Poor umpiring biased selection!

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Fresh from their maiden ODI victory against the Lankans on this very ground of Bogra, this time around the Tigers as well as all the spectators were expecting a same hard fought performance in the longer version of the game.

But our hopes for a better performance were simply dashed because of some poor decisions by the umpires and biased team selection.

We have been watching it for quite some time now. The umpires being human beings may mistakenly rule a batsman out. But what amazes me most is that more often than not their(umpires)poor decisions go against us.

For instance, in the second innings of Bangladesh batting, at a very crucial time captain Bashar was given out while tv replays suggested that the ball might have missed the leg stamp!

Not only that, in the past too umpires were very aggressive against this emerging cricketing nation.

It may be mentioned here that at Multan (Vs Pakistan) ,we might have won had the umpires not saved Inzamam from a couple of close LBW shouts.

I.C.C. should definitely chalk out a plan to stop the recurrence of such incidents, which are really taking out the charm of cricket.

Apart from poor umpiring, biased selection also ruined our prospects. I still firmly believe had Alok Kapali & Aftab Ahmed been given chance, the scenario could have been different. What surprised me most was the inclusion of the 17 year old Mushfiqur Rahim in the match. Of course he is a talented wicketkeeper cum batsmen, but in no way he can be compared with proven performers.