Not the kind of domination India expected

Occasional brilliance has failed to mask that Bangladesh have a long way to go before they can consistently challenge bigger teams in Tests, like they have started to in the one-dayers. They looked every bit a side that had last played Test cricket 13 months ago, and to make matters worse, played 38 one-dayers over the same period.

On what became the final day of the second and final Test, Mohammad Ashraful epitomised what was wrong. For 46 minutes, he completely dominated every bowler in sight, and scored 67 runs in that time, when he had nothing to lose. And then, when he had pushed the field back, when he had got the opposition on the defensive, he played one shot too many. Dav Whatmore, the outgoing coach, has time and again said that Bangladesh manage to “scare” oppositions for a while, but seldom go beyond it. It will be one of Whatmore’s biggest regrets that batsmen like Ashraful and Aftab Ahmed did not develop into more mature players during his tenure. Read more
Courtesy:ind.cricinfo.com

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