The shock comes because not even in our wildest dreams we thought we would make it to the final. We almost had Pak, hold on the nerve to beat India, and had SL quite convincingly. I can say, Ian, that you were shocked too. In another thread "100 things I learned from Asia Cup", in number 52, you said BD could well finish as the 4th best team. You must have been joking but it also shows that you weren't expecting BD to perform as such.
I won't say India and SL had excuses as you mentioned. They are WC Finalist and are demons at subcontinental conditions. How demonic? Just look at India's thrashing of Pak and 320+ chase. They have made a cakewalk out of it.
We should get used to it. Thanks for your thoughts
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