First time for everything

al Furqaan · #1 March 21, 2012, 10:37 PM

I think this marks the first time that our boys will go into a match against a top side *expecting* a win. Maybe they expected to win the 4th ODI against New Zealand in that banglawash, maybe they didn't.

But the euphoria around this match is unmistakable. My cousin, who has not cared about cricket since the 99 WC messaged me from Dhaka last night saying "amra aajke jitsi". I was quite surprised as his mind has been everywhere but cricket for the past decade. Yet he watched the entire game against Sri Lanka.

Our boys are going into a game believing they're equals for the first time in a few hours. Instead of merely believing they "can" win, they now believe they will win.

Regardless of whether they bring the Cup home for the first time, or come just short. This has been an unspeakably successful series, regardless of what anyone else says.

Congratulations Tigers, we're proud of you, even if you lose by 300 runs today. And congratulations Tiger fans!

TIKBoss · #2 March 21, 2012, 10:44 PM

Good thread

but inshaAllah boys will win the cup.

Banglatiger84 · #3 March 21, 2012, 11:15 PM

And the good thing is they approached and played the Sri lanka match pretty much with the same attitude.
We didnt go in knowing half our team would have to give the best performances of their careers, and praying that the Sri lankans perform below average. Both of us played more or less as to our capacity, and alhamdulillah we won

And I would say that is the Pakistanis main concern, they are not going into todays game knowing they will win as long as they dont make mistakes and give us the chance to upset them.

They are aware they can perform well and even then Bangladesh can win the match, inshallah

zinatf · #4 March 21, 2012, 11:45 PM

Very nicely written Asad bhai

I agree, this has been one heck of a series...

GO FOR THE WIN TIGERS!!! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!

ma_o_mati · #5 March 21, 2012, 11:47 PM

very well said

Night_wolf · #6 March 22, 2012, 01:15 AM

SL won their 1st asia cup in 1985...won the WC after 11 years in 1996

there is a WC at 2023

TIKBoss · #7 March 22, 2012, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
SL won their 1st asia cup in 1985...won the WC after 11 years in 1996

there is a WC at 2023

how about bd makes history? won asia cup 2012, won wc 2015

**Zunaid** · #8 March 22, 2012, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
SL won their 1st asia cup in 1985...won the WC after 11 years in 1996

there is a WC at 2023

Too long. Patterns are made to be broken.