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Is Shakib Al Hasan still the best player in the Bangladesh team?

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If so, can the new guys overtake him?

In my humble opinion the youngsters are already giving him a run for his money. Sarkar, taskin, rubel have put in some match winning performances in the recent past and can potentially overtake him as best players in the team.

Exciting times if you are a bangladeshi fan.
 
rubel is a senior player.. I think he's there when they beat us in WC2007
 
Shakib is not only our best player, but currently the best allrounder in the world.

Ranked no. 1 in all formats of the game. And there is no competition when it comes to who is the best allrounder.
 
Executioner said:
Shakib is not only our best player, but currently the best allrounder in the world.

Ranked no. 1 in all formats of the game. And there is no competition when it comes to who is the best allrounder.
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But the gulf of talent between him and other bangladeshi players is decreasing now.
 
Executioner said:
Shakib is not only our best player, but currently the best allrounder in the world.

Ranked no. 1 in all formats of the game. And there is no competition when it comes to who is the best allrounder.
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I think Shakib is still the best player no doubt in the Bangladesh team. Though I feel he's become more of a threat now due to the other players picking up the slack now. Even under performers like Tamim are now finally starting to live up to their potential. Before it didn't matter whether Shakib would perform or not. The opposition probably thought "Oh look Shakib performed, means Bangladesh will loose my 20 runs rather than 60 runs". Now that his team mates have got his back, Shakib now looks far more dangerous, "that's now a good performance by him could tip the balance and result in a win rather than a close loss".

Am glad Shakib's got those players. Always felt he was underrated due to the team he played in. Now he's got resources to make those performances count.
 
Executioner said:
Shakib is not only our best player, but currently the best allrounder in the world.

Ranked no. 1 in all formats of the game. And there is no competition when it comes to who is the best allrounder.
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Not really. Hafeez was No.1 in both LOI formats before he got called for his suspect action.
 
mussu-100 said:
Not really. Hafeez was No.1 in both LOI formats before he got called for his suspect action.
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Er.. no he was never no . 1 in both ODIs and T20s if I can recall.

But true, Hafeez is also a class act but his dodgy action and his weakness against anything that swings doesn't help. Shakib can get into sides with batting or bowling alone. That is what a genuine allrounder is
 
Madplayer said:
But the gulf of talent between him and other bangladeshi players is decreasing now.
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Yes thats true. Not that Shakib is as good as he was, but others around him are starting to perform. Shakib has been doing well, but he doesn't have to do anything.

But a clutch player indeed.
 
Newer generation players will certainly be better than players like Tamim and Rahim with the bat, haven't seen an all-rounder yet coming through to replicate Shakib as of yet
 
Executioner said:
Er.. no he was never no . 1 in both ODIs and T20s if I can recall.

But true, Hafeez is also a class act but his dodgy action and his weakness against anything that swings doesn't help. Shakib can get into sides with batting or bowling alone. That is what a genuine allrounder is
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Actually he was. Trust me. Check the Reliance Rankings if you don't believe me.

Shakib is a really good player, no doubt about that. But its neck-and-neck really.

Hafeez the bowler, and Shakib the bowler can get into the majority of teams on the basis of just their bowling. And they both won't be able to make quality teams like SA and Australia based on just their batting either. So it is very close.

They both can make pretty much every team in the world as allrounders though.
 
mussu-100 said:
Actually he was. Trust me. Check the Reliance Rankings if you don't believe me.

Shakib is a really good player, no doubt about that. But its neck-and-neck really.

Hafeez the bowler, and Shakib the bowler can get into the majority of teams on the basis of just their bowling. And they both won't be able to make quality teams like SA and Australia based on just their batting either. So it is very close.

They both can make pretty much every team in the world as allrounders though.
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I stand corrected about your first statement in that case.

Hafeez is actually a quality LOI allrounder given that he can bowl like before but the thing is Shakib is a wicket taker and Hafeez is more of a second fiddle bowler whose primary objective is to bowl his quota as miserly as possible and any wicket is a bonus.

I can't really say neck and neck because Shakib has been statistically superior to Hafeez with or without minnows. As for tests, Shakib is much better tbh.
 
