WI And Bangladesh Victories Are Good For test Cricket

Quote:In any sporting event, the underdog has little to lose and therefore little to fear. This fearlessness, in turn, provides freedom – freedom to be aggressive, freedom to be expansive – thereby elevating the threat they present. Beware of the man with nothing to lose.

“They will show us more respect now,” remarked allrounder and star of the game, Shakib Al Hasan, when [b]

Quote:responding to a query about sledging. While Captain Mushfiqur Rahim had this to say after their great victory: “They had aggression but we also showed that Bangladesh can be an aggressive side. They saw it in our body language, apart from how we did with bat and ball.”

The West Indies had reason to go hammer and tongs at their opponents as well. “Credit to the boys, to put up with the amount of criticism that they copped,” coach Stuart Law told an Australian radio station. “Not just from opposition fans but also their home fans. To come out and turn it around and produce that performance over the last five days was an outstanding effort.”

He went on, “I love being an underdog as well because you can sneak up and bite your opponent on the backside.”