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’Sometimes it works, today it didn’t’

Mohammad Isam
Mushfiqur Rahim is an emotional man. After the Tigers fell only two runs short of what could have
been the country's greatest sporting accomplishment, he broke down. He kept his head on Shakib Al Hasan's shoulder and just wailed and wailed. It was probably because his trusted slog fell on the lap of Nasir Jamshed when the team needed 47 runs from 30 balls. Or it was probably because he let Shahadat Hossain bowl that final over which went for 19 crucial runs. He was probably crying because Mahmudullah Riyad and Abdur Razzak couldn't take nine runs off the last six balls of the game.
There can be a lot of probabilities and many of them might be true but the Bangladesh captain was most probably crying because the team lost, the country fell one smidgen short of glory and the team of immortality.
"I couldn't control myself, probably because I was thinking of the nation," he said, slightly recovered during the fireworks before the press conference last
night at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. "Everyone was emotional, some can keep it to themselves. I have also tried, it sometimes works and sometimes I have to let go.
"The atmosphere in the dressing-room was understandably sombre. A chance like this doesn't come everyday. It is hard to lose after getting so close, but what we got from this tournament can't also be thrown away. This is a new beginning and we will take inspiration from this and play well in the future," he added.
The millions who rejoiced the wins over India and Sri Lanka (that got the Tigers to the final in the first place) would want to remember Mushfiqur as the man who has the widest smile, almost child-like.
He did break into a bit of a smile when Stuart Law was answering a question about why Australians are successful as coaches in the sub-continent, but other than that, he remained guarded, probably trying to keep himself in check.
"There were a lot of problems ahead of the tournament, but we have come past those and played very well. Our biggest challenge was to play well consistently against big teams, and we could do this.
"We played four good games. We can beat any team in the world if we can continue in this manner. We have done ourselves proud in all three departments and if we do it against a big team, they'll lose against us," he said.
"Nobody thought we would win, everyone said we'd be No. 2. I am happy to have fought so hard against such a good team. We performed as a team and that's why we got into the final and did well in the tournament," he added.
The tears of the nation should definitely bind the cricket team together. It is definitely not a moment to lament despite the anger on Shahadat Hossain, the exasperation on Nazimuddin or the heartbreak caused by the defeat. It is still a loss, but whoever takes on the negative shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the Bangladesh dressing-room.
Over the next few months, Mushfiqur & Co will have time to reflect on this tournament and without letting the achievement get the better of them, focusing on how it was all done will give them an edge the next time they need four runs off the last ball of a major final.