Bangladesh players burst into celebration after reaching Champions trophy semifinal

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New Delhi: The Bangladesh team has come up with a unique way to celebrate their first appearance in the semifinal of an ICC event. The Shakib-Al-Hasan led side has decided to sing their way to their semi final clash against India on Wednesday.

Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 5 wickets to knock them out of the Champions Trophy and their spot in the semis was booked after England knocked Australia out.

After snatching victory from the jaws of the defeat against the mighty Kiwis, the Bangladesh team sang a Bengali song “Amra korbo joy..” (Hum honge kamiyab) to motivate themselves.

A video shared on social media by Bangladesh seamer Taskin Ahmed shows the players singing the Bengali version of “We Shall Overcome.” After completing the song former captain Mushifqur Rahim then cheers the key performers for taking them to the semis.

 

It is not the first time Bangladesh players have come up with premature celebrations. The most famous being Mushfiqur’s unusual jump in the air even when they still needed 2 runs to win against India in the World T20, 2016. And as it turned out, Bangladesh lost the match by 1 run and India advanced to the semifinal.

Bangladesh fans would hope, this celebration doesn’t culminate into something similar when the Bengal tigers take on formidable India in the second semifinal in Birmingham.