<p>Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is averse to the idea that the clinical win in the first One-Day International (ODI) against India was a revenge for the World Cup quarterfinal defeat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with an emphatic 79-run win over the two-time world champions at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday, reports bdnews.24.com.<br /><br />"Revenge shouldn't exist in sports. We are all humans with families. We all play cricket. The question of revenge can't be considered here," Mashrafe said at the post-match press conference.<br /><br />Thursday's meeting was their first after Bangladesh had crashed out of the World Cup, losing to India by 109 runs in the knockout game in Melbourne.<br /><br />"We definitely fight for victory on the field but that is all I want. Many things may happen during a match but we go to the same hotel together after a match and hang out there," said the skipper.<br /><br />The latest win took Bangladesh past West Indies to seventh spot in ODI rankings, raising their chances of qualifying for the 2017 Champions Trophy.<br /><br />"I have said this before that we want to take one match at a time. What pleased me is that specially, the boys gave this match much thought. It went the way we wanted," said the right-arm fast bowler.<br /><br />Mashrafe was delighted over his team's performance and hailed their batting approach.<br />"The openers built our foundation again, the way they played, it is fearless cricket. I am very happy about it. Not just me, the boys, the people of the country, everyone is happy," concluded Mashrafe.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is averse to the idea that the clinical win in the first One-Day International (ODI) against India was a revenge for the World Cup quarterfinal defeat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with an emphatic 79-run win over the two-time world champions at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday, reports bdnews.24.com.<br /><br />"Revenge shouldn't exist in sports. We are all humans with families. We all play cricket. The question of revenge can't be considered here," Mashrafe said at the post-match press conference.<br /><br />Thursday's meeting was their first after Bangladesh had crashed out of the World Cup, losing to India by 109 runs in the knockout game in Melbourne.<br /><br />"We definitely fight for victory on the field but that is all I want. Many things may happen during a match but we go to the same hotel together after a match and hang out there," said the skipper.<br /><br />The latest win took Bangladesh past West Indies to seventh spot in ODI rankings, raising their chances of qualifying for the 2017 Champions Trophy.<br /><br />"I have said this before that we want to take one match at a time. What pleased me is that specially, the boys gave this match much thought. It went the way we wanted," said the right-arm fast bowler.<br /><br />Mashrafe was delighted over his team's performance and hailed their batting approach.<br />"The openers built our foundation again, the way they played, it is fearless cricket. I am very happy about it. Not just me, the boys, the people of the country, everyone is happy," concluded Mashrafe.<br /><br /></p>