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U-19-RECEPTION
Young tigers to be accorded grand reception: Quader
DHAKA, Feb 10, 2020 (BSS) – The government will accord a grand reception to
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team, which won the ICC Under-19 World Cup
defeating the mighty India, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport
and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.
“On behalf of the government, the Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will be
accorded a grand reception at Suhrawardy Udyan,” he said while speaking at a
press conference on the contemporary affairs at the Secretariat here.
Quader said India is a four-time champion of the ICC Under-19 World Cup
and it is a hard task for any team to defeat India.
“Once any Bangladesh team won anything, it was accorded reception. The
prime minister told the cabinet that a grand reception would be accorded to
the youth tigers at Suhrawardy Udyan for clinching the ICC U-19 World Cup
trophy,” he said.
Congratulating the Under-19 cricket team, the road transport and bridges
minister said they earned the U-19 World Cup Trophy for the first time since
the country’s independence by beating a strong team like India.
“The cabinet meeting today decided to celebrate the victory…when they
will return home, we will celebrate the victory at a convenient time,” he
added.
Quader hoped that one day Bangladesh would win the ICC World Cup following
footprints of the young tigers.
“The outstanding performance of the Under-19 cricketers has put our
expectation at a new height. Most remarkably, skipper Akbar showed a mature
captaincy in the final match. When our team lost six wickets, we did not
think that we would be able to win. But they won under Akbar’s leadership,”
he added.
A rampant Bangladesh came all guns blazing to edge mighty India past by
three wickets through D/L method in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup
to lift the coveted trophy for the first time at Senwes Park in
Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Sunday.
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