India, who are placed second in the Super 12, Group 2 points table, will next be locking horns against Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh, who too have a good chance of making it into the final four. Bangladesh at the moment have the same number of wins as India but are placed third due to an inferior net run-rate as compared to the Men In Blue.
However, ahead of the encounter, which is scheduled to be played in Adelaide on Wednesday, Shakib issued a bizarre statement, stating Bangladesh aren’t here to win the World Cup but are looking forward to create an upset.
“India are favourites. They are here to win the World Cup. We aren’t here to win the Cup. If we beat them then it will be upset and we will try to create an upset,” said the Bangladesh captain in the pre-match press conference.
However, his comments didn’t go well with the fans, who bashed the Bangladesh captain shortly for making such a statement.
Being one of the most unusual and bizarre things to have come out of the mouth of the captain of an international cricket team, Shakib’s comments about how his own team not having the agenda to win the World Cup ended up stunning his own country’s fanbase.
