What's wrong with the Tigers?
During a post match interview, Mushfiq mentioned that he did not know or understand what's wrong with our players. If the team management watched all the matches starting from the Sri Lanka tour and listen to all the commentary, they may be able to find answers. Mushfiq's poor captaincy has been mentioned by all over and over again. If the pitch favours pacers, he continues to bring the spinners to bowl including part timers and vice versa. Proper rotation of bowlers was not practiced. Even when a bowler got tired, he continued with the same bowler. Fielders were not placed in catching positions. Countless easy catches were dropped. Many times, when the ball ran to the boundary, the fielder ran after the ball slowly and 'hoped' the ball would stop by itself.
As far as batting is concerned, past experience seemed to have "zero" value for the Tigers. There is simply no excuse for the way the top order batted. I hope the team management will look into each of the problem seriously and solve those. Our players should remember that they are international players representing our country, not school boys playing cricket on the streets.
Aminur Rahim
New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka
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