Bangladesh have defined all odds and won nine matches on the trot at home soil as India became their latest victim on Thursday.
The Tigers den is no place for any foreign poachers as Mashrafe bin Mortaza and his troop look to repeat their feat at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday in the second one-day international of the three-match series against the two-time world champions India.
It all started back in November last year when Bangladesh thumped lower ranked Zimbabwe 5-0 and maintained the home domination through dry-washing Pakistan 3-0 in April-May this year. The 79-run victory over the full strength India side on Thursday extended the winning run at home for Bangladesh who have grown in to be the worst nightmare for a visiting team.
The performance also saw Bangladesh move to No 7 in the rankings table as they are now above once powerhouse West Indies and Pakistan. Given the results Bangladesh accumulated, they can also be termed as the second best team in Asia currently and the only nation to challenge India whose supporters rate them as cricket Gods.
However, nor the players neither the coaching staff are relaxed with such big achievements as they are focused to lift Bangladesh's standard much higher and handing India their second defeat in a row on Sunday and securing the bilateral ODI series will be just another success story along the destination.
