Ben Stokes and Eoin Morgan’s ruthless counterattack dashed the hopes of Australia but it provided Bangladesh the opportunity to advance to the semifinal of a mega event for the first time in their history. Undoubtedly this is a great moment for me as a fan and follower of Bangladesh cricket since the 90s when cricket was not the most followed sports in Bangladesh. Watching Bangladesh improve as a team is just like a dream come true and I firmly believe, we can be the number 1 team in the world one day.
England’s revolution in 50-over format is something special and since the last World Cup, they have been scoring runs with a touch of arrogance which the other teams can hardly think of. They attack the bowling from the word go and keep on scoring at six runs per over which is simply a staggering effort.
Surely, Steve Smith was thinking of the golden days of Australia when the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Mathew Hayden or Mark Waugh took the bowlers to the cleaners while witnessing the cold-blooded destruction of Stokes and Morgan. Australia were not a well-balanced side in this tournament. Except for Steve Smith and David Warner, they don’t have the batters to support them and apart from Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, the rest of the bowlers are yet to come of age.
But at the moment, it’s time for Bangladesh to dream big rather than spending too much time in celebration and they should not read any newspapers and avoid interacting with Bangladeshi media from now on.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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