Blogs The Rise and Fall of Bangladesh in World Cup 2007
April 17th, 2007 by ajantaBangladesh considered a minnow by many showed that they are no longer the minnow that everybody thinks they are. They started with defeating New Zealand in the warm-up matches and we all very well know what they did to India. This is where their ascent started and people started talking about whether they are going to be the Indian team of 1983 when they went on to win the World Cup. I heard a rumor that’s making rounds that India chose to bat first after winning the toss because they wanted to give their batsmen some batting practice!?!? OMG! Maybe, they wanted to give Bangladeshi bowlers bowling practice 
We, along with many other Indian fans, watched this great team Bangladesh fold easily against Australia and New Zealand in their 1st and 2nd Super 8 matches. Okay, so they are not as great as they seemed anymore! So what happened to them? Were they really that great against India or was it the Indians who did the damage to themselves?
Anyway, in this World Cup format they had a lot of chances to prove themselves. They reached the zenith of their ascent when they beat South Africa the recently crowned numero 1 team in their 3rd Super 8 match in Guyana making South Africa now vulnerable and making their chances to reach the next round (semi-finals) more difficult. They failed against England which was a surprise given England’s current form, but they also failed to Ireland? Come on, had anybody heard about Ireland before this World Cup? Now how could such a minnow defeat this awe inspiring Team Bangladesh in such a shameful way? I would definitely call this their fall and even the nadir (lowest point) as this defeat put them out of the world cup. Now, they only have one match left to play with West Indies which is insignificant after South Africa’s win today.
So what did teams like Bangladesh and Ireland achieve in this world cup? Did they at least get noticed? It will be interesting to see how they make use of all this attention after this world cup. One thing is for sure, this world cup will become as one of the favorite events for the Sports Quiz Masters and Cricket Trivia questions for the future generations.
