Dear Mr. Whatmore,
Kashif Mahmood, University of Toronto, Canada
First, a hearty congratulations for turning things around. No matter what anyone has to say, one can not disagree with the fact that ever since you have taken charge, the Bangladesh cricket has taken a positive turn. It is true that we have not achieved victory, but, in my opinion, losing to Pakistan by one wicket, and making them go through a tough time, is a victory by itself.There were some outstandingly consistent performances, from players like Rafique, Rajin Saleh and Habibul Basher who bowled good all through the series. Rajin Saleh has been the "find" of the series, but we Should not be over enthusiastic about him. I've already seen a letter to the editor of DS saying he should be made a captain. But I totally disagree with that. Our concept of captaincy is determined by whoever can play well. Well, I'm very sure that Mr. Whatmore won't be having that in his mind, as he was the coach to a world cup winning team. Inspite of all the coaching skills that you, (Mr. Whatmore) might have, I have one advantage over You: I watched almost every match of the Bangladeshi team since 1992. Keeping that in mind, I have this opinion regarding our current national team.
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Whatmore. Photo: STAR |
