Bangladesh defeated by Pakistan in a nail-bitting final of Asia Cup by 2 runs. Although, Bangladesh could not succeeded to claim the trophy, but they claimed the hearts of millions of Bangladeshi cricket fans by providing unmatched performances in the whole tournament. Though, Bangladesh was defeated by Pakistan in the first match too, but they brought the match in a very close situation. Pakistan very hardly managed to win the match. Then in the next two matches against India and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh's performance level was at its peak. The tigers beated India and Sri Lanka by 5 wickets, which was a great achievement.
Bangladesh is also famous for such excellent performances at its home-ground. Utilizing the home-advantage was the key of Bangladesh's success. Home-advantage is such a factor, which can work for the team positively, as well as negatively. Some teams get nervous while playing in front of their very own crowd. Whereas, some teams use this factor to energize themselves. Along with the crowd, best thing about home-advantage is that one can get the conditions of their very own choice. Playing on the pitches of your choice is always a plus point for hosting country. Credit goes to Bangladesh, who utilized this home-advantage very efficiently and led the circumstances in their own way.
Along with the home-advantage, the second big factor behind Bangladesh's finest performance is the Bangladesh Premier League, they hosted. This Bangladesh Premier League played a very vital role in the formation of winning-unit. Beside the financial profits, most valueable thing gained from BPL is the experience. When a number of players from the whole world step-in the ground to achieve one goal, you definitely learn the others' techniques and approach to gain that goal. Playing with the experienced players in a team is definitely a great source of learning. This learning on the domestic stage helps the players to compete betterly on the international level. This learning helped the Bangladesh to give such a tough time to the other Asian teams in the Asia Cup.
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Pakistan, who has been playing its home-series on neutral venues is badly missing the home-advantage. Pakistan Cricket Board, who is trying its level best to bring cricket back in Pakistan, is also trying to start Pakistan Premier League. This is the real time to start such league, so that Pakistan could also prove the full-proof security arrangements for the guest teams. And like India, Bangladesh, Australia and South Africa, they could also learn some cricket tactics from the experienced players of world, which could be utilized on the international level. This will definitely be a great betterment of Pakistan cricket.
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