Bangladesh and Ireland teams
By mythmoh
@mythmoh (3984)
United States
April 12, 2007 12:53pm CST
They were considered as minnows when the team for world cup was announced.But now they have become a threat to many of the top teams.What is the reason for their success and what are the reasons for failure of teams like India,Westindies and Pakistan?
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3 responses
@preetam9533 (229)
• India
12 Apr 07
Frankly speaking more than Bangladesh it is Ireland which has given big upsets cause this is their 1st World Cup. Common you cant expect a side to beat a team like pakistan. Also i think Ireland might Bangladesh when they play against each other. The reason for their success will be their will to win. They play without any pressure and they have nothing to loose. Also they are improving faster as they have a big scope for improvement. So you can say they have only one way to go that is to improve and go up in the rankings. Coming to the point of India and Pakistan its all because of the politics played by the selector for india and for pakistan there have been many problems in the team which has led to their downfall.
@milott (2646)
• India
12 Apr 07
Yes, the both have put up a great show considering they were the minnows and didn't expect to win a match, that too ireland's way of playing the game is exceptionally good and their commitment is also appreciable compared to indian cricket team!
@boyzzone2007 (143)
• India
17 Apr 07
They won't be regraded as minnows anymore after toppling some of the top sides in world cricket. They need to make sure that they keep on improving from now on and not let loose. They just need to keep their confidence high and keep the deire to win going.
I feel teams like India nd Pakistan have failed because of lack of commitment and enough desire to be the best. See you always want what you don't have, this can be clearly ralated to the performance of bangladesh and ireland. These so called minnows were really desperate to win after losing everyday and their dreams came true by their hard work and determination while in case of India and Pakistan it seems they have taken their high profile status for granted and that has brought in lack of determination.
Ofcourse the minnows have stepped up a notch but those high profile teams need to show the same determination now to regroup and start justifying their high profile status once again.