Tigers strike again
The win against England during the second ODI was indeed a great achievement and finally came after a long time. I believe our new wicketkeeper did a wonderful job behind the stumps and should be made a full time wicketkeeper. This will enable Mushfiqur Rahim to concentrate entirely on his batting. Md. Ashraful is not making any contribution to his team and should be dropped permanently. He seems to have forgotten how to play cricket. I also urge the Bangladesh cricket team to be hungrier for winning and not let the opposition just walk all over them. This is exactly what they did during the third ODI and it was not pleasant to watch. I feel that they should always fight till the end. The umpires also made some wrong decisions and ought to be scrutinized. I urge them to take a little time to analyse their decisions before lifting their finger. I would like to also urge Shakib Al-Hassan and Abdur Razzak to bowl as straight as possible. If the ball strays to the leg side, then it becomes very easy for the batsman to hit the ball hard. On the whole, I feel it is time the Tigers stopped being minnows or underdogs.
Having lost all the matches in Asia Cup by huge margins, many of us back home thought Bangladesh would face a tougher challenge against England in their home ground. After losing the first one-dayer, the Tigers bounced back in the second match winning it by 5 runs, thanks mainly to their spinners and an all round display by captain Mashrafe Mortaza. With that victory, the Tigers now had the great feeling of winning against all the Test playing nations in the limited version of the game. Congratulations, Tigers! Millions of people in your country have lots of expectations when you play and we always feel proud of your success. Choudhury Tausif, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
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