WITH Dhoni's six, which was the last of the tournament, and one that helped India surpass Sri Lanka's total in the final, the curtains came down on what must surely rate as one of the brightest extravaganza of any sport, let alone cricket.

This is for the first time that the final was contested by two teams from South Asia, and for the first time too that a team won the trophy on home soil. Two best teams had reached the finals and the team playing better won. Congratulations to India for winning the cup, and for the second time, after 28 years. At the end of the day it was a victory for the game of cricket.

Sri Lanka deserve kudos, too as a fighting side offering stiff competition to the winner.

We should also spare moment for introspection. Firstly, the performance of the Bangladesh team should be analysed objectively. Our performance was patchy but we can take comfort in the fact that we had defeated England in the preliminary round. There is also the need to consider increasing the capacity of our cricket stadiums vastly, given the great following of the game and the 20/20 Cup to be hosted by Bangladesh in 2014, or move major cricket tournaments to larger stadiums. We also feel that the fans can be spared the hassles that they had to go through in procuring tickets.

We feel that everything has ended well having gotten the event off with a flying start in Dhaka, and the organisers, the ICC and the BCCB and all those that were associated with the event in Bangladesh, deserve our fullest appreciation for pulling it off without the slightest hitch.