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Well I understand there will be a home support but I do not remember a single time BD fans cheer for the opponents.

Dale Steyn achieves the feat of the 2nd fastest bowler to pick 400 test wicket and there were not a single applause from crowd. Steyn himself had to wave his hand in a surprise and let everyone know "Hello its my 400th".

Very poor from BD supporters and we can only hope in future we will get more sporting cricket fans.

Meanwhile in Chennai for an unofficial game:

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I remember when Afridi had that assault on Bangladesh in the Asia Cup there was deathly silence at every six.

Anyways to be fair India fans (apart from Chennai in particular but I am sure there are a few others) are also well known to not appreciate opposition players. Swann once talked about it I remember where he said one of the reasons why he enjoyed the test series win in India was the silence of the crowd at every Indian wicket. Point is it certanly int restricted to one country.

Though yeah sad to see Steyn wasnt appreciated
 
Can't really blame the Bangladeshi crowd in general, they always were hungry for their team to win something and their emotions used to run high when their team was about to lose.

They'll mature as their team consistently start winning.

What's really disturbing is the crowd generally at Indian grounds. Very non-sporting, specially when it comes to Pakistan. They're slowly starting to learn to appreciate the opposition, thanks to IPL, where they have to cheer for players from other countries.
 
You are comparing National team affairs with A team matches. :)) :)))

Even we will dont care much if our A team about to lose with some other A teams.
It's unofficial not so important affair.
 
Anik Sharma said:
You are comparing National team affairs with A team matches. :)) :)))

Even we will dont care much if our A team about to lose with some other A teams.
It's unofficial not so important affair.
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dont think thats his point though but he is being a bit disingenuous if he is saying its only a Bangladeshi crowd problem considering a Kolkata fans set fire to the stadium upon seeing their team on the verge of a knockout in the World Cup semi.

so this pointscoring and thread seems a bit ridiculous to me
 
The obsession of cricket fans with sporting crowds is beyond my understanding.
 
Any ground in India or world for that matter would have given standing ovation for Dale Steyn 400.

No intention to single out BD but they easily are the worst as far as showing appreciation to opponents.
 
Indian_Supporter said:
Well I understand there will be a home support but I do not remember a single time BD fans cheer for the opponents.

Dale Steyn achieves the feat of the 2nd fastest bowler to pick 400 test wicket and there were not a single applause from crowd. Steyn himself had to wave his hand in a surprise and let everyone know "Hello its my 400th".

Very poor from BD supporters and we can only hope in future we will get more sporting cricket fans.

Meanwhile in Chennai for an unofficial game:

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For True Analysis, you have to exclude current boundaries i.e. countries and have to consider the behavior of region/nationals.

For e.g. you cannot analyze Bangladeshis but 'Bengalis' and you will find the behavior of Calcutta and Dhaka similar. You will find both of same nature, too emotional.

Similarly, if you analyze Punjabis, you will find nature of Lahore and Chandigarh quite similar, less emotional and just want to enjoy and have fun time in stadium.

I have seen many matches in National Stadium, Karachi find something close to Mumbai and Chennai, though I cannot say with surety.
 
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Indian crowd isn't the best. Bro.

Still remember those 2 lovely yorkers to Dravid & Tendulkar. Those 2 delivers put Shoaib Akhter (one of the fearsome fast bowler ever produced by Pakistan) on cricket map, but saddened by the reaction of the crowd & especially the last part of the match which was played in an empty stadium.

Can still post the video of that stunned crowd.
 
It's the minnow mentality.

They never win anything, and are now winning a few games. And they see themselves as tigers so they have to act hostile. It's all the usual stuff, especially as most of the crowd is illiterate
 
Ottoman said:
Indian crowd isn't the best. Bro.

Still remember those 2 lovely yorkers to Dravid & Tendulkar. Those 2 delivers put Shoaib Akhter (one of the fearsome fast bowler ever produced by Pakistan) on cricket map, but saddened by the reaction of the crowd & especially the last part of the match which was played in an empty stadium.

Can still post the video of that stunned crowd.
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1999...16 years ago...pre IT era..an era where India was still a developing nation. Those days are past. In shinning India you will rarely see such crowd.

