CWC 2023 Bangladesh National Cricket Team, Will They Rise?

Bangladesh National Cricket Team is another team from Asia that never reached its full potential and has been an easy opponent for the rest of the teams.

More than 25 years have passed since this team appeared on the world stage, but never won any major trophy in this time span.

Besides this, the country did not invest too much in its First-Class Cricket which resulted in no improvement in the performance or status of this team.

Despite the poor performances from this team, Bangladesh Cricket has produced some of the greats of the game like Muhammad Ashraful, Muhammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Mashraffe Murtaza and modern-day greats like Shakib Al Hassan, Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiq Ur Rahim.

Bangladesh's performance over the years in World Cups

Bengal Tigers first participated in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and were eliminated in the first round of the tournament. Since then, they have taken part in each Mega Event but never reached the playoffs or knockout stages.

This team always finished at the bottom in the World Cups. Therefore, it can be concluded that Bangladesh's performance had been below par in the World Cup Events.

However, this team has had various upsets in the mega events where they beat England twice, first in the 2011 edition and then in the 2015 edition.

In the 2007 ODI Cricket World Cup, the Bangladesh National Cricket Team beat India and knocked them out of the World Cup. So, this team has been a part of various crunch and crucial victories in the World Cups.

Bangladesh Possible Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023

Bangladesh National Cricket Team management has not announced the squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 that will be held in India.

Besides this, the Asia Cup 2023 squad has been announced, which has really questioned their preparation for this Asia Cup and World Cup. However, this can be a possible squad for Bengal Tigers.

Player Name	Role	Player Name	Role
Tanzid Tamim	Batsman	Shakib al Hassan (C)	All-Rounder
Najmul Hossain Shanto	Batsman	Hassan Mehmood	All-Rounder
Mehidy Hassan	All-Rounder	Naim Sheikh	Batsman
Mushfiq Ur Rahim	Batsman/WK	Mustafizur Rehman	Bowler
Liton Das	Batsman	Taskin Ahmad	Bowler
T. Hridoy	Batsman	Ebadot Hussain	Bowler
Nasum Ahmad	Batsman	Shoriful Islam	Bowler
Shamim Hussain	Bowler	Afif Hussain	Batsman
Sheikh Mehdi	Bowler	-	-

Top Performers for the Bangladesh Team

The Bangladesh team is quite young, considering the experience and performance of these teams from the past 4 to 5 years.

However, there are experienced players who need to perform on the big stage for the final time in their careers.

In Batting, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiq Ur Rahim, and Liton Kumar Das have to take responsibility for making big scores for their team.

While the fast bowling of this team looks promising with Mustafiz Ur Rehman, Taskin Ahmad, and Ebadot Hussain doing really well over the years for their team.

In the Spin and All-Round Department, Shakib Al Hassan, Mehidy Hassan, and Mahmudullah will be playing key roles for the Bangladesh team in the Mega Event.

How did Bangladesh prepare for the World Cup

The Bangladeshi team will participate in the Asia Cup 2023 which will be of the highest importance in terms of their preparation for the Cricket World Cup 2023.

The management will be looking forward to giving players as many chances to regain their form and get the necessary momentum heading into the Mega Event.

Similarly, the batting unit will get enough chances to play in the spinning conditions of Pakistan and Sri Lanka and improve their technique against the quality bowling attacks of opponent teams.

The spin bowling attack of this team will also have the chance to assess the conditions and show their worth.

The major hurdles for the Bangladeshi team will be their poor fielding and batting against quality opposition.

Over the years, we have witnessed many moments where Bangladeshi Fielding had let them down on crucial moments.

Therefore, this whole World Cup will be a challenge for Bangladesh National Cricket Team to see how they move ahead with their cricket.

Bangladesh Team Methodology and Cricketing Tactics

The philosophy of this team is to play defensive cricket and adjust according to the conditions. Bangladesh players always play for the pride and passion of their country.

The emotions of the fans and team players are always high while playing or chanting for the Bangladesh Team. As Cricket evolved in the last decade, international teams all around the globe started to change their playing style and made tactical advancements to beat other teams.

Similarly, the the Bangladesh National Cricket team adopted a slightly aggressive mode but that too according to the situation and playing conditions.

However, this has changed nothing significantly in their performance which kept decreasing day by day.

Bangladeshi batters and bowlers are most effective in their home conditions where they can really bat sensibly and bowl in wickets to beat the opposition.

Therefore, mighty teams like Australia, New Zealand, and England lost their series in Bangladesh because of the spinning conditions.

Bangali Fans and their Support for their team

Bangladesh National Cricket Team has die-hard cricket fans and this team has never met their expectations.

No matter where in the World Cup, the fans from Bangladesh reach in numbers to watch and support their team. But unfortunately, this team did not perform and play excellent cricket over the years.

Still, their fan base is always behind the team and encourages the team to do better in the field.

This gives great motivation to the players to play their heart out and get something for their fans to cheer and enjoy.

This time again fans are totally backing up their team for the mega event in India and will be rooting for them in stadiums and on social media.

World Cup Winning Prediction about Bangladesh

Bangladesh Team has not performed well in the World Cup games since they started participating in the World Cups.

Furthermore, Cricket Sport did not prosper and grew the way it should. This is due to poor domestic structure and this year Bangladesh might end up at the bottom of the Points table.

Therefore, it seems impossible for Bangladesh to win the ODI World Cup 2023 in India.

However, they might upset the teams like they did in the 2019 World Cup against New Zealand and against England in the 2015 and 2011 World Cup.