Our cricket
Nazmus Saquib, Notre Dame College, Dhaka
I was once very much hopeful about our national cricket team. Because we have got all the potential to become a strong cricketing nation. If our neighbouring countries can play at this level, then why can't we ? Moreover, we have many promising cricketers at the grassroots level and we have got probably the best coach of the world. Yet our performance in international level is nothing to be desired. Every time our cricketers let us totally down and our hopes simply tatter. But is it their fault only? I think it's not their fault. Rather I think our selectors' decisions are affecting our cricket team . For example, in our opening match of the ICC Trophy, our Cricketers were bundled out for less than 100. And I think it happened because of poor selection of the team. Rajin Saleh is not suitable for playing one day cricket, yet the selectors made him captain, what a mockery! In English conditions, Khaled Mahmud could have played better but selectors opted for the inexperienced, injured Mushfiqur Rahman. All in all, I think it was a very poor selection.
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