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Shakib always is a good player. This series Bangladesh is also missing Mushfiqur Rahim. Mahmudullah is not doing well. Only Tamim performed in two innings I think.
Addition of Shakib brings strength in both bowling and betting side. He is also a good fielder.
If we look at the bigger picture then Subcontinent block always struggles in a red ball when touring SENA countries. Bangladesh got some serious talents and I think they can challenge any team in red ball cricket if they can introduce fast-seaming track too at the domestic level.
India did the same in recent years and doing okay in Red Ball cricket. however, India is no 1 team in Test but they lost 2 consecutive series back to back in SA and England. " That's why using term OKAY"
And it's same for SENA countries too. they too struggle against spinners in the Indian subcontinent.
Sloppy fielding and dropped catches almost always lead to the respective teams losing matches which is why India losing was not surprising here. Your explanation of the dew factor was concise and great to read.
In my opinion, Dinesh Karthik is a better wicket keeper when compared to Pant which is why they need to consider him for the world cup squad.
Thanks.
Yeah, Kartik is a better WK in comparison of Rishab but the question is does Management want him to stay behind the wickets. IMHO the answer is No. because he's looked average and now rusty behind the wickets. In 20-20 format he can do WK for the team but 50 over format, it's tough for him because of out of match practice.
When talking about Wicketkeeper, don't know if you guys noticed or not. Indian team has 4 wicketkeeper 1 Pro and 3 Average dudes.
Dhoni, Kartik, Rishab, KL Rahul.