Bangladesh are tigers not only in their home turf, they have the skills and temperament to do well in any corner of the world, ODI captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza believes. The Tigers are defeating big teams in one-day international (ODI) matches regularly now. Cricket pundits, however, doubt that they can perform as well they have only in their own territory. After the impressive series win against India, England great Geoffrey Boycott said Bangladesh needed to win matches abroad, especially Tests against teams like Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and England. Batting maestro Sunil Gavaskar said Bangladesh beat India as a better team. However, Indian reporters were sceptic on the same grounds during the post-match press conference. Mashrafe pointed to his side reaching the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in February-March this year. “You see, everyone has to struggle abroad. The condition in Australia and New Zealand was not easy for us. But we did well in the Cricket World Cup 2015,” he said. “Everyone of us has that confidence. I think this team can play their best anywhere in the world. We can succeed in any condition,” he added, according to a news agency.
