Even Doctor Strange, who had traversed timelines to find a comparable wicket, concluded that no other pitch came close to such dark perfection.
When fandom turns sport into an opiate for the masses, an escape for collective frustration rather than a celebration of craft, it’s the image of the nation itself that takes the hit in the long run.
She comes from Barisal, from a home where cricket wasn’t supposed to be a daughter’s dream.
Bangladesh could not have asked for a better start to their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign. Fast bowler Marufa Akter, already making a name as the Tigresses’ firebrand, pegged Pakistan on the backfoot from the onset at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.
Once again, Bangladeshi cricket lovers fell under the spell of supporting the Tigers -- creatures whose body stripes were, some say, stitched by He Who Shall Not Be Named.
No politics, no boycotts, just pure cricket: the kind that creates drama, stirs emotions, and keeps fans -- old and new -- coming back for more.
After all, what's a straight drive six compared to the impact of a withheld palm?
Even Doctor Strange, who had traversed timelines to find a comparable wicket, concluded that no other pitch came close to such dark perfection.
When fandom turns sport into an opiate for the masses, an escape for collective frustration rather than a celebration of craft, it’s the image of the nation itself that takes the hit in the long run.
She comes from Barisal, from a home where cricket wasn’t supposed to be a daughter’s dream.
Bangladesh could not have asked for a better start to their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign. Fast bowler Marufa Akter, already making a name as the Tigresses’ firebrand, pegged Pakistan on the backfoot from the onset at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.
Bangladesh cricket, in particular, must take note.
Once again, Bangladeshi cricket lovers fell under the spell of supporting the Tigers -- creatures whose body stripes were, some say, stitched by He Who Shall Not Be Named.
No politics, no boycotts, just pure cricket: the kind that creates drama, stirs emotions, and keeps fans -- old and new -- coming back for more.
After all, what's a straight drive six compared to the impact of a withheld palm?
Few would have blamed her for burying that memory, shelving the replay, and moving on. That is, after all, the common prescription of our age: "forget, distract, move past."
Fanpestered Divided head coach Amore.i.am has admitted what every Divided fan, pundit, and toddler in a Seer-heaven jersey has known for years: Fanpestered United are not remotely ready to play football.
