Bat signature campaign for record

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Dhaka, mar 28 (UNI) Following Bangladesh cricket team's dream run in the world cup, which saw them outclass former champions India from the group stages and book a first-ever Super Eight berth, Bangladeshis are now eyeing record book through a bat signature campaign.

According to an official, over two million Bangladeshis have signed 70-foot-long cricket bat, being sent by a private firm on a country-wide signature tour from March 14 - a day after the mega event kicked off in the Caribbean - as a good luck wish for the 'Tigers' for the rest of the tournament, The News reported.

''It is the biggest bat in the world and we hope it will have a place in the Guinness Book of World Records,'' said Shafiqul Islam, a brand manager of Akiz Group, the makers of the bat.

The bat which was dismantled into seven parts and sent around the country for the signature campaign, was being put back together on March 23.

''We hope more people would be interested to sign the bat after Bangladesh qualified for the Super Eights,'' Mr Islam added.