Bangladesh men's team at the 16th Asian Games!

[Roni_uk]

Well done Bangladesh.... phew. I nearly thought we lost it.

[godzilla]

Originally Posted by PathanAFG
For this match we didn't had three of our best players. Our best batsman Noor Ali was in on pilgrim in Mekka(Noor Ali in maiden first-class match made maiden centuries in both of his innings against a very strong Zimbabwe XI" he is one of only 2-4 players who have done that in history cricket.

Hmm, come to think of it we also left out "11 of our best players" from the team in bangladesh. Perhaps next time ...

[PathanAFG]

Originally Posted by Ashfaq
I hope BCB invites Afghans too. They look promising.

Just so you know, if we had our full strength team, you guys couldn't cross 80.

I'll be waiting for the day we meet Inshallah

@Mahir
Our real run machine wasn't present in the squad "Noor Ali"
Shahdzad the wicket keeper is an amazing batsman too, it just hasn't been his tournament.

@Rabz
Right now bro I'm very sad/angry, we lost to the second team of Bangladesh, I know our boys are a lot better than this. Also the umpire should have given the LBW just before the two sixes.

but when the disappointment is gone, I'm proud, we are not that good at T20, much better at the longer versions 3-5days. Just 2 years ago we were ranked 138th in the world. we don't have any ground at home, yet have very talented youth players who can make it big. esp. our fast bowlers should become some of the best in the world soon inshallah with proper training. (we have an U-19 player who can bowl at 145-147 km/h

BTW guys, for those of you who may want to keep an eye with Afghanistan's progress, keep following them on this site http://afgcric.com

[jisaan]

Originally Posted by reyme
Regardless if this a T20 or whatever, this Afgans are amazing. About ouris a A team excuse, almost all of them have ODI experience. So lets give the credite where it is due. Afganistan is a great team. They almost got us today. Pheewwww/

most t20 matches seem to be close
& we get disillusioned

[FzoBD]

Well it is cricket which actually brought us the first Gold in any major Games other than the Commonwealth Games.
In fact we won Gold in all the three Games which had cricket in it- Indo-Bangla Games 2010, SA Games 2010, Asian Games 2010.

[banglawash]

Can anyone post video link to the 19th over or last few overs of Bangladesh batting and the gold medal ceremony with national anthem?

[FzoBD]

Originally Posted by jisaan
he was also very good at SAF Games cricket

Final vs Sri Lanka: 21 off 19 & 4/31
http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archiv...79/279626.html

Semi Final vs Pakistan: 46 off 22 & 1/7
http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archiv...79/279623.html

Well he actually won us two golds!

[jisaan]

Originally Posted by FzoBD
Well he actually won us two golds!

1st things 1st:

Welcome to BC forum - the ultimate destination for the followers of bangladesh cricket.

u'lll get to know a lot of things that other ppl may never even think of

the amount of passion is just unbelievable here! u sure will know soon

yes! sabbir won us 2 major titles. he will win many more, Insha-Allah! he may be the ultimate dynamite in our arsenal

[jisaan]

Originally Posted by FzoBD
Well he actually won us two golds!

also... thanks for not choosing a 'rubbish' nick.. u vl soon find out wht i mean because some nicks are sure get u go YAKKKK!!!

[abu2abu]

It's always nice to win a medal, but we shouldn't get too carried away here.

The fact is we sent a comparatively strong side to the Asian Games (only afghanistan had a side more closely resembling it's 1st choice players) and we came pretty close to losing to afghanistan.

we have a long way to go before we can seriously challenge the big names in T20 cricket...

[zainab]

Originally Posted by BASSMAN
If Ashraful wins this then this will be the pinnacle of his short lived career

He did bring home the gold, but I am really upset because you are terming this as the pinnacle of his short career, Many of you here want to see Ash fail, then you will be happy. Heck, he is only 26 yrs old, he has given BD a few wins against big names,
Her is a good batsman, but he has a mental block, I recognize this, but I dont bash him ever.

[shakibrulz]

Originally Posted by jisaan
nasir/shabbir much better than mahmudullah/rokibul

Though we all love to bash mahmudullah for his sissiness, he's a class act.

[thebest]

Chora Latif's another quote "I warned the boys not to take Bangladesh lightly.". He should be send to mental institute

[Tiger444]

Bangladesh's cricketers won their country its first-ever gold medal in the Asian Games by beating Afghanistan in a thrilling final in Guangzhou. In a see-saw match that attracted a crowd of 2000, 19-year-old Shabbir Rahman smashed two sixes in the penultimate over to decisively swing the match Bangladesh's way and dash Afghan hopes of a gold.

A day after upsetting fancied Pakistan in the semi-finals, Afghanistan looked set for a hammering when they slid to 66 for 6 in the 13th over on choosing to bat. Youngsters Asghar Stanikzai (38*) and Shabir Noori (25) then gave Afghanistan's chances a boost with a stabilising stand that left Bangladesh needing 120 for victory.

