While we presently have top order and fielding concerns wicket keeping is also an area we seriously need to look into.
Rahim athough showed a lot composure and grittiness with some fighting innings in some recent matches his wicket keeping is an area that needs improvement.
We already saw the fruits of having a specialized coach - Champaka Ramanayake in the bowling department where Mashrafe has shown tremendous improvement followed by Nazmul Hussain and young rookie Rubel who is improving though has a long way to go.
When a wicket keeping lapse occurs at critical stages it shatters the hopes of the team, nation and it could be very demoralizing for the suffering bowler.
That is not say the wicketkeeper will have a 100 % clean record. No wicketkeeper can claim that.
The solution is very simple .
We all know two Great Wicketkeeper Batsmen of the Subcontinent ? Syed Ali Kirmani ( India ) and Rashed Latif (Pakistan).
We need to Hire one of these guys on an Ad hoc basis may be 1-2 months to fine tune the wicket keeping skills of Rahim and other Upcoming ones like Mithun Ali and others.
In conclusion Rahim?s job as a key member of the team a team is 50% job done. No worries about his batting skills and abilities. He is a proven customer on this aspect
Unless he improves his wicket keeping skills he will eventually lose his spot and also deprive the nation of a potential future captain.
Rahim athough showed a lot composure and grittiness with some fighting innings in some recent matches his wicket keeping is an area that needs improvement.
We already saw the fruits of having a specialized coach - Champaka Ramanayake in the bowling department where Mashrafe has shown tremendous improvement followed by Nazmul Hussain and young rookie Rubel who is improving though has a long way to go.
When a wicket keeping lapse occurs at critical stages it shatters the hopes of the team, nation and it could be very demoralizing for the suffering bowler.
That is not say the wicketkeeper will have a 100 % clean record. No wicketkeeper can claim that.
The solution is very simple .
We all know two Great Wicketkeeper Batsmen of the Subcontinent ? Syed Ali Kirmani ( India ) and Rashed Latif (Pakistan).
We need to Hire one of these guys on an Ad hoc basis may be 1-2 months to fine tune the wicket keeping skills of Rahim and other Upcoming ones like Mithun Ali and others.
In conclusion Rahim?s job as a key member of the team a team is 50% job done. No worries about his batting skills and abilities. He is a proven customer on this aspect
Unless he improves his wicket keeping skills he will eventually lose his spot and also deprive the nation of a potential future captain.