The cute Star Sports advertisement (referring to Bangladesh as a kid who has grown up) is spot on! The Tigers have indeed grown up and are ready to take the big ones down one by one, starting with the two-time world champions. 

Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar also feels the same. Immediately after the historical series win over India, the little master admired Bangladesh cricket team’s amazing performance in claiming their first ever bilateral series win over India and and said that the ‘baccha’ of world cricket has now grown up.

“The Bangla tigers played much superior cricket than India, who struggled to put on a show with the bat,” he told NDTV in an interview.

When the television presenter asked him about Bangladesh being called the ‘kids of world cricket’, the original little master replied: “No they can’t, because the bachcha has grown up and is now shoulder to shoulder with India, winning two matches,” Gavaskar said.

“Look at the margin of wins, these are not close wins, these aren’t wins where Bangladesh have scrapped through. They have won most convincingly, these are thumping wins, these are big wins, which actually shows a big difference between these two teams,” he added.

It can be said at the end that Bangladesh is no longer a team anyone can afford to take lightly. India and Pakistan have seen first-hand what they are capable of. The rest of the world will be in Bangladesh’s cross hairs as well.