Tuesday 18 October 2011

The Insult Of The World Cup Has Been Paid Back At Chittagong



There were plenty of frustrations when the Tigers were bundled out for just 58 in their crunch group match against the West Indies during the 2011 World Cup. People showed their anger by throwing posters and playcards on the field and by throwing stones on the West Indies team bus by mistake thinking it as the Tigers’ bus.

In the next match the Tigers beat the English and the Dutch back to back and then lost to South Africa which scripted their exit from the tournament but that shoddy performance against the Caribbean still hurts the millions of cricket fan of Bangladesh.

We were waiting for a payback. We wanted to digest the Caribbean the same medicine which they had digested us. We wanted to botch them and today at Chittagong the Tigers have paid back in style.

The bowlers who looked out of sort and confused in the first two ODIs switched into rocking Bangla music in front of which the Calypso beat lost its rhythmic beat. Bangla Tigers came out all guns blazing. Their determination had torched a fire which just burned the entire West Indian batting line up.

Murky conditions led Mushfiqur Rahim to invite the visitors to bat first and the West Indians looked well in tune at 33-1 but suddenly the Bangladeshi bowlers hacked through the Caribbean batting line up as nine wickets fell for just 28 runs! Nasir Hussain set the momentum and the golden boy of Bangladesh cricket coped himself beautifully with the momentum and essayed the death of the Caribbean batting line up in one of the most ruthless manner.

For the first time in the series the curators did show some brains by preparing a track suitable for our spinners and in no time the spinners came into action and who could be better than the champion Shakib Al Hasan to switch on the Bangla music. He went on to cut through the lower order, finishing with figures of 4 for 16 as he ended the innings in the 22nd over.

Bangladesh as a nation has nothing to cheer for. Our total social infrastructure led by our politicians is a matter of big frustration for us. We always look for something to make us proud and happy and it’s not the Bangladeshi actors or actresses, the models or the so-called intellectuals can deliver the smile or joy for us but it’s our cricketing heroes on whom we rely for joy and smile. It’s only them who can make this ill-fated nation smile. It’s only them who can give us a peaceful sleep at night. When they loose the nation as a whole gets gloomy and when they win they tend to trigger a massive celebration. Our cricket and the players representing it is our biggest asset. They are the greatest medium of our joy and happiness.

Though its sad feeling to have lost the ODI series but this victory will give enough encouragement and pleasure to this victory craved nation. Any win is welcomed and any sort of victories will be cheered with a huge shout. The West Indies might have bamboozled us at Mirpur but by botching them at Chittagong the Tigers surely have given them the deepest impact mentally which have sucked the joyous mood of the Caribbean.

The payback of the World Cup by the Tigers has been outstanding, stupendous, fantastic, extraordinary and too sweet for us.

Thank You
Faisal Caesar 

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