It was great to defeat India: Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina expressed the hope that the winning spree of the Bangladesh cricket team would continue in future
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed joy over the victory of Bangladesh Cricket team against India in T20 match.
"We cannot advance without overcoming the fear. We started well and won for the first time against India," the premier said in a cabinet meeting today morning when Bangladesh-India match came up in the discussion.
"They have done excellent in three parts of the game. It was excellent to stop India at 148 run," she added.
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The spirited Tigers recorded their first victory against India in the T20I as they won the match convincingly by seven wickets at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in the Indian capital.
In a felicitation message, the cricket-lover prime minister greeted all the players, coach and officials of the national cricket team as well as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials concerned for beating India.
"The whole nation is proud of seeing the team spirit of our players and their tremendous performance," she said.
Sheikh Hasina expressed the hope that the winning spree of the Bangladesh cricket team would continue in future.
