Why do Bangladesh play cricket?
Now this one is like throwing the cat among the pigeons. Everybody has a view. I am one of everybody. So, I have a view. If you are a Bangladeshi and you are reading this, do not worry mate. I am just surprised. With players of the quality of Mohd. Ashraful and Abdur Razzak doing the rounds, things can only get better. But that was about an year ago. Or maybe two. I am not sure but what I am sure is that there is no drastic improvement in the win percentage. Talking about it to my friends (great cricket analysts as they claim to be), they seem to be of the view that we should give these guys some more time. “Look at where Sri Lanka was, and look where it is now.” I beg to differ, guys. The times, they are a changing. Those days, people loved to see their side thrashing minnows. These days, we love the slam bang stuff. We love the ‘lesser’ teams stand up and challenge the giants. There is a romantic in everyone who wants Kenya to beat the West Indies (oops, this was a bit obvious).
The bottom-line being, sometimes people do not realise the prematurity of a situation, and that’s when we get a 3-0 green-wash (Pakistan v Bangladesh ODI Series, April 2008), and lots and lots more similar happenings preceding it. What do you guys think about it?
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7 opinions for Why do Bangladesh play cricket?
Nasir Jamal
Apr 20, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Bangladesh play so that Pakistan may also win some matches.
Ankit
Apr 20, 2008 at 1:44 pm
lol yeah…
i would though, be saddened if i have to write such a post about pakistan. Looking at the ICL Pakistan XI made me wonder, who is left???
but then, still they beat bangladesh….
ICL is a big loss to pakistan cricket…
Uncle J Rod
Apr 20, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Because they suck at water polo.
Ankit
Apr 20, 2008 at 6:24 pm
lol. Uncle J…
hope to recieve more of your brickbats….
straight point
Apr 21, 2008 at 7:17 am
ankit they are like fodders to cricket…they are used to fill team with false sense of esteem until reality strikes…
see they have a role to play in cricket ;-))
Ravindra Gupta
May 9, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Yes friends, I also think that Bangladesh should not play cricket, because only then it is possible for some teams to feel relief as they would not have to face any more shocking defeats. Be it in world cup or other tournaments.
GREAT article!!!
Ankit
May 10, 2008 at 5:56 am
thanks a lot Ravindra….
your website says iplt20.com
do you own it or something? cos thats the official IPL site
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