibly in high hunger for a new prey. Also its very much possible that, may be the sorrow brought out from the Nidahas Trophy has not been cleared yet. But, that is not a issue to be thought right now. Because tigers have to go on hunting for the prey named Afganistan.

I saw Afganistan first in 2012 T-20 World Cup arranged by Sri-Lanka. To be honest, I was very much impressed on them. Specially, in the match against Team India, the fighting caliber Afganistan showed us, individually the bowler named Shapur Zadran confused powerful Indian Batting line up, it was quite spectacular by a team who are not a Test nation at all on that time. I was amazed, impressed and slight fan of their fighting mentally, the mentality of fighting till the last ball.

But, time goes and my better feelings for them goes away from me. And that's because of their vulger mentality. The scenerio of this was in 2014. Before the match against Bangladesh the new comer Afgans declared that they have 11 allrounders in their team (May be Afgan captain was not informed that a wicket-keeper doesn't bowl at all). And in the post match hand-shakes they bring a chaos with Shakib Al Hassan (Oh my God! 2014's Afgan looked at Shakib!) . Not only this, some days ago the Afgan fatman declared that he can hit six like Virat Kohli. (Seriously? Afgans can touch kohli?) . So what should we say them? Remindly, When we, the team Bangladesh was in 1999, did we criticize South Africa, India, Sri-Lanka even Zimbabwe? Not at all. Even in their first time, did Indian Cricketers shout at Aussies? No... Cricket is more than a game, its a gentlemens' game. But Afgans enter here to make it black.

So now, my glamor has been gone. When you show your fighting ability and mentality, I will praise you highly. But when you will start to troll us, when we are a test playing nation since you start learning cricket, I have not few sympathy for you, even if you are a nation full of war, then I have no sympathy for you as well. Honour will make you honourable.

Now come to home. Perhaps, the point character for Afgans for the upcoming T-20 series against us will be Rashid Khan. He is good, sectorally he is better. But not that much as he is presented. He is no. 1 in ranking, with playing whom? India? South Africa? Sri Lanka? Australia? England? no... beside with Scotland, Arab Emirates, Ireland and sometimes with Zimbabwe and West Indies. So how can we say him 'too much better'? Is domestic cricket league is well enough to say ones 'too much better'? Then Virat has no IPL trophy, is he worst than Gautam Gambhir? No. Domestic cricket is not a fullfill platform to say one's too much better. Rashid has to prove himself with the giants and specially we can judge his caliber in test cricket, basically test cricket is the correct platform to judge one's class.

The upcoming fixures against Afganistan is for t-20 only. To be honest, it will be very much fighting series to held it as t-20. If it will be a ODI series, then their is no interests in this series. In 50 over format, Afgans have no temper to loose us right now in sorts of form we are in.

The main problem for us is to select who will be the partner of Tamim Iqbal. Their are two options available for this position- Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar. Honestly, I think Liton should be given this position at least for this series against minnows. Liton has pure class, lots of experience in domestic cricket. He can serve Bangladesh cricket well at least for 10 years.

No. 3 position! Personally, I don't want Shakib on this position. If Shakib is promoted to no.3 then the middle-order is quite unhealthy. So, Sabbir can be a better choice for this position. And for me, Firing top order with Tamim, Liton and Sabbir & dependable middle order with Shakib, Mushfiq and Riad is very much fond of.

Saifuddin should have been given a chance once again. He was a vast fast bowling allrounder in Under-19 world cup 2016 where Bangladesh was the semi-finalist with home condition facilities. Hope that he will come back strongly before WC 19 where a fast bowling all rounder will be a must choice character.

So, wait for the June. But the main talk of this topic is, Will tigers satisfied to hunt Afgans? If they satisfy, will the get full pleasure? June will answer us all of this questions.