Yes that is a widely held view in the BD forum. BD have overestimated themselves and underestimated ZIM. I also belive its mostly psychological, given the old adage "90% of sports is from the head up." The effect of the 335 run defeat was catastrophic. How it will impact the rest of the tour remains to be seen. Bangladesh have in the past come back from torrid defeats, but nothing is guaranteed. As a BD fan, I believe we're the more skilled side, and at some point that will be validated. Whether the tour is long enough for that to happen, we'll see starting in a couple hours.Boundary wrote:Hey Kriterion, a lot of comments on cricinfo from BD fans seem to be too harsh. I mean, BD is obviously a better one day team than Zim but not necessarily in tests. The 1st test defeat obviously flattered Zim to an extent, but a lot of BD fans seem to be grossly underestimating us or overestimating their team. Is that a widely held view over there? I know the argument about touring, foreign conditions, etc. but Zim has swing in Harare and yet they struggled against swing in NZ. So I reckon it's psychological. After stellar performances against WI and SL, what really contributed to such an inept showing in Harare? I think it was the memory of the 2011 defeat. So if I'm right, what will be the effect of the 335 defeat, will it spur a resurgence in this match or cause further damage?
I expect this pitch to be quite underprepared, btw.