Executioner said:
I stand corrected about your first statement in that case.

Hafeez is actually a quality LOI allrounder given that he can bowl like before but the thing is Shakib is a wicket taker and Hafeez is more of a second fiddle bowler whose primary objective is to bowl his quota as miserly as possible and any wicket is a bonus.

I can't really say neck and neck because Shakib has been statistically superior to Hafeez with or without minnows. As for tests, Shakib is much better tbh.
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Hafeez is becoming a better test match player everyday tbh. Has like four hundreds in the last six games.
 
Soumya and Sabbir are the upcoming stars, can easily overtake Shakib in terms of batting. Sabbir should bat ahead of out of form Mushfiq.
 
mussu-100 said:
Hafeez is becoming a better test match player everyday tbh. Has like four hundreds in the last six games.
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Good batsman but his bowling doesn't suit Tests.

But the arguement is not going to help given that Hafeez is called for suspect action. Battingwise ofcourse hafeez is better. One bats at the top the other at no. 5 though
 
Executioner said:
Good batsman but his bowling doesn't suit Tests.

But the arguement is not going to help given that Hafeez is called for suspect action. Battingwise ofcourse hafeez is better. One bats at the top the other at no. 5 though
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Precisely the reason why the 'best allrounder in the world' title is still up for grabs.
 
Shakib is your best player but the gulf between him and other Bang players has reduced. You got your own Mohammad Amir in that Rehman guy, Tamim who i used to laugh on whenever he came to bat has turned a new leaf, soumya sarkar etc. are notable additions.
 
mussu-100 said:
Precisely the reason why the 'best allrounder in the world' title is still up for grabs.
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Hafeez is 34 and Shakib 28. We can only tell what will happen in the future.

Judging past performance Shakib has done better and I think neutral fans will prefer Shakib over Hafeez. Actually your own fans will prefer Shakib.

On the other hand Hafeez will be a useful player if he played for BD. We need an offie
 
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I think mustafizur is Bangladesh's best player now. And tamim is second best. Shakib isn't as good as he used to be.
 
Mahmudullah, Tamim, Sabbir, Mustafiz and Taskin are producing much more output these days
 
hur rizvi said:
TBH I think Soumya has lost his way a little off late but he will bounce back
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Struggling to find balance between attack and defence in T20s. Can't decide whether to go all out or construct and then launch. It would've been easier if he had a dasher partnering him.
 
Shabbir is good for only T20s and lower down the order in ODIs.

Shakib is ranked the best allrounder across all formats I believe, OK though in tests he is close second I believe.

He is the premier allrounder in world cricket and he has been going through rough patch and still delivering quite a bit. He will come back strong. Definitely better than any of those mentioned above. His test record too is far superior
 
Who cares. Bangla is a minnow team. Even their best player is mediocre at best. What's the fun in discussing mediocre players. I feel sorry for bangla fans. They shud stop supporting and join a good teams bandwagon
 
Messiah said:
Who cares. Bangla is a minnow team. Even their best player is mediocre at best. What's the fun in discussing mediocre players. I feel sorry for bangla fans. They shud stop supporting and join a good teams bandwagon
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That is just nonsense

Support your team in good as well as bad times
 
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So is he still the CLEAR BEST PLAYER in the BD team?
 
He has been under attack by fans and media alike, especially over social media for his lack of runs and wickets the past few months, so he answered today.
 
Madplayer said:
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So is he still the CLEAR BEST PLAYER in the BD team?
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Recently he has been docile but abilitywise he is the best player in the country by a country mile.

Already a great of the game with the kind of performance he has mustered.
 
he's an all rounder so he will be the best player/cricketer in the side. one day, Miraz may be the next Shakib, but players of that calibre dont come around every generation.

our best batsmen, at least in recent times, is Tamim and Mushfiq. bowlers its been Mustafiz obviously, but Taskin has been our second best bowler with Rubel and Mashrafe contributing as well.

the XI that played against NZ today, 10 of the players are capable of winning a match on their own. so its not just reliant on an Ashraful, Shakib, or Tamim like 2010.
 
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