The document summarizes the history and achievements of the Bangladesh national cricket team. It notes that while Bangladesh did not have early success in tests, winning their first match in 2000 against Zimbabwe, they have been more successful in ODIs with 80 wins out of 289 matches as of 2014. Some key achievements include defeating Pakistan in 1999 World Cup and reaching the Asia Cup final in 2012. The document also discusses barriers like a lack of competitive domestic cricket and pushing players too early, and ways to overcome these such as improving infrastructure and domestic tournaments.

1. Bangladesh National Cricket Team in 1986
The rise of Bangladesh cricket
Precession of Bangladesh Cricket
Achievements
• Bangladeshdidnothadagoodstarttotheirtestrecord,winningonlyonceintheirfirst50
tests,andthatwasagainstaweakenedZimbabwe.
• In2009,however,theyachievedtheirfirstTestseriesvictoryoveraweakenedWestIndies
team,witha2:0victoryintheCaribbean.
• In1999CricketWorldCupforthefirsttime,whereBangladeshcricketteamdefeated
Pakistan,creatingoneofthebiggestupsetsintheircricketinghistory.
• Asof20September2014,Bangladeshhasplayed85Tests,winningonly4andhasbeen
moresuccessfulinODIs,havingwon80ofits289matches. Ithasalsoplayed41Twenty20
Internationals,winning11.
Merriment of Bangladesh cricket team when they defeated Pakistan in 1999
• BowlinghasalwaysbeenBangladesh'sweakestpoint.Ithasnevershownanypromiseof
beingabletobowlateamtwice.Noplayerinthecurrenttestteamhaveaverageabove40in
firstclasscricket.Sofartheteammanagedtoachieveasinglewinintestmatchwhichwas
against ZimbabweandWestIndies.Thisshowstherealpoorbattingcapabilityoftheteam.
Intestarena,wereallyhavealonglongwaytogo.
• NationalCricketLeague,isstillinveryimmaturestage.BCBnevertookthistournament
seriousenoughthoughthisisthemainplatformtobuildaplayer.Under-preparedwickets,
insufficientpracticefacilities,lowbudgetforlocalleaguesarethebigobstacles.
• Whilewehaveagoodnumberofrawyoungbattingtalents,wefailedtofindenoughgood
bowlers;bothinpaceandspinningdepartments.Inthese14years,wecouldonlybeableto
findaveryfewpacebowlerswhocanstanduptointernationallevel.Enoughnewpacers
arenotcomingup.
• WrongselectionpolicyandearlypushingintothebigshowisabiggestbarrierinBD
cricket.Wheneverourplayersfailtodeliver,wetendthinkthatpushingnewbloodsintothe
teamwillsolvetheproblem.Theyplayafewgoodinningsthenstarttocollapse.Beingvery
young,theyhavetechnicalandmetalweakness.Oncetheseweaknessesareexposedto
outsideworldthoseteamskeeponcapitalizingthem.Historyisrepeatingitselfagainand
again.
• Beinglackofacompetitivedomesticcricket,ourbatsmenrarelyfaceabowlerwhoisreally
good.Soitgetseasyforthemtoscoreruns.Butwhentheycometointernationallevel,they
cannotcopewiththequalityofthebowling.Samethingistrueforbowlingdepartmentas
well.Gettingwicketsinlocalleaguesisnotthattough.Therealqualityofthebowlersgets
exposedwhentheyfacegoodbatsmen.
• ByOrganizeddomesticcricketandimprovementofinfrastructurewerehelpstofindout
domestictalentedplayers.
• Therearealotoftalentedrawyoungbatsmenalongwithagoodpromisingpacers
throughoutthecountry.Byprovideenoughtrainingstuffstothemwecanmake
promisingbowlersandbatsman.
• Weneedtobringmatureonesintotheteamwhenweneedtoreplacesomeonefromthe
currentside.ForexampleAustralianeverpushesayoungplayertooearlyintothebig
show.Andweallseetheexcellentresultoftheirpolicy.
• Indomesticcrickettheacademysidebusywithplayingsimilarteamsfromother
countries.Theboysneedtobethereforafewyearsbeforecomingtotopmostlevel.This
intermediatelevelwillgivethemenoughexposureandyetthechancetorecovertheir
technicalweaknessandenhancetheirmentalstrength.
• AlthoughBangladeshhavewononly2testmatchestillnowsinceteststatus,theyplay
comparativelybestinODImatches.
• Gettingunderpressurebecauseofanewbienationandshuttingeveryothernations
mouthwithwinsinhomeandawaymatches
• BangladeshmakingclassplayerslikeMohammadAshraful,TamimIqbal,Masrafibin
Mortoza,Mushfiqurrahim,Nazimuddin,AbdulRazzak,RubelHasanwhocrossed
145km/hmarkwhatIndiansdreamof.
• BangladeshNationalCricketteamhasshownoutstandingperformanceinOctober2010,
NewZealand-Bangladesh5matchonedaySeriesheldinSher-e-Banglacricketstadium,
Mirpur.InthisseriesBangladeshbeatNew-Zealandby4-0,onematchbeingpostponed
forrain.ThisisforthefirsttimeinBangladeshhistorythatthetigershavebeenableto
winaseriesagainstanestablishedNationalteamlikeNew-Zealand.Withthiswin,
Bangladeshteamhasbeenelevatedtonumber8thpositionfromnumber9inICCworld
ranking.
• BangladeshCricketTeambroughtuponeofthebiggestupsetsinthecrickethistoryas
theywonbyfivewicketsagainstAustraliain2005.
• BangladeshcricketteamisthattheyhavereachedinfinalofAsiaCup2012
• ShakibAlHasanisaBangladeshicricketerwhowasrankedfirstamongstODIall-
roundersbytheICCfromJanuary2009toApril2011andagainfromMarch2012.
Defeated Sri Lanka in 1999 Bangladeshi Captain Mushfiqur Rahim
When defeated N.Zealand in 2010 When defeated India in 2007
• Bangladesh cricket team has given us a reason to smile, to feel proud, to
feel brave, to dream. and at times to cry. We have our emotions and
expectation with them.
• It has given us a chance to channelize our emotions and expectations, make
friends, bring us together for cricket, bring us close to the Bangladesh
cricket team. Now we are a like part of Bangladesh cricket team.
• And that gives us a greater responsibility towards the Bangladesh Cricket
team. We need to keep in mind- ”Talent wins games, but teamwork and
intelligence wins championships.”
Barriers to success
Ways to overcome the barriers
Expectation