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The words that changed Rajshahi’s tournament
- Updated: December 6, 2016
After Farhad Reza had scored the winning runs that put Rajshahi Kings in the BPL’s second qualifier, everyone waited for their celebration. Would they pretend to take a group selfie or pose for the imaginary group photo?
Darren Sammy, whose unbeaten 55 off 27 brought them back from the brink of elimination, motioned to the rest of the Rajshahi players – who had joyously ran into the middle from the dugout – to take his photos as he posed like a bodybuilder. Farhad couldn’t contain his laughter standing next to Sammy, like the rest of the stadium.
Sammy doesn’t exactly claim ownership of the Shere Bangla National Stadium like Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal or Mashrafe Mortaza but ever since he hit a 13-ball 34 against Australia two years ago, he has had a special connection with Mirpur.
“Every time I play at the stadium, that’s the first game I remember,” Sammy said. “Even when we played against Khulna the other day, it flashed back in my mind. I am enjoying my cricket right now. Wherever I go I try to give my best.”
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