Has Bangladesh finally shed away the minnows tag?

[jnaveen1980]

Sri Lanka has won more tournaments than the likes of South Africa, England, NZ, and Pak. Still people generally thinks Sri Lanka is a weak team.

Similarly BD will be thought of as minnows even if they were to win world cup. Its all about perceptions...

They are considered weak because they are going through a massive transition. Otherwise SL always gained their respect. They proved that recently by winning 2 tests against Pakistan.

 

[babajee]

I know when exactly Srilanka lost their minnow tag. In 1996 world cup teams were wary of facing Srilanka. Jayasuriya and Aravind played a significant role in that alongwith captaincy of Ranatunga. Teams were somewhat scared of facing them. The day BD becomes a team that opposition wants to avoid they will lose their minnow tag.

Are you saying Pakistan are minnows

 

[Syed1]

Sri Lanka has won more tournaments than the likes of South Africa, England, NZ, and Pak. Still people generally thinks Sri Lanka is a weak team.

Similarly BD will be thought of as minnows even if they were to win world cup. Its all about perceptions...

SL demolished the minnow tag by winning the WC.


What have been Bangladesh's achievements other than a couple of home victories 3 or 4 years ago. Heck 2017 CT was the first time you guys reached the semifinal of a world event and even that turned out to be a non-event (lets not even get into the discussion of how weather aided you in getting there).


Bangladesh first needs to win some tournaments before they can think of dispelling the minnow tag. Heck you haven't even won the Asia Cup and you expect not to be called a minnow?

 

[MMHS]

SL demolished the minnow tag by winning the WC.


What have been Bangladesh's achievements other than a couple of home victories 3 or 4 years ago. Heck 2017 CT was the first time you guys reached the semifinal of a world event and even that turned out to be a non-event (lets not even get into the discussion of how weather aided you in getting there).


Bangladesh first needs to win some tournaments before they can think of dispelling the minnow tag. Heck you haven't even won the Asia Cup and you expect not to be called a minnow?

Don't go there - it's not what happened - there was no weather aid; I explained that many times, can do once more - if you still haven't got it.

Rest part of your post is fine, but spoiled it with that comment - in parenthesis, which indicates you don't want to own the line, but trying to give the hint - these are cheap tactics, otherwise I won't have bothered here.

 

[Gubol123]

SL demolished the minnow tag by winning the WC.


What have been Bangladesh's achievements other than a couple of home victories 3 or 4 years ago. Heck 2017 CT was the first time you guys reached the semifinal of a world event and even that turned out to be a non-event (lets not even get into the discussion of how weather aided you in getting there).


Bangladesh first needs to win some tournaments before they can think of dispelling the minnow tag. Heck you haven't even won the Asia Cup and you expect not to be called a minnow?

biggest tournament Pakistan won was all due to weather god's blessings... lets not forget that

 

[fitCricFan]

They will always be the minnows, favourite whipping team for Aus, England, SA, Pak and India.
Whene'er any of these teams need to groom youngsters or need practice matches ahead of a major ICC tournament, BD will be the go-to team

 

[Syed1]

biggest tournament Pakistan won was all due to weather god's blessings... lets not forget that

Yeah I forgot rain effected the semis and the finals otherwise NZ and Eng would have demolished up....

 

[WengerOut]

Yeah I forgot rain effected the semis and the finals otherwise NZ and Eng would have demolished up....

Without rain , there would not have been a semi or final.

 

[Syed1]

Without rain , there would not have been a semi or final.

Sure whatever helps you guys sleep at night.... rain also helped us in 2009 T20 WC and 2017 Champion's Trophy




#Indian logic

 

[WengerOut]

Sure whatever helps you guys sleep at night.... rain also helped us in 2009 T20 WC and 2017 Champion's Trophy




#Indian logic

I just used the same logic you used for Ban.

#PotCallingKettleBlack

 

[Syed1]

I just used the same logic you used for Ban.

#PotCallingKettleBlack

The difference is Ban got crushed in the semis, while Pak did the crushing in the semis and final. Now which was the bigger fluke?

 

[WengerOut]

The difference is Ban got crushed in the semis, while Pak did the crushing in the semis and final. Now which was the bigger fluke?

Bro. They reached semi and you alluded to that being luck. Whether they got demolished in semis is another matter. The achievement was reaching semis which you mentioned by an asterisk.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Losing to India C team. I say still minnows.

 

[Titan of Technique]

Back to square one.

 

[stevewittry]

For the simple reason of fighting all their way into the finals, for the dramatic run chase chasing 200+ against the Lankans and then repeating that feat with an electrifying last over finish by Mohamadullah and then finally almost winning this trophy (last over fluke by DK stealing off their win), I would say Bangladesh certainly are part of main stream cricket and no longer minnows. To me, they are the real winners of this trophy. Well played Bangladesh !!!

 

[Sachin136]

In T20s they're pretty bad. But they aren't minnows in tests or ODIs.

 

[The_Odd_One]

The WI tour should be extremely disappointing for Bangladeshi fans. The way this team has performed, it looks like a team from Akram Khan's days.