Tigers return home after disappointing World Cup
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Mahmudullah Riyad: The last of Bangladesh’s ‘Big Five’ calls it a day
12 Mar 25
The Bangladesh cricket team returned home on Sunday following a disappointing World Cup campaign.
Head coach Chandika Hathurusingha also arrived with the team, the remaining members of the coaching staff will come to Dhaka later this month ahead of the two-match Test series at home against New Zealand.
Captain Shakib Al Hasan had already returned home following a finger injury during the match against Sri Lanka.
The Tigers had a dismal performance in their World Cup campaign as they lost seven out of nine matches. However, the Tigers made a flying start to the tournament defeating Afghanistan.
But then Bangladesh lost six matches on trot against England, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Netherlands, and Pakistan.
Bangladesh won the match against Sri Lanka after a terrible 'timed out' fiasco, however, the Tigers lost the next match against Australia.
Despite the defeat, the Tigers stand at number eight position which ensures their qualification for the Champions Trophy.
Mahmudullah Riyad scored the highest 328 runs in nine matches with a century against South Africa for the team, the most successful campaigner in the World Cup.
