Cricket world praises Bangladesh's historic feat
Bangladesh's victory over the Aussies drew attention from the wider world of Cricket as several former cricketers praised the Tigers for their historic feat.
India's little master Sachin Tendulkar wrote on his twitter: 2 upsets in 2 days! Inspiring performance by @BCBtigers! Test cricket is thriving.
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2 upsets in 2 days! Inspiring performance by @BCBtigers! Test cricket is thriving #BANvAUS sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 30, 2017
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Former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jaywardena wrote: Well played @BCBTigers on historical test win. Very good test match.
He ended the sentence with a thumbs up emoji to show his approval.
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Well played @BCBtigers on historical test win. Very good test match. ; Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) August 30, 2017
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Australia's former Test captain Michael Clarke was surprised by Australia's defeat but praised Bangladesh neverthless. He wrote: Congratulations Bangladesh didn't think I would be writing this tweet but you need to give credit where credit is due.
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Congratulations Bangladesh didn't think I would be writing this tweet but you need to give credit where credit is due. #testcricket Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 30, 2017
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Even Virender Sehwag, who have usually been hard-headed regarding Bangladesh's improvement also praised the historic feat.
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Well done Bangladesh. Special effort to beat Australia. #BANvAUS Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 30, 2017
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Two amazing Tests in two days! Shows why it is still the pinnacle of the game. Congratulations Bangladesh. Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) August 30, 2017
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