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Published: 03:45 27 May 2024
The most popular and shortest version of cricket is 'T20'. A few days later, the curtain will rise on the busy event T20 World Cup-2024. Cricket lovers are in the frenzy of World Cup since now. When thinking about a busy event like T20, the question is about team performance. As much as the Bangladesh team has been giving great cricket in ODIs in recent times, the beacon of hope is the same in T20 cricket.
We are still a bit immature in this format. A fresh example of this is the recently held Bangladesh-United States match. In this match, the way the Bangladesh team was caught by the players of the United States, it can be understood quite well, how low our position is in T20 cricket!
'Suffering from frustration' is the main reason for our decline, along with erratic bowling, intermittent collapse in batting line-up. Tigers should suffer a little more nervousness in T20 cricket! In this case, the lack of confidence is noticeable. But the Bangladesh team has been playing in this format for a long time.
Notably, there is no one to become the team's kandari in the death overs. In the same way no one can be found who becomes a symbol of hope to color the end. In other words, while standing tall in T20 cricket, the whole team collapsed again and again. Continual failure of top-order batsmen and low-quality strike rates have become a familiar face for the team.
The mentality of not being able to play without fear after all these years is a reflection of our weakness. However, fans are always hopeful. Hundreds of thousands of eyes stare unblinkingly at the television to see the end of a beautiful event. But unfortunately in most cases the result is 'sand in hope'. When this is the case, the question remains, 'How much should be expected from the Bangladesh cricket team?
The memory of the Bangladesh team in the last ODI World Cup is not worth remembering. However, judging by the performance in the last T20 World Cup, Bangladesh is fairly successful. So far, Bangladesh has tasted victory in only three matches in the main phase of T20 World Cup. The first victory came in the 2007 World Cup and the inaugural edition. The following stories are just disappointments. The Tigers are winless in the main stage in six games.
The victory became the golden deer for the Bangladesh team. The circle of defeat is broken by the taste of victory in the last event. Team Tigers managed to win two matches in the eighth season. This page of results makes us very optimistic about winning this tournament.
Due to the team's recent poor performance, the number of people who will bet on Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup is extremely low. The mercury of hope is at the bottom with the impression of despair. In this situation, the weakness should be found using the previous experience.
It is said that young players can be the life of a team. A coach's secret weapon, trump card or tramcard - whatever you call it, youth can be a place of hope. We are hopeful that the youthful Bangladesh team will learn from past failures and do well in this World Cup. Millions of Bengali cricket lovers are waiting to see the Damal boys of Bengal win the World Cup. Victory will come!
Author: Student, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University of Science and Technology, Gopalganj
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