Even in 1989 when India toured Pakistan, spectators throw stones at Indian cricketers. But when we went there againt in 2004 crowd gave standing ovation.

I guess with time people started realizing its just a game and its worth appreciating the opponents. BD being an exception but hope they learn fast.

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Like BD team, BD fans are also minnows , will take time to learn how to react like a test playing nation, I'm sure they will.
 
And to think I was castigated by some to suggest that some Bangladeshi fans were ignorant of the match/player situations during matches.

Good to know I wasn't the only one :))
 
BD supporters are generally a bit uncivilized because we hardly get exposed to mannerism in the schools. that why you will see Bangladeshis always stands out in any intl airport and look like misfit.

But the most important reason is, there is a serious wave of radical patriotism going on in the country for last 5/6 years due to political reason. anybody acknowledging foreign team's milestone in the stadium will be called Traitor. anybody like Steyn saying something and, you will see flood of hatred throwing to the player from Bangladesh. A movie (Gunday) said something and so many people from BD were asking for head of the producers. in anyone tries to comfort this mob, he will be treated as traitor. and chances are there that these so called traitors will be seriously injured in the stadium by fellow BD supporters.
 
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Slog said:
I remember when Afridi had that assault on Bangladesh in the Asia Cup there was deathly silence at every six.

Anyways to be fair India fans (apart from Chennai in particular but I am sure there are a few others) are also well known to not appreciate opposition players. Swann once talked about it I remember where he said one of the reasons why he enjoyed the test series win in India was the silence of the crowd at every Indian wicket. Point is it certanly int restricted to one country.

Though yeah sad to see Steyn wasnt appreciated
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Ottoman said:
Indian crowd isn't the best. Bro.

Still remember those 2 lovely yorkers to Dravid & Tendulkar. Those 2 delivers put Shoaib Akhter (one of the fearsome fast bowler ever produced by Pakistan) on cricket map, but saddened by the reaction of the crowd & especially the last part of the match which was played in an empty stadium.

Can still post the video of that stunned crowd.
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You guys are missing the point though. No country is going to applaud when a wicket is taken by the opposition. Bangladesh cannot be expected to clap for Steyn for every wicket he takes. But 400 is a special milestone. Landmark moments like those, or in-game milestones like 100s should absolutely be appreciated by fans.

I'll give you an example: India vs Aus 2011 WC quarter final. Ponting was one of the least liked cricketers for most of his playing days in India. The crowd even in that very match booed him a lot. But when he got his 100, the crowd realised he'd played a super knock and applauded him generously. Indians are obsessed with records and generally,they appreciate them whether it's Indians or non-Indians getting it. :p This applies to all cricket countries. India, Pak, SL, Aus, SA, Eng, they're all very appreciative when a player reaches a landmark. Atleast in that moment they applaud. All these crowds have had other issues, like heckling, incidents of violence, sometimes with racist taunts etc. but on this topic in particular (appreciating the opposition 50s/100s) they're all very good.

In that respect, I do think Bangladesh are a bit behind, but it's understandable. They are a nation still in its infancy in international cricket. They desperately want to see their team do well. that feeling is obvious from their fans, even their players, who wear their hearts on their sleeves. Now that they have started doing very well, I'm pretty sure they will start maturing as an audience and begin to acknowledge the opposition more. I'm pretty sure if you go back to 50s when India were minnows, or in 80s when SL were minnows, those crowds behaved similarly. But now, with the intense media scrutiny on every single thing, it seems like something unprecedented, when it actually isn't. Bangladesh's crowds will improve. It will happen. All they need is time.
 
I think we should stop taunting India for the crowd behavior because of events of 90s.

No such incidents in recent years.

Though one thing, the atmosphere in Indian cricket grounds these days looks all too robotic. Whether its crowd, commentators, or broadcasting, everything looks like controlled by BCCI. The pitches have become one-dimensional specially in LOIs, and there is a sense of pretentiousness in everything.

Its not the same feeling as it is in other host countries.
 
Few years back, me, my cousin and chacha ji went to watch Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers.Delhi was fielding and Warner was near the boundary at mid-wicket which was very close to where we were sitting.