Bangladesh almost made a mess of what should have been a straightforward chase, losing five wickets, including that of their experienced captain Mohammad Ashraful, for 75. Afghanistan were scenting another famous win but were denied by the pair of allrounder Naeem Islam, who is looking to secure a permanent spot in the Bangladesh side, and Rahman, a legspinner who was part of the squad for this year's Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. With 19 needed off the final two overs, Bangladesh were the underdogs but they clubbed 17 runs of the 19th over from offspinner Karim Sadiq, who had excellent figures of 2-0-10-2 before that, to transform the game.

"I had a good talk with Naeem before the 19th over and we went for it," Shabbir said. "Luckily, it came good. There was no pressure on me, but I am sure my team-mates in the dressing room were tense."

Ashraful admitted he had given up hope towards the end. "I was feeling a bit low but then Shabbir came and did the job for us," he said. "There was a bit of pressure because Afghanistan are a very good side and this was our first major final."

Cricket has been Bangladesh's most productive sporting discipline at the Asian Games so far - besides the men's gold, they have won silver in the women's competition. They have only one other medal in the Asian Games so far, a bronze in kabaddi.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/co...ry/489166.html

[Habib]

Ashraful hoilo ghor pora goru, sidure megh dekhle doray.

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by PathanAFG
Karim lost the match fro us, such stupid decision,
We have Mangal who is a lot better in that situation as well Samiullah our best spinner, Shapoor had been left out for today's match, why the hell they did that? arrrgh he is faster than Hamid.

Congrats, I hope BCB will invite us for full ODI series as well T20. We can play a looooot better than what you guys saw today, Once we are full team, we can for sure play some good cricket. For this match we didn't had three of our best players. Our best batsman Noor Ali was in on pilgrim in Mekka(Noor Ali in maiden first-class match made maiden centuries in both of his innings against a very strong Zimbabwe XI" he is one of only 2-4 players who have done that in history cricket.

bro we had none of our main players...but nevertheless u guys are awesome!..i wish Afghanistan all the best in the future

[Ajfar]

LINK

[Tiger444]

Pretty disappointed that Ash actually gave up hope. Just shows exactly why he hasn't lived up to expectations. He's way too low in confidence. Come on Ash!! Have some confidence in yourself and your team!!

[Ajfar]

^ No sissy thread for him?

[Tiger444]

^Not a fan of the sissy thread but if Mash got sh*t for what he said then Ash should as well

[syedmahm]

Originally Posted by cricadda
shabbir will be our new hope....new shakib.: flag:

Bhai, sobaike Shakib banien na. Shakib is number one not only in BD, but also in the whole world. That is something very special. A Shabbir has to do a lot to be at where Shakib is now. Yes, we have seen Shabbir, we should definately want him to do more to be included in the national squad first.

[syedmahm]

Originally Posted by thebest
Chora Latif's another quote "I warned the boys not to take Bangladesh lightly.". He should be send to mental institute

A long due. Lotifa apa ke BD er coach banile kemon hoi?

[roman]

Originally Posted by PathanAFG
Karim lost the match fro us, such stupid decision,
We have Mangal who is a lot better in that situation as well Samiullah our best spinner, Shapoor had been left out for today's match, why the hell they did that? arrrgh he is faster than Hamid.

Congrats, I hope BCB will invite us for full ODI series as well T20. We can play a looooot better than what you guys saw today, Once we are full team, we can for sure play some good cricket. For this match we didn't had three of our best players. Our best batsman Noor Ali was in on pilgrim in Mekka(Noor Ali in maiden first-class match made maiden centuries in both of his innings against a very strong Zimbabwe XI" he is one of only 2-4 players who have done that in history cricket.

I am really surprised and happy to see the progress Afganistan has made over the last few years. I wish your team all the best from the bottom of my heart. Dont get me wrong my fellow BC members but if they had beaten us today I would have been very happy for Afganistan (it does not mean that I wouldn't have been saddened for BD's loss). They have been in a meaningless war for so long and they definitely deserve a smile on their face. But please smack the crap out of Latif.

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by syedmahm
A long due. Lotifa apa ke BD er coach banile kemon hoi?

r amake shakib er jaygay wc e nile kemon hoy?

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by roman
I am really surprised and happy to see the progress Afganistan has made over the last few years. I wish your team all the best from the bottom of my heart. Dont get me wrong my fellow BC members but if they had beaten us today I would have been very happy for Afganistan (it does not mean that I wouldn't have been saddened for BD's loss). They have been in a meaningless war for so long and they definitely deserve some smile on their face. But please smack the crap out of Latif.

yes through this guy out...he will only corrupt afg players