Match Thread: Bangladesh vs Srilanka, 1st Qualifying Match, ICC Champions Trophy , Mohali, India, October 7, 2006

[rudro]

when does the game start?

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by adel_chain_gang
This is off topic, but does anyone know what the record is for the most posts on a single thread in this banglacricket forum???

just check one of the match threads in the archives section...my guess would be 1500 posts or so. could be more.

but i highly doubt this thread will be it.

i imagine our first world cup match against india will threaten the 2000 post mark

[al Furqaan]

ok lets stop talking about what language ash spoke...personally i'm kinda glad he spoke hindi (yes i said it, and if you pseudo patriots have a problem with it, sue me).

ash speaking hindi automatically allows more ppl to hear him. thats a way a bangali gets on the stage in india. plus it might increase his/our fanbase (yes this sounds pretty dumb but its a hell of a lot smarter than what a lotta ppl have said in this thread already). imagine if tendulkar came to dhaka and spoke to reporters in bangla...

i have tons of respect for our heroic language martyrs, but for us to raise a fuss about ash speaking hindi in india to journalists is the dumbest thing i have heard of. there are a million and one things that are more deserving of our wrath.

[Tokyobreeze]

Originally Posted by rudro
when does the game start?

GMT 9:00...which will mean 15:00 BD time, I guess.

[RazabQ]

After reading articles from a couple of places, it's obvious, that behind the smiling faces, SL blames, and quite correctly so according to the math, BD for them having to play the qualifying rounds. Those guys are dying to wallop us. It's upto our boys to make that eagerness work against em. Otherwise, কপালে প্যাদানি আছে৷

[Lidcombe]

couple of hours to start the game/tourny but still no preview in crickinfo?????

[Hasib]

Originally Posted by Tokyobreeze
[/list]Becoming a looser after showing so much potential?

thats a secret?

Anyhow good luck to the team today!

[BanglaCool]

Originally Posted by Ehsan
As far as the representation goes, courtesy and attitude matter most to me. Not the language.

The only reason he can speak in other languages is the audience he is addressing. And definitely the person who asked him the question would not get a meaning out of what he said if he spoke in Bangla. Again, you don't want a representative of your country to say something that most people wouldn't understand, which even for a bit would make him look like a fool. Further if he can speak in hindi it would showcase his talent and ability to speak different languages.

We gotta learn to take it easy. Say, I am a guy who can speak only desi languages - bangla/urdu/hindi. Someones comes to me and asks me a question in english, I didn't understand whatever the heck he said. I ask him in Bangla as to what he said, and I figure he does not understand Bangla. So, I ask him in hindi/urdu as to what he said. This does not make me any what less Bangladeshi or love Bangladesh less than those who can't speak hindi/urdu.

It's just about communication and friendly gesture, thats what we should keep in mind and learn to take things easy.

Anyways, it was really an OFF-TOPIC discussion. If you get it good, or else we move on.

Ask a japanese or a french to speak in hindi. Don't forget there are Bengali speaking people in India too. I saw in Movers and Shakers and was quite shocked to learn that Munmun Sen won't/can't talk in Hindi! Despite Suman Shekhars repeated pleading she only spoke in English (while suman was carrying on with hindi). When asked how she managed to do so many hindi films, she simply answered "dubbing".
For Ashraful or any other cricketer of Bangladesh, I agree with others who say, it should be about highlighting language/culutre of his country.

[bd_cricket]

শ্রীলঙ্কার সাথে খেলা হলেই গত বিশ্বকাপের দুঃসহ স্মৃতি চোখের সামনে ভেসে আসে। প্রথম ওভারেই আমাদের চার চারটি তাজা উইকেট হাওয়া। জানি আমরা এখন অন্য একটা দল, তবুও সেই যন্ত্রনাদায়ক স্মৃতি মন থেকে মুছতে কতদিন লাগবে কে জানে?

[Andy-Flower]

AHMED AHMED AHMED!!! gut a feelin this match is gunna be a tight one

[BanglaCool]

Hi Andy-Flower
Our matches against SL are rarely close.

[ammark]

Originally Posted by BanglaCool
Ask a japanese or a french to speak in hindi. Don't forget there are Bengali speaking people in India too. I saw in Movers and Shakers and was quite shocked to learn that Munmun Sen won't/can't talk in Hindi! Despite Suman Shekhars repeated pleading she only spoke in English (while suman was carrying on with hindi). When asked how she managed to do so many hindi films, she simply answered "dubbing".
For Ashraful or any other cricketer of Bangladesh, I agree with others who say, it should be about highlighting language/culutre of his country.

I really dont see whats the big deal. I remember a Japanese ambassador in Bangladesh and former US Ambassador Harry K Thomas who learnt bangla and would speak in bangla in our tv channels and functions and programs. If they are ambassadors (political) and did that, and got appreciation from us, why is it so bad if our cultural ambassadors do sth reciprocal?

[sar2005]

Originally Posted by bd_cricket
শ্রীলঙ্কার সাথে খেলা হলেই গত বিশ্বকাপের দুঃসহ স্মৃতি চোখের সামনে ভেসে আসে। প্রথম ওভারেই আমাদের চার চারটি তাজা উইকেট হাওয়া। জানি আমরা এখন অন্য একটা দল, তবুও সেই যন্ত্রনাদায়ক স্মৃতি মন থেকে মুছতে কতদিন লাগবে কে জানে?

See it again here
and get prepared for the revenge this time .........muhhhhaaaahhhhaaaaaaaa!!!

[Andy-Flower]

Originally Posted by BanglaCool
Hi Andy-Flower
Our matches against SL are rarely close.

is it? so what you guys think, are we going to win?..

[Lidcombe]

comeon guys...??? lets stop talking abt it....and start more talking abt the game...which is more important to us now......if ash play good today i thnk no one will b care abt wat he did...... by da way its not a big deal talking in hindi in front of indian media.........as long as he express himself its all good.....


so lets go pray for bd guys......go tigers

[Sauron]

Time is passing waaaaay too slow ... more than an hour to go

[BD_Ashraful]

does anyone know where i can get mobile commentary of the game? because i going to be out when game on.....

[Sauron]

Btw, I agree with al Furqaan et al. He did a smart thing by speaking in Hindi in India. Stop making a big deal out of it. Having some skill in any foreign language is a good thing. If he talked with Bangladeshi media in Hindi, that would be a different case altogether.

Please stop creating controversy out of nothing. No one would complain if Ash talked in English to the British media.

[ammark]

Originally Posted by Sauron
No one would complain if Ash talked in English to the British media.

You're right. they'd cringe instead!

[Lidcombe]

Originally Posted by Sauron
Btw, I agree with al Furqaan et al. He did a smart thing by speaking in Hindi in India. Stop making a big deal out of it. Having some skill in any foreign language is a good thing. If he talked with Bangladeshi media in Hindi, that would be a different case altogether.

Please stop creating controversy out of nothing. No one would complain if Ash talked in English to the British media.

exactly im agree with u pal..........

one more hour...........

[sar2005]

1 hour to go...............
It is warm up time..........come on , get up guys.
Here is what you need.

The link starts from 3rd part of the video. But you can start watching from the first part. Select all 4 parts from the list of preview on your right hand side.

Enjoy...........

[pilot fan]

i have a good feeling about today

[Lidcombe]

any news who won da toss????

[Lidcombe]

crickinfo sucks

[Thunder]

The game is about to start..

We should watch out for Jayasuria, Murali, Jayawardene..

Of them Jayasuria may hit a 60 ball 100 or Murali may pick up 5 or 6 wickets