Bishwajit Roy

man, who has a very good knowledge about this Bangladesh team, has been sharing his experience with the Scots

The Bangladesh cricket team had a day full of activities on Monday. Having arrived in New Zealand on the previous day, the Tigers held their first practice session yesterday at the at the Saxton Oval, where they will be playing their fourth group match of the World Cup against Scotland on March 5. The Tigers were later showed around the sporting facilities of the Saxton Oval before being treated to a unique reception by the Nelson City Council.

Scenes from the 1999 World Cup match in Edinburgh stormed into Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's mind as soon as questions regarding Bangladesh's Scotland encounter, due to take place at the Saxton Oval this Thursday, were brought to the table.

To be brutally honest, the start to our New Zealand tour wasn't the best. It took a long time for us to complete

It is no wonder why Anamul Haque is not Kumar Sangakkara. The Bangladesh opener was gifted as many chances as the Sri Lankan maestro during the two team's respective innings. However, the end result was very different. While Sangakkara made most of those early chances to score an unbeaten 76-ball 105, the Bangladesh opener huffed and puffed to 29 before being dismissed. His technique was severely tested throughout his innings, which was ended by a run-out.

The Tigers turned up at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the first time to make a statement against the Lankan Lions yesterday.

"Like batting, bowling also needs partnerships to become successful."

In February 2014, a bizarre defeat against Sri Lanka at Mirpur saw Bangladesh step into one of their worst ODI runs ever.

It's a huge ground this; the MCG. Three times the capacity of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur

That today's game has the potential to decide Bangladesh's fate in the World Cup is a fact that is quite well known.

A pal of gloom replaced happiness as the otherwise cheerful Tigers on Monday tried to get over the unhappy episode of pace bowler Al-Amin Hossain that understandably upset the rhythm of the Bangladesh team in Australia.

If everything goes according to plan then left-handed batsman Mominul Haque will once again bat late in the order in the Tigers' third group match against Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 26.

A well-tuned Bangladesh team that arrived in Melbourne yesterday from Brisbane to play

Traditionally it has been the Indian and Pakistani fans that have best represented the sub-continent during international cricketing tournaments abroad. Be it in the West Indies, England or South Africa, fans from India and Pakistan have always managed to be the most vocal and the most visible on television.

Breakfast tables at the Sofitel hotel showed Brisbane's day yesterday. Dashing opener David Warner looked to have all the time in the world to have his breakfast.

Michael Clarke's comeback, Bangladesh's renewed confidence, the Tigers' first opportunity to play at the Gabba; ideally there would have been a

The news that there's a high chance of today's match being washed out and the points being split spread joy across Bangladeshis both here and back home. The social media for one was filled with several opinions on the issue, most of which was of the chance for the Tigers to gain one valuable point.

With a morale-boosting win against Afghanistan in the bag and brilliant sunshine at the backdrop, Bangladesh team left Canberra early yesterday morning.

Bangladesh's bowling performance against Afghanistan showed just how important pace bowling could be in this World Cup and its importance will be amplified when they play Australia in their next game at the Gabba, which is traditionally one of Australia's quickest pitches.

Bangla songs and the slogan "Bangladesh, Bangladesh" shook the Manuka Oval far into the night after Bangladesh's victory over Afghanistan.