Contest Participation Post || My Favorite Coach || Gordon Greenidge(West Indies)
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Bangladesh's only goal then was to qualify for the upcoming World Cup on subcontinental soil. That is why Bangladesh has to be one of the top three teams in the 1994 ICC Trophy. Even after overcoming the obstacles of the first round, Bangladesh was eliminated in the second round. At the same time, Bangladesh failed to register for the 1996 World Cup in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh became the champion in the ACC Trophy held in Malaysia in 1997. If they win the ICC Trophy in the same country next year, they will qualify for the World Cup for the first time. To that end, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has selected legendary batsman Gordon Greenidge as its coach.
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Bangladesh has yet to win in international cricket. Netherlands and Kenya used to play cricket as ICC affiliates. So it was a great honor for a legend like him to come to this country as a coach. Greenidge easily adapted to the environment of Bangladesh. After taking charge, he had a residential camp at BKSP with Akram Khan, Minhazul, Atahar, Rafiq, and Khaled. After about five months of training camp, he left for Malaysia with his disciples. The only goal is to qualify for the World Cup by playing well in the ICC Trophy. More or less every cricketer who plays at the national level has talent. Those who can play according to the situation by coping with stress cut the scars in the minds of the spectators. Gordon Greenidge taught his disciples how to play according to the situation of the match with a cool head.
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Bangladesh advanced to the second round from unbeaten after defeating Denmark, West Africa, Argentina, host Malaysia, and last year's champion the United Arab Emirates in the first round of the ICC Trophy. Under Greenidge, Bangladesh easily overcame the obstacles of the first round. Bangladesh got an easy win against Hong Kong in the first match of the second round and the next match against Ireland was washed away in the rain. Bangladesh had no choice but to win the last match of the second round against the Netherlands to keep their dream of playing in the World Cup alive. If they lost, Bangladesh would have to face a lot of 'if but' to reach the semi-finals. The bowlers made it easy for the batsmen by tying the Netherlands to 181 runs. Then the rain hit. When the game resumed, Bangladesh faced a target of 141 runs in 33 overs. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets for just 15 runs. From there, Bangladesh won by 3 wickets on Akram Khan's unbeaten 68 to qualify for the semifinals. At the same time, Bangladesh went one step further on the way to play the World Cup. Bangladesh qualified for the World Cup for the first time with an easy 72-run victory over Scotland in the semifinals. Bangladesh is on the verge of winning the ICC Trophy after meeting the initial target of playing in the World Cup in 1999. Bangladesh's opponent in the final is Steve Tikolo's Kenya.
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Batting first, Kenya collected 241 runs thanks to a superhuman innings of 141 by captain Tikolo. Due to rain, Bangladesh did not get a chance to bat that day. On reserve day, Bangladesh was sent to chase 166 runs in 25 overs. At that time it was difficult to score 16 runs in 25 overs. But under Gordon Greenidge, cricketers have learned how to play under pressure, how to bring the results of nerve-wracking matches to their advantage. Mohammad Rafique and Aminul Islam have been batting aggressively from the beginning to win the title. Towards the end, Khaled Masood Pilot's innings of 15 * with the help of 2 sixes from 8 balls, Bangladesh needed only 1 run in the last ball. Hasibul Hasan made Bangladesh happy to win the ICC Trophy with 1 run from the last ball. In addition to awarding each cricketer after winning the ICC Trophy, behind-the-scenes hero Gordon Greenidge was also rewarded by the government. Greenidge received honorary citizenship of Bangladesh. The following year, Bangladesh won the first one-day international under him. Bangladesh played the ninety-ninth World Cup under him. His departure as a Bangladesh coach was sad and shameful. He was fired just days before the deal. The whole nation was surprised at the departure of a cricketing personality like Gordon Greenidge.
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Gordon Greenidge also came on the field with the Bangladesh team during Bangladesh's historic win against Pakistan in Northampton. Gordon Greenidge said goodbye to the disciples in the middle of the innings. Hours before Bangladesh's historic victory, he was handed a farewell letter. The star cricketers of that time Akram Khan, Faruk Ahmed, Khaled Mahmood, Khaled Masood all said the same thing. It was not right to say goodbye to such a personality like him. He has given a lot of effort into this team. It was a shame to say goodbye to Gordon Greenidge, even though it was a memorable day for Pakistan. At the end of his colorful cricket career, he took charge as the coach of Bangladesh in 1996. He was in this country for three years. Being a foreigner, he joined as a people of this country in a short time. Maybe you can regret it, even after getting so much love in this country, he had to return to the country humiliated.