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Cricket in Bangladesh
Bangladesh started her journey in the field of international cricket in 1997 by winning the ICC Trophy in Malaysia. By winning this trophy, the Tigers were able to be a regular ICC member with the right to play One Day Internationals. In this continuation, they had qualified 7th World Cup Cricket-1999 in England. One of the group matches, they were able to beat Pakistan by 62 runs. These two bright performances led Bangladesh to fly more high. She achieved the status of the 10th test-playing nation on the 20th June in 2000. This is her glorious history in the field of cricket.
So Bangladesh got another historical occasion to enjoy on November in 2000. India came to Bangladesh for playing first test match in Dhaka. The match started on 10" November, 2000. In this match, Bangladesh did bat first and made a record. Aminul Islam Bulbul made a magnificent hundred and captain Naimur Rahman Durjoy took 5 wickets. Moreover, Bangladesh scored more than four hundred runs in the first innings. Though they lost the match by nine wickets, they got many things from this match. They played eight Tests in 2001 and lost all of them.
The Tigers beat World Cup Champion and Runners-up India in Dhaka on December in 2004. It was the first ODI victory on the home ground. In January 2005, Bangladesh got their maiden Test victory beating Zimbabwe by 226 runs. It was the 35h Test match for the Tigers. They were able to defeat World Cup champion Australia in the Natwest ODI Series.
In the World Cup Cricket-2007, Bangladesh got another great and memorable occasion to celebrate. On March 17, they beat India by five wickets in their first match in Port of Spain. Then they beat South Africa by 67 runs. The next history of cricket in Bangladesh is like a fairy tale. They won Test series against Zimbabwe and West Indies.
The future of cricket in Bangladesh is very bright for their rapid rising in this sphere. Cricket is very popular here. But again and again, cricket in Bangladesh was under constant criticism for their poor performance. Even their test status was in the mouth of threat. But they overcame it and tried to elevate their cricket to a truly respectable position in future. This proves from the fact that Bangladesu a become the co-host of World Cup Cricket-2011. She has already finished very successfully the inauguration ceremony at Bangabandhu National Stadium. This greatest show on earth has made our chaste puffed with honour in the international sphere.
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