Our part of the crowd starting chanting "Warner, Warner" like maniacs.Warner acknowledged the applause and waved at us graciously.

Next over, Warner was replaced by Moises Henriques.This time the crowd chanted his name like maniacs.However Henriques didn't respond.

The crowd didn't like it a bit.Henriques jersey no. unfortunately was 6.For the next 2 minutes the crowd was relentless.He did look back at us this time.

Those 6ka chants were really embarassing as I was with my uncle.Henriques must have asked Sehwag what 6ka means :afridi
 
Indian_Supporter said:
1999...16 years ago...pre IT era..an era where India was still a developing nation. Those days are past. In shinning India you will rarely see such crowd.

Even in 1989 when India toured Pakistan, spectators throw stones at Indian cricketers. But when we went there againt in 2004 crowd gave standing ovation.

I guess with time people started realizing its just a game and its worth appreciating the opponents. BD being an exception but hope they learn fast.

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My friend, I bought my 1st computer in 1997 & started using Internet same year in Pakistan.
Really India is a developed country, I didn’t know about it. Last time I heard more than 20 Million people sleeps on footpath (more than population of Pakistan) & more than 25% population have to go outside of their homes as there is no toilet in their homes.
So now comes to the main topic.
I will just quote 2 incidents here which happened after Internet boom.

1) India vs West Indies 06/11/2002 at Jhamshepur as match was called of due to crowd disturbance.

2) India vs. Pakistan, Ferozeshah kotla, Dehli, 6th ODI.
 
WrexEverything said:
You guys are missing the point though. No country is going to applaud when a wicket is taken by the opposition. Bangladesh cannot be expected to clap for Steyn for every wicket he takes. But 400 is a special milestone. Landmark moments like those, or in-game milestones like 100s should absolutely be appreciated by fans.

I'll give you an example: India vs Aus 2011 WC quarter final. Ponting was one of the least liked cricketers for most of his playing days in India. The crowd even in that very match booed him a lot. But when he got his 100, the crowd realised he'd played a super knock and applauded him generously. Indians are obsessed with records and generally,they appreciate them whether it's Indians or non-Indians getting it. :p This applies to all cricket countries. India, Pak, SL, Aus, SA, Eng, they're all very appreciative when a player reaches a landmark. Atleast in that moment they applaud. All these crowds have had other issues, like heckling, incidents of violence, sometimes with racist taunts etc. but on this topic in particular (appreciating the opposition 50s/100s) they're all very good.

In that respect, I do think Bangladesh are a bit behind, but it's understandable. They are a nation still in its infancy in international cricket. They desperately want to see their team do well. that feeling is obvious from their fans, even their players, who wear their hearts on their sleeves. Now that they have started doing very well, I'm pretty sure they will start maturing as an audience and begin to acknowledge the opposition more. I'm pretty sure if you go back to 50s when India were minnows, or in 80s when SL were minnows, those crowds behaved similarly. But now, with the intense media scrutiny on every single thing, it seems like something unprecedented, when it actually isn't. Bangladesh's crowds will improve. It will happen. All they need is time.
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I was going to write something like your 3rd para.

Actually, appreciation is something you need to learn as well. In general, BD crowd is welcoming & you 'll hardly see any crowd disturbance in BD stadiums. Besides, in most stadiums, there are announcements made for any milestone, I am not sure that happens in Dhaka.

Just like a sports, you need to educate your fan base as well, which should come from the intellectuals, media people, sports columnists - in that regard we are still not developed. However, this shouldn't be generalized with the mass people or for all other issues - English cricket crowd is probably the mos polite & appreciating around - at the same time their Clubs were banned for European football for 6 years, Italy kept English matches out of main land Italy in 1990 WC & even last year, Brazil put ENG in Manaus - 6,000KM away from the main 2 venues of Rio & Sao Paolo.
 
People are being too critical of our fans here. First of all we are genuine subcontinental fans, and a large number of the population in the stadium come from middle to lower class. With SC crowds things like this is vastly acceptable, particularly for a team that is developing.

We hardly won anything of note, and we are not even on a point to even care what opposition are doing. When you start being a proper side, you will eventually start to appreciate. Let me put myself as an example here, when our team was in the dumps, i wasn't really much concerned about the state of cricket or whats going or that deeply. But when team does well, you have that sense of relief where you know your country is in a stable position, you will start appreciating other things in world cricket.

