Dhaka, June 26: Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is stunned to see the disappointment and heartbreaks all around at Bangladesh's "failure" to whitewash India in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series.
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'Media have a big role'
According to the 31-year-old, the supporters should gradually raise the level of expectations. Not only supporters, Mashrafe hopes that even media will also be a little bit more careful and responsible.
"Media have a big role to play here. When the media reports after the match about Banglawash not being achieved, it actually influences the people," said the pace bowler.
After the third match on Wednesday, he did not even wait until morning to be with his children. After returning to the hotel, he left for home in the wee hours. His daughter is very close to him. Even the youngest son has started recognising the father.
Amidst the serenity of the family ambiance, he is little disturbed by the reaction over failing to whitewash India. Hence, he is reminding everyone about the reality.
'Greed is never good'
"Some people are behaving as if we have conquered the world. The reality is, even after the string of victories, we are seventh in ODI rankings. On the other hand, India even after losing against us continue to be in second position. This is because they have been consistently winning over the period. We can reach that place only if we win persistently," he reminded.
Another series is about to begin and Mashrafe is well aware that expectations will soar again. So he is urging the supporters to rein in their feelings.
"One should remember greed is never good. Even Allah doesn't like this. From cricketing perspectives, it may have negative impact on the youngsters. Of course we want to win all the matches and for that we give our best. But at the same time, it should be remembered that we cannot win all the matches," he said.
IANS