Bangladesh govt rewards cricket team with BDT 3.2 crore for series win vs Pakistan

Bangladesh government announced a mega-cash reward for their men’s cricket team on Saturday, September 14. The government handed the side Rs 3.20 crore Bangladesh Taka to the national team for their historic Test series win against Pakistan.

The Bangladesh interim government rewarded the men’s national team with BDT 3.2 crore (Rs 2.25 crore)on Saturday, September 14 for their historic Test series win against Pakistan, earlier this month. Bangladesh men’s cricket team, who had not beaten Pakistan in a single Test match in their history clean-sweeped the Test series 2-0 to hand the hosts a major shock.

Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, Advisor for the Ministry of Youth and Sports handed the award to the men’s team under the captaincy of Najmul Shanto who thrashed Pakistan in both Test matches at Rawalpindi.

“Bangladesh cricket team has been awarded BDT 3.20 crore for their historic Test series win against Pakistan. BCB Chairman Faruque Ahmed accepted the bonus from Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, Advisor for the Ministry of Youth and Sports. A portion will be donated to help flood victims,” the BCB said via their official X account.

Bangladesh scripted history at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium as they beat Pakistan by 6 wickets in the second Test and registered their maiden series win over the Asian rivals on Tuesday, September 3. Pakistan set a target of 185 runs for the visitors to chase down in the fourth innings and the challenge was happily accepted by the resurgent Bangladesh team who were riding high on their maiden win over the Asian rivals in the first Test.

Zakir Hasan (40), Najmul Hossain Shanto (38) and Mominul Haque (34) made vital contributions in the chase to help their team taste unprecedented glory on Pakistan soil. As a result, Bangladesh won their first Test series against Pakistan after facing six losses on the trot. Not many expected the match to produce a result, after the first day was completely washed out due to rain. However, Test cricket once again proved its worth by enthralling with riveting action over the course of the next four days.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said that he was keen to carry the team’s belief from their recent victory over Pakistan in their forthcoming games.

“One word: belief. It feels great when you are winning. It is important to enjoy these moments. I think such a moment has never come in the Bangladesh team’s history. Cricketers look for references. Now we have one. We know that we have the ability to win abroad,” Shanto told ESPNCricinfo.

Bangladesh are all set to face India next in a two-match series beginning on September 19. The Bangladesh skipper is confident that the team will have the belief to win when they take the field next.