An image has started circulating on social media (obviously from a
Bangladesh fan) which shows a tiger draped in a Bangladesh flag pouncing
on a dog wearing an India flag.
India Today has decided to produce an edited version of the image which is derogatory and insulting to the tri-colour.
Bangladesh fan and even their players have been a bitter lot since
the 2015 World Cup quarterfinal defeat to India at the Melbourne Cricket
Ground (MCG). Rohit Sharma's stylish 137 and an aggressive 65 from
Suresh Raina had helped India post 302/6 and Bangladesh responded with a
mere 197, losing by a whopping 109 runs.
However, the
Bangladeshi fans, instead of celebrating a fabled moment in their
cricketing history, chose to turn nasty and accused the authorities of
siding up with India, then defending world champions and a powerhouse in
world cricket. Bangladesh were convinced Rohit was out for 91 when he
skied a waist-high full toss from Rubel Hossain and was caught at deep
midwicket. However, the umpire ruled it a no-ball and TV replays later
said it could have been a marginal call.
Bangladesh were
convinced the world had got together to conspire against them but the
truth is that Rohit added another 46 after that break and Bangladesh
still lost by 109 runs. It would not have turned out any differently had
Rohit walked back to the hut for 91, would it?
But Bangladesh
remain bitter to this day. So much so that a Bangladeshi newspaper
posted a photo of Indian batsmen with their heads shaved and Mustafizur
Rahman holding a barber's knife, after the pacer had rocked the tourists
with some superb bowling in a historic series win for the hosts. That
moment soured a great cricketing feat and showed just how far Bangladesh
could carry their 'grudge'.
