Once minnows, Bangladesh is now a giant killer – wins series against India

#INDvBAN #MustafizurRahman #Mirpur #Dhoni Once considered to be minnows, Bangladesh has now risen in stature and has become a giant killer. They demolished the pride of the Indian batsmen and made them grovel for runs on a wicket where the home team played with ease and aplomb.
India could score only 200 runs and the home team easily overtook them with 54 balls remaining.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 21 June 2015.

Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first – probably he had a feeling that the Indians had lost the 1st ODI because they batted second, hence he will try a new strategy. He also inducted three new faces and dropped three others, once again as a part of his plans to do something new.
But – both backfired and he and his team was left to lick their wounds because Indian wickets fall like nine pins and India lost the match as well as the series to Bangladesh. Dhoni had promoted himself up the batting order but that did not help – the Bangladesh bowlers were disciplined, bowled to a plan and gave away no easy runs.
Moreover, from the looks on his face, Dhoni appeared to be having something on his mind. It could be related to problems in the dressing room – who knows. The fact remains that it was not India’s day.
It was the debutant bowler 19-year-old Mustafizur Rahman who devastated the famed batting lineup of the Indians with a haul of 6 wickets in the 2nd ODI. That, when added to the 5 wickets he had taken, made him a world record holder.
With this win, Bangladesh sealed a berth in the 2017 Champions Trophy – they have finished as one of the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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