Bangladesh fans point the way

By Tawhid Qureshi

The partisan crowd made the three-match ODI series memorable
PICTURES: Alamy

Picture the scene. The temperature is barely in double digits, the floodlights have been working overtime and there’s a dankness in the air. The County Ground at Chelmsford is unlikely to feature on many people’s “must see” list of cricket grounds and on a chilly early May evening, its charms are few and far between.
Compared to the latest extravaganza served up by the IPL, the staging of the second ODI between Ireland and Bangladesh might as well be taking p...

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