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Time to take us seriously, says Bangladesh skipper
Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar said his team's shock World Cup win over India should go a long way in earning them respect from established teams.
"This is a very important victory for Bangladesh," an elated Bashar told a news conference after the five-wicket upset.
He rated the victory higher than beating Pakistan in the 1999 edition in England because of the team's progress.
"This is the World Cup and today people came expecting us to do well. Beating India is not an easy thing," he added.
"This means a lot to Bangladesh. Now we can hope to go to the next round."
Bangladesh upstaged India after bowling them out for 191 on a good batting pitch at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad's Port of Spain.
It was only their third World Cup victory, having shocked Pakistan and beaten Scotland eight years ago.
Bangladesh benefited a lot from arriving early in the Caribbean to play in a one-day tri-series for associate nations, which they won.
They also underlined their intentions with a surprise two-wicket win over third-ranked New Zealand in a warm-up match 11 days ago.
"That (tri-series win) had a big impact on our preparation," Bashar said.
"The warm-up victory over New Zealand gave us a lot of confidence. I realised if we do our job we can beat the big guns."
Bashar said his players could not contain their joy.
"It is very hard to keep our feet on the ground right now," he said. "The boys can't stop jumping.
"Today we will celebrate, and focus again from tomorrow."
Bashar and man-of-the-match paceman Mashrafe Mortaza dedicated the win to team-mate Manjural Islam, who died in a road accident in Bangladesh on Friday.
-Reuters
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