After Historic Win Over NZ, Bangladesh Players Sing ‘Hum Honge Kamyab’ But There’s A Twist

On Jan 5, 2022

Who doesn’t love an underdog story? It doesn’t matter if we are part of that journey or are mere spectators, we just love whenever a minnow rises against all odds and creates an upset.

On Wednesday, we witnessed one such underdog story in the field of cricket which will be remembered for years to come.

Bangladesh scripted history by defeating reigning world Test champions New Zealand in their own backyard.

A glorious and historic win for the Tigers as they beat the reigning world Test champions on their soil and registered a first ever victory in any format in New Zealand.
Photo credit: @photosportnz #BCB #Cricket #BANvsNZ pic.twitter.com/OcC4R4Pwns

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) January 5, 2022

Ranked ninth in the world in the longest format, Bangladesh humbled the inaugural world Test champions by eight wickets on the final day of the Test match at Mount Maunganui to register a historic win.

Bangladesh have been playing cricket for a long time but they had never won a match on New Zealand soil across all three formats.

Prior to this game, they had lost 32 matches on the trot in the picturesque nation.

First win in ANY format in New Zealand

First Test win against New Zealand

INCREDIBLE SCENES

Bangladesh make history at the Bay Oval!

Test cricket #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/GffWDcfS8U

— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) January 5, 2022

Playing without their regular skipper Kane Williamson, the hosts perhaps undermined the visitors, who were coming on the back of back-to-back losses at home to Pakistan, and ended up paying a huge price.

Just to put into context, the reason why this result has left everyone who follows cricket in disbelief is because of the incredible home record of the Kiwis.

Like most top teams, the Blackcaps have been utterly dominant in their own den.

Ebadot Hossain is now our favourite cricketer.

One of the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 post-match interviews you’ll watch from a professional athlete

He joined the Bangladesh Air Force and played volleyball and now he’s just bowled his country to a famous win #NZvBAN pic.twitter.com/CBKquRpzUx

— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) January 5, 2022

Forget the series, prior to this game they had not conceded a single Test match on home soil in the last four years.

Yes, you read that right. This was their first loss in a home red-ball game in the past four years. Now let that just sink in, because only then you can gauge the true magnitude of this historic achievement by the Bangladesh cricket team.

Just to put into context, when India last visited the New Zealand shore, Virat Kohli’s men suffered a 2-0 whitewash, losing both the game by a huge margin.

It was a momentous occasion for Bangladesh and it reflected in their celebration.

The official Twitter handle of Bangladesh Cricket shared a video of their players singing and jumping inside the dressing room.

Bangladesh Team dressing room celebrations following the historic win at Mount Maunganui.#BCB #cricket #BANvsNZ pic.twitter.com/78pGFQ30wP

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) January 5, 2022

In the video, they can be heard singing the famous song ‘Hum Honge Kamyab’.

Now before you start wondering how they could sing a Hindi song let me tell you that it was indeed that song but the only difference was it was the Bengali rendition.

Such victories not only help a team put themselves on the world stage but also inspire the upcoming generation to take up the sport and put their heart and soul into chasing their dream.

It gives us hope that if we follow our passion diligently, then sky is the limit.