Also do keep in mind, with time the next generation of fans will be more sporty, eventually
 
An Indian supporter talking about unsporting crowds?
 
Stallion__ said:
I think we should stop taunting India for the crowd behavior because of events of 90s.

No such incidents in recent years.

Though one thing, the atmosphere in Indian cricket grounds these days looks all too robotic. Whether its crowd, commentators, or broadcasting, everything looks like controlled by BCCI. The pitches have become one-dimensional specially in LOIs, and there is a sense of pretentiousness in everything.

Its not the same feeling as it is in other host countries.
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And we should also stop working ourselves up about BD crowds - they are enjoying their team play.
 
I felt the same thing when Steyn waved his hand, like is the ground completely empty? Then I heard the cheers when the player scored a boundary.. Poor behavior.,
 
MenInG said:
An Indian supporter talking about unsporting crowds?
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Yes, because an Indian crowd would have cheered if a person got 400 wickets. If you have any evidence to the contrary where a major milestone was achieved and the Indian crowd was unsporting (in recent times), feel free to post it.
 
MenInG said:
And we should also stop working ourselves up about BD crowds - they are enjoying their team play.
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Of course we should.

Some unwanted detestation for Bangladeshi crowd even in this thread, and also when Sudhir Gautam was attacked.
 
I find it funny how Indian posters are posting against all that Bangladesh/Bangladeshis does on a Pakistani forum !
 
Bangladeshi crowd has been good from the matches I've seen. If Steyn had picked up 6 wickets maybe they would have clapped. LOL in other sports the fans taunt and boo the opposition.
 
Fan base coming to stadium is not used to seeing their team win and not really mature. With time behavior will change.
 
Why does the crowd have to be 'sporting'? What's wrong with people watching cricket for their team only, and not caring about the sport in general?

When I watch cricket, I watch it for India or Indian players. I don't care what other teams or their players do. They can make 100s or get out at a duck - doesn't matter to me outside the context of the match if it is against India.

The 'sporting crowd' and 'test cricket is the purest form' moral high ground seems superficial to me.
 
RWAC said:
Why does the crowd have to be 'sporting'? What's wrong with people watching cricket for their team only, and not caring about the sport in general?

When I watch cricket, I watch it for India or Indian players. I don't care what other teams or their players do. They can make 100s or get out at a duck - doesn't matter to me outside the context of the match if it is against India.

The 'sporting crowd' and 'test cricket is the purest form' moral high ground seems superficial to me.
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Higher quality sports is entertaining. Some section of crowd may appreciate that even if it comes from opposition. Everyone doesn't have to do that but that's a simple explanation.
 
Buffet said:
Higher quality sports is entertaining. Some section of crowd may appreciate that even if it comes from opposition. Everyone doesn't have to do that but that's a simple explanation.
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So while I get that some people may genuinely appreciate the cricket, I was wondering why does the crowd "have to" be sporting.

Why do people make multiple threads/posts on this and lament that no appreciation to the opposition is being shown?

How often do you see the other side making threads on how a section of the stadium was appreciating the opposition, and implying that's somehow undesirable?
 
Ahmedabad, India vs Pakistan, Hafeez scored a 50.. Crowd utter silence.. go and check
 
AS long as they are not being abusive, it is fine to not cheer if opposition is doing good. They come their to see their team wins, and not to just chill and enjoy the day out. There is nothing wrong with it.
 
LOL at that chennai crowd pic. When was the pic taken? was it when the player scored a 100? And I don't see any of them giving standing ovation. They all seem to be sitting.
 
Indian crowd may be unsupportive during a cricket match. But after the match they treat every cricketer whether its from india or pakistan or aus etc. as superstar and respects them. Bad people are everywhere whether its india, bangladesh or pakistan.
 
RWAC said:
So while I get that some people may genuinely appreciate the cricket, I was wondering why does the crowd "have to" be sporting.

Why do people make multiple threads/posts on this and lament that no appreciation to the opposition is being shown?

