Bangladesh v West Indies: 1st ODI at Mirpur – Bengali players to watch out for
After thumping West Indies in the nerve-wrecking one-off Twenty20 clash by three wickets, Bangladesh will look to continue with the winning momentum when they take on the visiting side in the first One Day International (ODI) at Mirpur, on October 13, 2011.
After having suffered a humiliating defeat in the recent tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, the confidence of the Bengali Tigers was surely on the lower side when they stepped into the T20 battle.
However, the triumph would have boosted their confidence and the home side stands stronger to crush the Caribbean Kings in the opening game of the three-match ODI series.
Since it will be a pressure game, the senior players will be expected to step up and do the trick for the Bangladesh team.
Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 are expected to take responsibility and help their side begin the party on a winning note.
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Tamim is fantastic striker of the cricket ball. He opens the innings for his side and plays attacking cricket from the very first delivery.
Despite the fact that the classy left-hander failed to do anything special in the one-off T20I and got out after scoring a quick 11, Tamim has talent to regain his form and hammer the West Indian bowlers in the first 50-over encounter.
He is a very important player at the top order, as a solid platform will be crucial for a team to go for a big total. The 22-year-old has played in 103 ODIs so far in his career, collecting 3053 runs at an average of 29.64.
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Not only as wicket-keeper batsman, Rahim is a very important man for the side as the leader of the crew. The series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 is a huge opportunity for the young man to do well and secure his long-term role as the skipper.
He started off his stint as captain with a bang, playing a superb unbeaten knock of 41 and guided the side to a thrilling win in the T20 game.
Since he has a great temperament to perform well under pressure, Rahim’s role in the middle-order will be crucial if the top-order fails to set a solid platform.
Moreover, he will be behind the stumps to motivate his bowlers and push them to give more than one hundred percent.
So far in his international career, the wicket-keeper batsman has represented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in 98 One-dayers, piling up 1875 runs at an average of 25.68.
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Shakib’s huge experience of playing competitive cricket at the highest level will be vital for the Tigers in both batting and bowling departments.
It will not be wrong to say that he is probably the best all-rounder Bangladesh has ever produced. Along with his responsible batting, Shakib’s left-arm spin will be a huge threat for the Windies.
He could not spark with the bat in the Twenty20 contest but performed outstandingly with the ball and grabbed two wickets.
Since the Caribbean batting department is not very good at playing spin; Shakib will be Bangladesh’s trump card in the game. In his 116 ODIs, he has amassed 3261 runs, nabbing 144 wickets.
Although, there are many young talented cricketers in the present Bangladesh setup, the role of this trio will be significant for the home side to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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