Bangladesh cricketers had some fun with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy today, which was on display at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
The trophy was carried to the stadium by veteran Mushfiqur Rahim, following which the players present took pictures with it.
Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Patwari, and Afif Hossain were among those present at the moment.
Former players who were present at the moment were overjoyed to see the trophy on display.
“I got very excited after watching the trophy here and it feels like the World Cup starts today,” BCB selector Habibul Bashar Sumon, who captained the side in 2007 World Cup said here today.
“We first played the World Cup in 1999 and made a giant stride then. We had a very good campaign in 2015 and also we were in better position in 2019. This time we are taking a good preparation. We have a settled team and we are hoping that we will be able to do something very good in the ensuing event.”
Following the national cricketers’ time with the trophy, it was transported into the SBNCS media center, where media workers and Bangladesh women’s cricketers took pictures with it.
“I’m really excited. It’s the first time I have watched World Cup trophy from up close,” Women’s team captain Nigar Sultana Joty said.
“The whole team is here. It feels really great. Thanks to the BCB and the Women’s wing to give us the opportunity to watch the trophy from very close,” she added.
Joty feels the cricket fans have high expectation regarding the upcoming World Cup as they want the team to bring laurel for the country.
“It’s very normal that the people will have high expectation. The Bangladesh Cricket team has been performing well to let people pin high hopes on them,” Joty said.
“We have great team, mixed with senior and young players who, I think, will be highly motivated to do well in this World Cup.”
On the first day of a three-day journey to Bangladesh, the trophy was displayed at the renowned Padma Bridge. Tomorrow (Wednesday), it will be on display for the general public from 11:00am to 8:00pm at Dhaka’s Bashundhara City Shopping Mall.