How often do you see the other side making threads on how a section of the stadium was appreciating the opposition, and implying that's somehow undesirable?
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I don't care much about it personally. Different crowd will behave differently and it's fine with me as long as no one is getting abused.
 
Don't come to judge other nations crowd before you deal with your sinful crowd. Indian crowds are well known for their abusive behaviors. Some examples are well established and easily accessible thanks to youtube. In recent time, it was the hockey game between Ind-Pak where Indian crowd came to their as usual lowest point. Indian players like Virat Kohli- is a shamble to gentleman. Just funny part is if Dale Steyn had got his 400th wicket through Kohli/Tendulkar, India crowd would have stayed in stun silence, completely deadman zone.
 
Raf Pragmatic said:
Don't come to judge other nations crowd before you deal with your sinful crowd. Indian crowds are well known for their abusive behaviors. Some examples are well established and easily accessible thanks to youtube. In recent time, it was the hockey game between Ind-Pak where Indian crowd came to their as usual lowest point. Indian players like Virat Kohli- is a shamble to gentleman. Just funny part is if Dale Steyn had got his 400th wicket through Kohli/Tendulkar, India crowd would have stayed in stun silence, completely deadman zone.
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Do you remember the Pak players behavior after that match?There has been so many instances of bad crowd behavior everywhere but never have players stopped so low.Agree on Kohli though isn't a gentleman.
 
This is a WL statistics guru-level OP.

First of all, you expect the crowd to have cricinfo statsguru open constantly so they're aware that Steyn is on 399 test wickets before the ball is delivered? How about you find a clip of the moment the screen inside the stadium or the stadium announcer informed everyone that Steyn had taken his 400th wicket and then analyse the crowd's reaction?

Second, let's examine the jam packed Chennai crowd on the second day of the game between India A and Australia A:

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Either jam packed means something different in India or the latest fancy dress trend in Chennai is to disguise yourself as a plastic chair.

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JaDed said:
Do you remember the Pak players behavior after that match?There has been so many instances of bad crowd behavior everywhere but never have players stopped so low.Agree on Kohli though isn't a gentleman.
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Agree that and we didn't expect that to happen. But the language your crowd used was unprecedented. They just challenged the crowd for their completely unsupportive behavior. It could have been risky or fatal in case the crowd had gone mad. That's what Pak management was talking about. It could have gone worse.

Not to forget, now a days your players like Dhoni who should be respected for his long contribution as player came to lowest point with a hook to Mostafizur Rahman. Most astonishing part is that BCCI would have challenged if Dhoni was only to be punished. Very sad from any standard.
 
What is the point with this thread? Just trying to understand it:

Firstly you say BD crowd did not appreciate Steyn's 400th wicket and then you go on an post a picture of the chennai ground. I mean you try to tell that BD dont support the opposition and then you say the ground is jampacked in Chennai during an A match?

This is the not same thing. Big crowds watching A match does not automatically mean they are more supporting. They could be completely silent when opposition takes a wicket for all we know.
 
BD team rarely win and even in those few matches if they cheer other players achievement then it may look as traitors act. but achieving a milestone is different which belongs to cricket itself. as already being said that BD needs to more win , the fan will get maturity with time.
 
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i think if you follow any sport and refuse to show respect or appreciation to whomever is reaching a particular achievement you are only showing your jahaleyat (ignorance)
 
BDwarriors said:
BD team rarely win and even in those few matches if they cheer other players achievement then it may look as traitors act. but achieving a milestone is different which belongs to cricket itself. as already being said that BD needs to more win , the fan will get maturity with time.
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no dear its nothing like that, everyone in this part of world react like this in stadiums. The one who started this thread his team is winning since 70 years in his home but nothing is change so frequently winning is not related with crowd behavior.

Secondly if styen took his 400th wicket ag anyone else in BD then he would have surely receive standing ovation from the same crowd so its mean that crowd do love cricket & cricketers but their homeland is the priority & they never applaud anything which is ag their home team.

Third, if styen is playing from dhaka in BPL ag chitagong in dhaka & take the wicket of Shakib then again the dhaka crowd will applaud styen for the wicket bcz they are supporting dhaka not BD international player. but when it comes to international cricket they only cheer for their team.
 
