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There are many historical moments in the history of cricket in Bangladesh. The key to all of this is winning the ICC Trophy. Twenty years ago, Bangladesh won the ICC Trophy on this day in the 5th. The number ‘5’ is unfortunately unfortunate. But April 5 is a good number for Bangladesh cricket.
Hasibul Hossain Shant was running madly into the locker room with the winning run. That is why Bangladesh made history on the grounds of the Keilat Club in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The field is now known as the Tenaga National Sports Complex.
Bangladesh has confirmed the World Cup final after beating Scotland. But the victory against Kenya was memorable for all the players on the team.
Captain Akram Khan’s 4-run victory against the Netherlands kept Bangladesh in the tournament with a magnificent 5-run victory. If Akram Khan had not played those innings, Bangladesh might not have played in the semifinals and England would not have played in the World Cup in the fifth.
Bangladesh won all five matches in the first round before the match against Ireland collapsed due to rain.
Bangladesh’s match against the Netherlands was much more important. There was no other way to win that match. Akram Khan said Bangladesh set the goal for the champions after winning the match against the Netherlands.
He said on Monday: “The memory of winning against the Netherlands is still brilliant. It was the most tense and impressive game. But at the mercy of Almighty God, I played the most important innings of my life and the team advanced to the semifinals.
He further said: ‘Then we set our goals. We knew that if we could afford to play we could beat Scotland in the semifinals. However, the match was very tense, because if we win this match we can play in the World Cup. Apart from this, many times we have been very close but we have not been able to get the tickets for the World Cup. But the entire service team was committed and we beat Scotland and made sure to play in the World Cup. ”
Bangladesh defeated Scotland by 42 runs in the semifinals and confirmed the final against Kenya. “Our only goal was to win the title against Kenya,” said Akram. We were hungry for this victory. “
Kenya hit first in the final, Steve Tikolo’s century in the last 4 wickets. The rain made the match on Rizarv’s day. Bangladesh won the match by 5 runs in 20 overs to win the match. The goal was difficult for Bangladesh. But the Bangladesh hitters did not give up. Each hitter has tried to do his best. Bangladesh won by two wickets in the aggressive hitting batting.
Akram said: “Shantar’s winning career was a historic moment. But even before the eighth wicket dropped 5 races, we were confident of winning. The calm pilot maintained his self-confidence and confirmed the victory in the end.
Later, the ICC Trophy-winning party received a surprise reception in front of thousands of people on Manik Mia Avenue.
Akram said that for the first time, the Sheikh Hasina government had a specific plan to pave the way for success.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was very sincere and gave us everything to win the trophy,” he said.
That success had a major impact on sports in Bangladesh. Soccer was the number one sport in Bangladesh at the time. But after winning the ICC Trophy, cricket became the number one sport in the country.
Akram said: “Soccer was more popular in Bangladesh. But the ICC Championship Trophy changed the image of sports in the country. Cricket is still the number one sport in Bangladesh. “
(Dhakatimes / April 1 / SUL)
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