Switchblade Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Quote https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/bangladesh-are-also-one-of-the-biggest-contenders-to-get-the-world-cup-mushfiqur-rahim-5700982/ “The one thing we believe that we are going to win not just for participating in the tournament. This is our belief, we hope you all do that too,” Mushfiqur was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. “I strongly believe that we have huge potential to make it to the knockout stages and anything can happen in the knockout stage. I don’t expect an easy game to win in the World Cup. In the World Cup, I will say that every team is strong, but what I believe is that Bangladesh are also one of the biggest contenders to get the World Cup. In the last few years, we suffered defeats in many finals. I have a belief that the almighty might have saved it to give us something big in this World Cup,” he added. Bangladesh, who are currently placed 7th in the ICC ODI rankings, will go into the tournament with an experienced team comprising of Mashrafee bin Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, and Mushfiqur. All four of them will be featuring in their fourth World Cup, and the 31-year-old cricketer said that the team is more determined because it is probably the last time the experienced campaigners will share the pitch together. “For Mashrafe bhai, it will be the last World Cup so there is no chance that we five altogether will play any global tournament afterwards. We are really determined to give Mashrafe Bhai a befitting farewell,” he said. Seven cricketers – Liton Das, Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, and Abu Jayed – will feature in their first World Cup, though most of them are regular members of Bangladesh’s ODI team. The wicket-keeper batsman also advised youngsters who are playing their maiden World Cup to give their 100 percent. “If you look at our batting department we have a relatively experienced unit, but it’s not just about having the experience as you also have to execute that by performing,” he said. Bangladesh had made it to the semi-finals of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy before losing to England. Keeping this in mind, Mushfiqur said, “I think the strike-rate is very important as it’s more important than how many runs you scored, or your average. We have lost to England in the Champions Trophy despite posting 320 which shows that we should have scored around 350-360 and our top-order batsmen are also taking this into account.” Link to comment
Gollum Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Real McCoy, Zero_Unit, diehardpacer and 3 others 6 Link to comment
velu Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 this big Norman, SrinjayDutta, Suhaan and 2 others 5 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Mortaza seems to be grounded http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26633561/mashrafe-mortaza-wants-bangladesh-change-some-perceptions-last-world-cup Zero_Unit 1 Link to comment
Norman Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: Mortaza seems to be grounded http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26633561/mashrafe-mortaza-wants-bangladesh-change-some-perceptions-last-world-cup Probably the only player that I respect from toygerland. Very honest and grounded. Real McCoy 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Norman said: Probably the only player that I respect from toygerland. Very honest and grounded. Even Mahmudullah is like him, often seen him cool things down when his toyger buddies tried to escalate matters over trivial stuff. Vilander and Real McCoy 2 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Personally, I would dearly want their fans revved up before the match lol Usually BD wins don't give you great pleasure. It gives pleasure only when their fans act like idiots. The Dark Horse, chewy, Norman and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 dumbest international player that exists as of now...no wonder time and again he sprouts out such gems only to boomerang sooner or later. Real McCoy 1 Link to comment
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vvvslaxman Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Some of their players go over the top and earn the wrath of other fans as well. This video got 80 million views. I bet majority of the srilankans would have watched this in repeat mode. Look how animated Srilankan fans are in this . Gollum 1 Link to comment
Switchblade Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 5 hours ago, DHONI_FANN said: Was eagerly waiting for you to post on this. DHONI_FANN 1 Link to comment
I6MTW Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 TBH, Afghanistan has a better chance than Bangladesh. Real McCoy 1 Link to comment
Real McCoy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 All jokes aside, we shouldnt take them or any team lightly. Indian team should be prepared for any surprises from them. They beat an unprepared India in 2007 under the chappal coach. Rohit and even Dhoni looked clueless against them in the recent Asia cup final. You can imagine the situation when Kohli captains. They are an improved side and they do well against other asian teams and NZ. Just saying Gollum and Switchblade 2 Link to comment
Real McCoy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 18 hours ago, Tendulkar1996 said: This is where I dislike their fans. They latch on to anything thats remotely against them and whine about it. Same with al bakis Link to comment
Vijy Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 In which universe are they serious title contenders? Link to comment
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