Pretty appalled today to see the England team walking off after finishing off with a clinical final performance like that at the end being applauded by no one other than the England coaching staff.
 
Bangladesh. When the opposition is on top there is not a whisper in the crowd. Indian crowd these days is alright.
 
Bangladesh.

At least some crowds in India appreciate good cricket.
 
Lack of education the main reason. That's one reason why I hate cricket in countries like India, BD and even Pakistan. The crowd are so jahil and unsporting. Yeah I get it that you want your team to win but at least you can applause the opposition for their good performances too.
 
No_Username said:
I'm pretty sure Pakistan played at home till 2009. Forget that, did you not see the Zimbabwe series last year?

Think before you post.
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I have seen mass exodus in the Pakistani crowd after Afridi getting out. That's even worse in a way.
Crowd was good in the Zimbabwe series though.

On topic - Bangladesh crowd. Very patriotic, unsporting. What surprises me the most is the kind of expectations they have from their team. Not even the Aussie fans of 2000s had this kind of expectations. They go shell shocked when a Bangla wicket falls, forget Bangladesh losing a game.
 
Passion alright but they look more cry babies and unsporting something similar to Indian crowd at certain centers like Mumbai and Kolkata supposed to be educated crowd
 
No_Username said:
I'm pretty sure Pakistan played at home till 2009. Forget that, did you not see the Zimbabwe series last year?

Think before you post.
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Obviously I'm talking about the current situation, thought that was self explanatory.

Do you honestly believe a karachi or a multan crowd would've applauded the english team for their comeback win after Pakistan chokes from 274/4 to 288 all out.

Or are you saying there has never been any crowd incident in Pakistan?

It's all fine and dandy to make fun of the Bangladeshi crowd for their supposed "unsporting behaviour", but the overwhelming emotion for any fan after such an enormous choke will only be plain rude shock which is what the crowd exhibited. Those who believe that their crowd will applaud the opponent when their team is on the verge of getting knocked out from a world cup or after it has choked big time to lose a match that they should have won at a canter are living in lala land unfortunately.
 
India and Bangladesh have the worst crowds in the world in any sport. Pakistani and Sri Lankan crowds are much more sporting and chilled out.
 
Statsman said:
I have seen mass exodus in the Pakistani crowd after Afridi getting out. That's even worse in a way.
Crowd was good in the Zimbabwe series though.

On topic - Bangladesh crowd. Very patriotic, unsporting. What surprises me the most is the kind of expectations they have from their team. Not even the Aussie fans of 2000s had this kind of expectations. They go shell shocked when a Bangla wicket falls, forget Bangladesh losing a game.
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Mate. The Australian media used to whinge at the start of every summer that cricket was so boring because Australia won too often and it would be nice if other teams did well.
 
street cricketer said:
Obviously I'm talking about the current situation, thought that was self explanatory.

Do you honestly believe a karachi or a multan crowd would've applauded the english team for their comeback win after Pakistan chokes from 274/4 to 288 all out.

Or are you saying there has never been any crowd incident in Pakistan?

It's all fine and dandy to make fun of the Bangladeshi crowd for their supposed "unsporting behaviour", but the overwhelming emotion for any fan after such an enormous choke will only be plain rude shock which is what the crowd exhibited. Those who believe that their crowd will applaud the opponent when their team is on the verge of getting knocked out from a world cup or after it has choked big time to lose a match that they should have won at a canter are living in lala land unfortunately.
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How much can the people of a country change in 7 years man.

Plus I'm not talking about this match specifically, Indian crowds have historically been quite reluctant to appreciate the opposition, with a few exceptions of course. Chennai for example. In 1999 the Chennai crowd actually managed to appreciate Pakistan after India failed to score 12 runs with 4 wickets remaining...wish more crowds were like that.
 
No_Username said:
How much can the people of a country change in 7 years man.

