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Batters follow plan

Mohammad Isam
If a plan works, you always praise the coach and when that plan goes askew, God save him.
Yesterday, the Tigers took their score past 200 and while it does not seem too big, given the context, it was as good as diamond.
Bangladesh have adopted a new approach to their batting with catch-phrases like 'team rules', bat out 50 overs' or 'process' providing a name To it. But whatever it is, it worked against India.
When the camp for the Kitply Cup began on May 28, Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons told his young side that it is paramount to bat out the 50 overs rather th an going for glory.
It may be an old tactic but Siddons has categorically outlined the importance of staying at the crease for the length of fifty overs. During an orientation, the Australian coach put forward statistics which basically spoke for itself - out of 177 GDIs played so far, Bangladesh have baited out 50 overs for only 56 times and gone on to win 19 of those matches while they have averaged 230-240 runs. While it failed against Pakistan in the opening match of the tournament, it reflected in Thursday's performance out in the centre. Bangladesh batted first and although they wobbled early on, the innings of captain Mohammad Ashrfaul and Rokibul Hasan highlighted what Siddons wanted his batsmen to do: minimise the risks while taking full advantage of the bad balls.
Ashraful, who strode into the middle in the very first over, played patiently. That is a statement in itself. He cut out most of his aerial shots and made sure he grafted, rather than give away another wicket. One can be tempted to say that in another time, Ashraful would have blitzed to a hundred in 67 balls but yesterday, he just struck two boundaries -- both being edges between wicketkeeper and the slips. That showed how uncomfortable he felt in his new skin but also made sure that he put some price on his wicket.
At the other end, Jamalpur-born Rokibul sized up the situation brilliantly and while his captain chipped one back to part-timer Yusuf Pathan in the 25th over, he continued to collect runs. Actually, this sort of innings building suits his style of play.
His fifty came off in 78 balls with
three boundaries. Those three came from crisp shots and after he had sized up the gaps and made sure he knew exactly where he wanted to place the ball. Without giving away his wicket after reaching a milestone, he continued to pick easy and not-so-easy singles and basically, pushed the fielders to protect boundaries.
After the Ashraful-Rokibul stand for 76 runs, it was almost inevitable that wickets would start to fall. Rather, Alok Kapali's 20 and the helter-skelter 24 off 26 balls by Mahmudullah Riyad. Rokibul was with both these batsmen and as the two right-handers went for the big ones, Rokibul was the vital cog that held the innings and those partnerships together.
Wins would be hard to come by for the Tigers if this is how they are going to play in the near future. Some call it a 'back to the 90s' type of cricket and it definitely is a step backwards. Only when someone comes up with an awesome knock or a fantastic spell of bowling, a victory can be in sight.
But with this process in place, Siddons can drill his own methods into the Tigers' mentality and it remains to be seen how productive it is for Bangladesh.