Bangladesh Is Emerging as a force in ODI's

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As the title suggests i think we are becoming a force but only in the ODI format. This article not only talks about Bangladesh's Asia Cup success but about the respect that is overdue. It is a well written one.

Cocky Aussie cricket fans should join the Tigers’ roar

By Geoff Lemon, 22 Mar 2012



Bangladesh emerging as a force in cricket (AFP)


There is a casual arrogance native to many Australian cricket fans. Ours is the most worthy side in the world, we think; our absence from the top an anomaly to be ironed out. Other cricketing nations are regarded with disdain. India’s achievements don’t count because they can’t win in Australia (and never mind the fact that we can’t win over there).

West Indies are a twitching corpse, which those who remember the 70s and 80s still quite enjoy giving the odd sly kick. Sri Lanka are never rated, despite making three of the last five World Cup finals. England might have beaten us once or twice lately, but nothing can wipe away the memory of Mike Atherton. Anyway, we all know they’ll implode pretty soon because they got beaten by Pakistan.

Pakistan, by the way, are a bunch of cheats. South Africa a pack of chokers. New Zealand don’t deserve a Shield side. (What happens in Hobart…)
And then there are Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, who naturally enough don’t count at all; their only use a means of discrediting the records of subcontinental players who have the temerity to be deemed rather good.
Bangladesh in particular have become a byword for cricketing incompetence – promoted too soon, never able to compete. The only references in Australia’s press are patronising or dismissive.

http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/03/22...e-tigers-roar/