Bangladesh’s brand-new leader led the events after a first-ever Test collection sway Pakistan, with analysts calling it a success to enjoy a month after agitation ousted the dictatorial previous premier.
“Heartiest congratulations on behalf of the government and myself,” 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhummad Yunus informed captain Najmul Hossain Shanto in a call after the win on Tuesday.
“The whole nation is proud of you,” he included, according to a declaration from the workplace of Yunus, after the 2-0 tidy move over Pakistan was secured with a strained six-wicket success in Rawalpindi.
Yunus took control of after Sheikh Hasina left to India as militants progressed her royal residence in Dhaka to finish 15 years of iron-fisted policy.
The Dhaka Tribune sprinkled throughout its front web page a picture of the smiling group over a signboard with the easy message: “Winners”.
“The Tigers are burning bright,” the paper commented, applauding an “emphatic victory.”
“There is genuine hope that, much as Bangladesh is experiencing a new beginning after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, this could be the dawn of a new era for Bangladesh cricket”, it included.
“This series win is emblematic of broader transformation within Bangladesh,” it checked out, stating the success personified the “resilience, determination, and the spirit of a nation that wants to achieve more than what was expected of it”.
– ‘Surreal success’ –
Bangladesh won self-reliance from Pakistan in 1971.
It was Shakib al Hasan, 37, that shed his work as a legislator for Hasina’s Awami League celebration after the student-led change, that struck the winning operate on Tuesday to trigger festivity.
“We can’t express feelings with words, we are really happy,” stated captain Najmul.
“I think before we came here we were looking to win, and the way everyone did their job made me really happy.”
Dhaka’s Daily Star paper called it a “surreal series victory” and “watershed moment.”
“A triumph spurred by belief,” the Star’s heading read.
“Inside two weeks, Bangladesh dragged themselves out of seemingly unwinnable positions, not once but twice, in foreign conditions against an opponent whom they had lost to 12 times out of 13 previous encounters in Tests,” it included.
Bangladesh following traveling to India for A two-match Test collection start on September 18.
Bangladesh have actually never ever won a Test versus India in 13 efforts with Najmul calling it a “challenging series.”
But Bangladesh had actually likewise never ever defeated Pakistan in 14 suits prior to their very first Test win by 10 arches, which was additionally in Rawalpindi.
Political stress in between India and Bangladesh are running high, with 76-year-old Hasina being organized by old ally New Delhi.
Bangladeshi trainees that led the uprising are requiring she return from India to be pursued the murder of militants throughout the rebellion.
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