5 Reasons Behind The Recent Success Of Bangladesh Cricket

Bangladesh Cricket is improving day by day. The cricketers are playing up to their ability and starting to win matches more than any other times in the past. The journey began with the astonishing success of the tigers in the World Cup 2015, where they beat Afghanistan, Scotland and England to reach the quarter-final for the first time in the history of Bangladesh cricket. They lost to India due to some wrong decisions by the umpires but won many hearts around the world by playing super cricket.

Now, they are playing a home series against Pakistan. They have already won the ODI series by thrashing Pakistan after a 16 years long wait. So, here are the 5 reasons behind the success of Bangladesh cricket team:

1. Captaincy:Mashrafe Mortaza is not only the senior most player in the squad right now, but also the most experienced and clever attacking captain Bangladesh have ever got. He can feel the power and weakness of every player and takes the decisions accordingly. He can read the situation of the game more than anyone else and thus guides the team to the best possible outcome.

Bangladesh missed him many times due to 7 knee surgeries in both of his knees. But, still he came back like a fighter with a big heart. He is an idol for any people in the world. He taught us how to fight with the last drop of blood. Other players love and respect him a lot. They try their best to follow his orders and thus Bangladesh improved a lot under the captaincy of Mashrafe Mortaza.

2. Coaching Staffs:Coaching staffs deserve a thanks for their continuous good work.

Chandika Hathurusinghe is the head coach of Bangladesh. He is a Sri Lankan and knows his players very well. He also has a good cricketing brain and always trying hard to take Bangladesh to a higher position. He is the main batting coach of Bangladesh.

Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwean fast bowler is now serving Bangladesh cricket team as the fast bowling coach. He is one of the clever fast bowlers the cricket world have ever seen. His experiences are a big plus point for the fast bowlers of Bangladesh like Mashrafe Morzata, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain and many others.

Ruwan Kalpage, the former Sri Lankan spinner is the spin bowling coach of Bangladesh. Bangladesh was stronger in spin from the very beginning of their cricket journey. Yet, he added some extra skills in the spinners of Bangladesh.

Richard Halsall, the former Zimbabwean cricketer is now the fielding coach of Bangladesh. Bangladesh have improved a lot as a fielding unit during his era.

So, you can see, a lot of coaching personalities are involved in the success of Bangladesh cricket team. That is a big reason behind the success.

3. The Officials:Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is working for the betterment of cricket from the very beginning.

The president of BCB, the honourable member of the Parliament, Nazmul Hasan Papon, is dedicated to cricket and takes positive decisions for the betterment of cricket.

Besides, the selectors are doing an excellent job by finding new talents from the age level cricket. They are selecting the best players in the team so that the result comes in our favour.

The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina is also a cricket fan. She calls the players prior to any important match and personally provides courage to them. This huge support can’t go in vain. This is one of the 5 reasons behind the success.

4. The Cricketers:The cricketers are playing their best cricket. All of them know their role in the team and can play more technically than the past in any situations. The batsmen are hungry for runs. The bowlers are hungry for wickets and giving away lesser runs to the oppositions. The fielders are giving their 100% in the field.

Earlier, Bangladesh depended on one or two players. But, now they can depend on any player.

Shakib Al Hasan is the world’s top ranked all-rounder. Besides, Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim is now in good form. Other players like Soumya Sarker, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman,Nasir Hossain are also among runs.

The captain has many bowling options in his hand. Almost all of them can bowl handy overs for the team. Besides, the pipeline of players is very strong. Some good players are knocking the door of the National team. So, the success is primarily due to the hard-working of the cricketers in the field.

5. The Supporters:The Bangladeshi supporters are one of the best in the whole world. The love watching cricket and goes to the ground in any match of their home side. They scream all the time, giving continuous support to their team during the game. This helps the player to gain confidence and they play for making their supporters happy. So, this is one of the major causes of the rise of the tigers.

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