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Old June 18, 2019, 08:40 AM
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Default Need for a Team Anthem

We are the only team to have a widely accepted symbol (The Tigers) next to our name. No other country has such strong association with any other image or symbol. Kangaroos or Kiwis comes close but read any commentary or news articles, and Tigers are used much more frequently in media. No other SC team has anything even close. No one substitute anything when they mention India Pak or SL. But mention Tigers, and every cricket fan will know its Bangladesh.

This makes me want to take another step forward. No cricket teams have a solid anthem (not national anthem). We do not have any stadium chant. Our supporters only screams "BanglaaaDesh!!! BanglaaDesh!!!". It is not catchy at all and when I am in the stands I do not feel uplifted or energized.

Football (or Soccer) is amazing at that. Major clubs have some outstanding inspirational anthems.

Nothing epitomizes this better than Liverpool and You Will Never Walk Alone. The fans sing this before every game and at iconic moments.

It is such a simple and heartwarming song. Reportedly, the players gets very inspired and pumped up as well. When Liverpool beat Barca in the SF, the entire stadium sang along with Klopp and the players. Before the CL final, the fans gathered in some Madrid square and sang it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5_LQArLa0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weec_jzudc8

I would love to have such an anthem for us. So we can sing from the stands. The players will sing along with us.

Maybe we can reach out to Rabz bhai who is very involved and can make this happen??
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