Plus I'm not talking about this match specifically, Indian crowds have historically been quite reluctant to appreciate the opposition, with a few exceptions of course. Chennai for example. In 1999 the Chennai crowd actually managed to appreciate Pakistan after India failed to score 12 runs with 4 wickets remaining...wish more crowds were like that.
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Indian crowds for example*
 
Convict said:
Mate. The Australian media used to whinge at the start of every summer that cricket was so boring because Australia won too often and it would be nice if other teams did well.
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Aussie media =/= Aussie fans
 
asadee said:
India and Bangladesh have the worst crowds in the world in any sport. Pakistani and Sri Lankan crowds are much more sporting and chilled out.
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Enough of this nonsense. Today crowd was shocked more than anything else & many of them left the ground. But, in general bangladesh crowd is quite friendly & sober - often they are more hostile to own team than visitors. Just about a year back, Styen was playing football with Bangladeshi boys on street & for that, there is something more than security issues.

And don't talk nonsense of PAK crowd which has been historically the worst. Crowd disturbance when home country is losing is not uncommon, but PAK crowd is unique in a sense that match had to halted several times when their team is on top. Do you want me to list the number of occasions when PAK crowd unleashed their ugly side? Go & do some history checking before naming others.
 
No_Username said:
How much can the people of a country change in 7 years man.

Plus I'm not talking about this match specifically, Indian crowds have historically been quite reluctant to appreciate the opposition, with a few exceptions of course. Chennai for example. In 1999 the Chennai crowd actually managed to appreciate Pakistan after India failed to score 12 runs with 4 wickets remaining...wish more crowds were like that.
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That is not true. AB was given a reception and treatment that only Sachin used to receive in the past during the recent South African tour of India. It became so annoying that the crowd was cheering for him all the time whenever he came to the crease instead of India. Watch the recent test series between India and NZ, people applauded when the NZ team did well. There has been crowd incidents in India I don't deny that, but it is not limited to India alone. Remember the stoning of the Indian team during an ODI at Karachi in the 90s. Think the match was abandoned after that. I remember reading about a crowd incident in SL when Pakistan were winning and a section of the Lankan crowd started clashing with those who were cheering for Pakistan. Crowd incidents happen everywhere, especially in south asia where the people are hyper emotional about everything. However it is wrong to generalise on the whole country based on a few incidents.

But I can say with certainty that no crowd in south asia will be applauding the opposition when their team is being ripped apart. Don't trust me, see the highlights of the recent T20 series between SL and Aus when Maxwell was demolishing Lanka. You can see how he was being applauded by the crowd. I'm saying SL because it is supposed to be the best crowd of south asia. Whether it's right or wrong is a different issue.
 
MMHS said:
Enough of this nonsense. Today crowd was shocked more than anything else & many of them left the ground. But, in general bangladesh crowd is quite friendly & sober - often they are more hostile to own team than visitors. Just about a year back, Styen was playing football with Bangladeshi boys on street & for that, there is something more than security issues.

And don't talk nonsense of PAK crowd which has been historically the worst. Crowd disturbance when home country is losing is not uncommon, but PAK crowd is unique in a sense that match had to halted several times when their team is on top. Do you want me to list the number of occasions when PAK crowd unleashed their ugly side? Go & do some history checking before naming others.
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Please do list them.

Why can't u guys admit not just in this match but overall bangladesh crowds are like pathetic overexcited teenage girls.
 
Finisher said:
Please do list them.

Why can't u guys admit not just in this match but overall bangladesh crowds are like pathetic overexcited teenage girls.
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There was just one match I think in Sialkot back in the 70s if I remember. Don't bother with him, he is extremely bitter after the epic choke today ;)
 
Finisher said:
Please do list them.

Why can't u guys admit not just in this match but overall bangladesh crowds are like pathetic overexcited teenage girls.
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I did that twice in past & will do once more. Hope you will be around to validate that.
 
During the final Odi of the India SA Odi Series held at Mumbai, AB De was being constantly cheered in the stadium while SA set up a mammoth target of 400 runs.
 
Even though we don't really get any cricket here in Pakistan, I remember during the Pak vs Zimbabwe series in 2015, there were more Zimbabwe flags in the stadium than Pakistan's. And when Raza got his 100 everyone went berserk. What really touched my heart was however when one of their players was dismissed on 99, the whole crowd got silent. Very emotional moment.
 
Bangladesh crowd is the worst, India is distinct 2nd, and Pakistan is 3rd. Sri Lanka has the most sporting crowd.
 
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