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missfrodo: So Bangladesh is hosting the Cricket World Cup. It’s a big deal. We followed these guys for a bit, loving life! Party on! View high resolution

missfrodo:

So Bangladesh is hosting the Cricket World Cup. It’s a big deal. We followed these guys for a bit, loving life!

Party on!

(Reblogged from missfrodo)

The Butterfly

Bangladeshi bowling coach Ian Pont has ‘created’ a new delivery which his team will bowl during the next World Cup:

The ball, when bowled correctly, has zero rotation on it, something that makes the delivery completely unstable and changes the flight of the ball. The resulting outcome is a ball that can skip or hop in the air, drop out of the sky or simply dive down into the pitch when least expected

Could this be the tool that Bangladesh need to unlock their potential or will they be found out, I’m assuming it still illegal to use magic in cricket. Perhaps they could ask a friendly Disney character to join their team instead.

Afterall Bangladesh are well used to playing Mickey Mouse cricket.

(Source: theindependentbd.com)

The joy in this photo is infectious, imagine playing in a team where in previous games your challenge has been to lose gracefully, but you still put in the hard yards one day it will pay off. For Shakib Al Hasan it just did, outstanding cricket. Bangladesh are clearly masters of their home conditions and will upset the apple cart at the coming world cup in which they will play at home. View high resolution

The joy in this photo is infectious, imagine playing in a team where in previous games your challenge has been to lose gracefully, but you still put in the hard yards one day it will pay off. For Shakib Al Hasan it just did, outstanding cricket. Bangladesh are clearly masters of their home conditions and will upset the apple cart at the coming world cup in which they will play at home.

Bangladesh beat England at cricket

247 days without a win,

24 odi without a win

Never beaten England in any form of the game,

Derided as lacking in the class for test and one day international cricket,

But today on the 10th July 2010, Bangladesh showed great strength and resolve to beat England in a pressure finish in which England cracked.

Extordaniary stuff, Cricinfo reminds us of the state of the Bangladeshi squad going into today’s ODI:

Two leading players, Raqibul Hasan who top-scored at Trent Bridge and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim, had been ruled out of the series and one of their replacements, Mohammad Ashraful only arrived in the country 14 hours before the toss. Add to that Bangladesh’s 24-match losing run and the previous inability of their attack to assert any pressure and this has to go down as one of the more remarkable reversals.

Cricket produces plenty of surprises but Bangladeshi commitment earned this victory and sloppy indifferent play from England showed they still have a lot of work to do in all departments.

In affectionate remembrance of ODI cricket, which was killed by Bangladesh at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, 21st June, 2010. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, RIP.

NB The body will be cremated and the Ashes brought back to Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium for another tri-series involving India and Sri Lanka, in August 2010.

via Cricinfo

You’ve got to feel for the author here, he had to watch this debacle. Imrul Kayes scored at a very similar rate he did during the English test series, during the tests he was praised for his resolute batting to contrast to Iqbal’s verve, but in this day and age you can forget comparisons to Boycott; batsman playing international cricket should be able to turn on the scoring pace when required.

In this game yes it was nigh on impossible, but if you don’t even try you might as well concede your wicket.

The Pitch

As Jonathan Agnew noticed, it’s spiinning like a top at Old Trafford:

It’s very unusual to see the ball turning so much on the first day of a Test match in this country, and it’s likely that the pitch will deteriorate further over the five days and we may see wickets tumbling to the spinners.

Graeme Swann needs to take advantage after a poor showing in the 1st test.

But will it seam and bounce? England’s bowling lineup is setup to take advantage of the early season pace and bounce seen at Old Trafford.