Lord's Test
At the end of the fourth day at Lord's, Bangladesh were 328 for five. On the fifth day they were bowled out for 382 before lunch. This is simply unbelievable. Leaving aside the two bowlers, the Bangladeshi recognized batsmen, who so easily tumbled to the average English bowling attack in less than two hours on the final day of the Test, are no less experienced and talented players. Each of them has played many Tests by now. Then what made them play like novices at a crucial time when draw was inevitable with only their being able to face the English bowling for two more hours? How will we explain their failure to do so? Did any or some of them capitulate to the English bookies?
An enquiry is needed to be conducted to find out whether match fixing has played any role through any of our players in determining the result of the Lord's Test between Bangladesh and England.
In the last Test of the home series against England, Bangladesh players had played in the same manner they played in Lord's this time. After ten years of having Test status, our cricketers go on performing so poorly, and so stubbornly. They don't want to learn from experience.
We hope and pray none of our players and officials are involved in match fixing, still we need a neutral enquiry to get the real picture. It's hard for us to reconcile with the fact that again and again an inevitable draw turns into a shameful loss.
If our players were not talented we would keep mum, but when they are talented then why should the nation suffer humiliation in international cricket again and again for their reckless performance on the field?
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