Personally in the past I would despise India, Pakistan and England mainly due to the ridicule and comments they would say about Bangladesh. Even Afghanistan nor Ireland have had such barrage of negative PR against them.
Even after our wins, like a conjoined twin, our past lowly performances were always in an article to belittle us. However after seeing alot of them change their tune and that bitterness towards them has reduced. I have also seen that these days we get alot of appreciation if not support from the fans from India and Pakistan as well which is a result I think from the above too.
I was really chuffed when the English crowd was so supportive when Tamim scored his 100 vs England in the Champions trophy, many saying Bangladesh has come a long way. Even a colleague of mine who is a member of the MCC says Bangladesh is a much improved side but they need to somehow harness Tamim.
Only Australia and New Zealand are left who hasnt accepted our rise. Ironic for the Kiwis though.
InshahAllah hoping for a win against the Aussies!
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