Nationalism, patriotism in the cricket game

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There is no unconditional love in the world except the love of mother and child. Patriotism is not above it. When you see the country you love but the country is trampling underfoot with your love, that love will not last. There may be a lack of capacity, which our cricket team has had for a lifetime. We've been losing year after year at even bigger distances, but our spectators have never shown such a 'distraction', never given a damn about their own players. Because even with limited ability on the field, we would see the death dedication of the players, we would see the board at least try to do what it has to do, try to change the inside without shouting when it is bad. Politics has always been there but not in such a nasty form. League games were not played, there was a minimum fair system. When there is confidence in the system, the present plight can be ignored with a smile in the hope of a successful future. For this reason, there has never been a lack of patriotism in the cricket field of Bangladesh. But with the opportunity of that patriotism, the whole system was corrupted.

Bangladesh fans cheer for the team, Bangladesh v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Mirpur,  April 19, 2015

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Again, love is reciprocal. If the person to whom you give unconditional dedication tramples on your dedication and uses it as a medium for self-interest, it will not take long for that love to turn into hate. The human mind does not have the ability to accept such big dishonesty. That time has come in Bangladesh cricket, it was inevitable to come. Today it is supporting Pakistan, tomorrow it will crack for India, the day after tomorrow Afghanistan will crack for Sri Lanka. And Bangladesh will give both to the team. The nectar-like pill of consciousness will no longer work, nor will it. Bangladesh cricket has the potential to be a research material as a textbook case of how a potential sector can be ruined by falling into the hands of an incompetent and incompetent corrupt syndicate.

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