Bangladesh Deserves It
Tuesday, 19 October 2010 Author / Source : Sports Reporter
There was nothing surreal that staged at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium over the last two weeks. What was an expected result prior to the series that was just reversed but no one staked claim it was fluke. Bangladesh deserved the series more than New Zealand. The visitors were totally outplayed, out batted, out bowled and outsmarted.
Literally they had not been winning position in any game though result might have suggested they were on the verge of victory at least three matches as those were marginal defeat. They lost first and third matches by nine runs while last one by three runs and totally was crushed in the third match when they lost it by seven wickets.
Whatever the statistics suggested, the reality was Bangladesh was by far better than their counterparts and obviously no excuse for New Zealand. They could not claim them as weaker side in absence of Jacob Oram and Scott Styris. Even without Daniel Vettori, the nucleus of the team, they had already taken Australia at the receiving end before losing the five match series by 2-3.
Prior to playing against Bangladesh they stunned India by wrapping up their strong batting line up for 88 runs to pull off magnificent 200 runs win in the opening game of the Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka. Eventually they failed to make it to final but they were never a side to be crushed by Bangladesh.
However Bangladesh put more bravery on the field, something the New Zealand lacked. More importantly the hosts won the crucial moment in every time. When their batting didn’t click, Bangladeshi bowlers and fielders compensated it and when bowling or fielding failed to click, batters paid the dividends. Only big team can turn the things like this way. Bangladeshi players however were not ready to embalm them as big team but termed it as the huge step of being big team.
And the winning habit enhanced the confidence that the habit would be the driving force to win against big teams at regular basis.
“Not that we are now big force in the world cricket but the way we worked and belief was installed inside us, we believe we would be the tough competitor for any side very soon. But we have to keep up the working hard and have to beat the big teams at regular basis,” said skipper Shakib Al Hasan.
“At our home den, we are hard opponents for any team outside the Asian country. But the real development graph will be understood once we’ll start beating the Asian side like this way in our own yard,” he added.
Shakib who led the side from the front and comfortably the most influential player to make the difference between the two sides saw a dynamic development of their mentality and fielding.
“Earlier we always lost the crucial moment to loss the baton of the match but in this series we won all decisive situations which were the sign on how we are being mentally tough.
“Apart from the last match, our fielding was good and showed a lot better fielding than any other series. Credit should go for Julien Fountain and out bowling coach Ian Pont also had a great job. With the minimum time, they changed the mentality and attitude of our pace bowlers and fielders,” he said.
Meanwhile, criticism poured on poor Daniel Vettori and Co. Former Black Cap Simon O’Doull has labelled the side’s series whitewash to Bangladesh embarrassing and gives the team little chance at next year’s World Cup.
“It’s embarrassing. 4-0 to Bangladesh, yes they’re improving, they’re a better side and not easy at home but they’re a side we should beat nine times out of 10.
I can’t see any answers,” O’Doull told LiveSPORT. Said nzhearald.co.nz “We’re going into a World Cup in two and a half months and if we think we’re going to be anywhere near the top eight we’re dreaming at the moment. “They could turn it around but it’s going to take a miracle.”
Tuesday, 19 October 2010 Author / Source : Sports Reporter
There was nothing surreal that staged at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium over the last two weeks. What was an expected result prior to the series that was just reversed but no one staked claim it was fluke. Bangladesh deserved the series more than New Zealand. The visitors were totally outplayed, out batted, out bowled and outsmarted.
Literally they had not been winning position in any game though result might have suggested they were on the verge of victory at least three matches as those were marginal defeat. They lost first and third matches by nine runs while last one by three runs and totally was crushed in the third match when they lost it by seven wickets.
Whatever the statistics suggested, the reality was Bangladesh was by far better than their counterparts and obviously no excuse for New Zealand. They could not claim them as weaker side in absence of Jacob Oram and Scott Styris. Even without Daniel Vettori, the nucleus of the team, they had already taken Australia at the receiving end before losing the five match series by 2-3.
Prior to playing against Bangladesh they stunned India by wrapping up their strong batting line up for 88 runs to pull off magnificent 200 runs win in the opening game of the Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka. Eventually they failed to make it to final but they were never a side to be crushed by Bangladesh.
However Bangladesh put more bravery on the field, something the New Zealand lacked. More importantly the hosts won the crucial moment in every time. When their batting didn’t click, Bangladeshi bowlers and fielders compensated it and when bowling or fielding failed to click, batters paid the dividends. Only big team can turn the things like this way. Bangladeshi players however were not ready to embalm them as big team but termed it as the huge step of being big team.
And the winning habit enhanced the confidence that the habit would be the driving force to win against big teams at regular basis.
“Not that we are now big force in the world cricket but the way we worked and belief was installed inside us, we believe we would be the tough competitor for any side very soon. But we have to keep up the working hard and have to beat the big teams at regular basis,” said skipper Shakib Al Hasan.
“At our home den, we are hard opponents for any team outside the Asian country. But the real development graph will be understood once we’ll start beating the Asian side like this way in our own yard,” he added.
Shakib who led the side from the front and comfortably the most influential player to make the difference between the two sides saw a dynamic development of their mentality and fielding.
“Earlier we always lost the crucial moment to loss the baton of the match but in this series we won all decisive situations which were the sign on how we are being mentally tough.
“Apart from the last match, our fielding was good and showed a lot better fielding than any other series. Credit should go for Julien Fountain and out bowling coach Ian Pont also had a great job. With the minimum time, they changed the mentality and attitude of our pace bowlers and fielders,” he said.
Meanwhile, criticism poured on poor Daniel Vettori and Co. Former Black Cap Simon O’Doull has labelled the side’s series whitewash to Bangladesh embarrassing and gives the team little chance at next year’s World Cup.
“It’s embarrassing. 4-0 to Bangladesh, yes they’re improving, they’re a better side and not easy at home but they’re a side we should beat nine times out of 10.
I can’t see any answers,” O’Doull told LiveSPORT. Said nzhearald.co.nz “We’re going into a World Cup in two and a half months and if we think we’re going to be anywhere near the top eight we’re dreaming at the moment. “They could turn it around but it’s going to take a miracle.”
