Dismal cricket
Concerned, On e-mail
I totally agree with Ahmed Kamal from Abu Dhabi on his vision of Bangladesh cricket. Even a schoolboy would have done no worse if he were given such a chance. Now everyone will hold everyone responsible but the truth is that our players have no commitment and responsibility. For a proof just watch how they gave away their wickets not only in this series but also in all the games played till now. So there is no point in making lame excuses on behalf of the players.***I think our batsmen can learn valuable batting lessons from our bowlers Mohammad Rafique (63 in the last Test) and Tapash Baisya (66 ) Bangladeshi bowlers 'out-batting' the batsmen seems to be the norm, rather than the exception. Serious thought should be given to having the bowlers opening the innings! Shahnewaz Siddique On e-mail ***I know this might not be as serious an issue as any of the political topics you get letters about, but sitting here 18,000 miles away from home, I didn't know who else to write this to. Is it just me or does our cricket team have the biggest bunch of losers representing it? I mean, if this was some other country, they probably would have benefited a lot by now, seeing how much international exposure they've got over the past couple of years. Every time they lose a one-day match, they tell us it happened because they're still in the Test mode. When they lose by an innings and 99 runs they'll probably tell us, it's because we're concentrating on our one-day skills. You have to be competent at playing and not at making excuses. The BCCB had fired Gordon Greenidge because he had the wisdom and guts to say that we weren't ready for Test status yet. Look where it got us. Even such an experienced coach like Dav Whatmore can't help this sorry bunch of cricketers. I think they should be stripped of the privilege to play cricket. When you lose something you realise the value of it. And anyway, these cricketers aren't good enough to compete with other nations, so why waste resources on them? Sabik CM Enayet Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
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