ICC T20 World Cup 2016: India vs Bangladesh - 5 things to look forward to
India defeated Bangladesh in the recently concluded Asia Cup“How did things ever get so far?” asked a distraught Don Vito Corleone at the meeting with the heads of the five families, before self-replying to it with a dejected, “I don’t know.”Really, how did things ever get so far?Obviously, the subject in the limelight is not about Santino Corleone or Bruno Tattaglia’s murder, it is about how things have gotten so ugly between the fans of these two neighbouring countries.For years, Bangladesh have been in the shadow of their great neighbours. Finally, when they are starting to break out of it, some of their fans, in the name of banter, have crossed many lines. Obviously, not all blame can be placed on their shoulders alone, as a few Indian cricket fans have done their bit as well.Anyhow, with these two facing off against each other tomorrow, here’s five things to look forward to:
#1 Social media furore
This is actually something which we aren’t looking forward to but it is as inevitable as death. The advancement of technology has done us a lot of good, but with the good comes the bad—and these petty fights over the internet is just one of them.
It is so easy to become a brave person on the internet but making photoshopped images that are way beyond the lines of banter, curses, abuses, and even racism, that isn’t a good thing. Sports was meant to unite people—make them forget about the real problems of life and cherish the entertainment.
However, it has been anything but.