Of Geoffrey Boycott and BD cricket team

A recent remark by Geoffrey Boycott about the BD cricket team may have infuriated many fans of Bangladesh cricket. But we should not forget that he is a very senior and well respected personality in the cricketing world and hence his advice is valuable. Geoffrey emphasised that it is imperative for Bangladesh to play more matches abroad with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa rather than just winning matches at home. Bangladesh can surprise the cricketing world only after defeating England, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in their respective countries, said the 74 years old.

Upon scrutinising Geoffrey's opinion, 2015 is already turning out to be a remarkable year for Bangladesh cricket. The year started off really well as the Tigers whitewashed Zimbabwe both in tests and ODIs followed by a successful World Cup performance. Tigers delivered the goods once again as they whitewashed Pakistan in ODIs, and most recently, the tigers were successful in clinching the ODI series from the much talked about, full-strength Indian squad. Geoffrey might have termed Bangladesh cricket's success as occasional winning, but it seems that Bangladesh is actually getting used to winning on a regular basis. 

Muhtashim Uddin Ahmed
Dhanmondi
Dhaka