Cricket
One Test cricketer has exposed his level of temperament recently while passing through the fans. He does not have the capacity to control his temper. What a shame! I am a cricket lover from the very early days of Pakistan, and used to follow cricket on radio and TV and also attended matches in the field at home and occasionally abroad. I can definitely place myself with the cricket fans of today. They are enjoying endless opportunities to watch cricket all over the world and almost all the year round. These fans are lifeblood of our cricket They support the good performance and look critically at bad performance of the team and individual players. This is a normal pattern of relation between the players and the fans. I strongly feel that the players who showed bad temper and manner in public should get punishment from the appropriate cricket authorities as provided in their laws. Now coming back to the main purpose of my writing this letter, I would like to mention a few basic weaknesses of the Bangladesh cricket team and the players. These, according to my judgment, are: - a. Physical fitness compared to Test players from other countries.
b. More emphasis on style than shot selection.
c. Lack of physical and mental stamina to play long innings consistently.
d. Lack of experience.
e. Lack of capacity to evaluate team or individual performance
f. Psychological weakness against big rivals.
g. Captaincy is mainly based on performance, personality and leadership quality is often compromised. I hope our readers, cricket players and fans would kindly consider my observations.
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