I don't understand bangldesh sometimes.
Why this urgency to give away a strong position Everytime. Don't just get the better of your opposition, drill him to the ground.
Our boys think that being the better side at a moment gives them the right to play as they want. But cricket is a game where you can go from hero to zero in a matter of minutes.
Believe me if our last U-19 batch played instead of senior side we would be performing much better in the test arena in this year
One of the main reason is, the core of this bunch is still coming from shorter version of the game - that's Dhaka League. Quality shot making is not the issue, neither technique - most of these players are technically quite good & stylish in shot making, but they are groomed in a culture where 50 overs league match is the zenith of domestic cricket, instead of 2 innings match, where you need to bat for long.
You'll notice that most of our set batsmen get out within 15-20 minutes of either side of a break - lunch or tea or day end/start. This has been the case in last 6/7 Tests - almost every time, set players failed to close out a session. Main reason is, these players are yet to master the art of focus & refocus in season by session batting, which is far, far tougher than batting out 50 overs at one go. It's actually applicable for bowlers as well, which you'll notice from the runs scored by tail against us regularly from a tight corner. Tail-enders are not technically poor & don't have the patience, but they can hit any loose ball - the key to bowl against tail is discipline to pin them down until patience runs out; in most cases, you'll notice our bowlers do too much experimentation & drains run. That's because of grooming in 50 overs cricket, where you need very short span of concentration & often don't need to work out batsmen to get a wicket. Take Miraj - some of his balls are absolutely gem, almost unplayable for a No. 8 or lower batsman, if he can peg him down for 2/3 overs - often his economy is close to 4, because after 2/3 good balls, he'll loose patience & try to over cook things.
Cricket is learned most in match condition, unlike most other sports, which only an be done in long, long duration FC matches over 2 innings. Once the fundamentals are developed, then you can be Chris Gayle in T20. FC cricket has started to replace League cricket in Bangladesh for last 2/3 years - I am sure in couple of years time many of these players will be able to bat out sessions & bowlers will be able to put 3/4 overs on spot, at a stress without giving a single loose one; those who won't will gradually be filtered out from longer format.
Only hoping, they can play the whole third day though it seem highly unlikely as sir shakib is playing T20.
