cowboysfan Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/bangladesh/4075107/Twenty20-threatening-Bangladesh-Test-status.html Complaints about the Bangladeshis' on-field performances have been a regular theme of the last eight years, but it is financial logic that has now led the leading cricket powers to turn against them. With a growing number of Twenty20 tournaments competing for space in the calendar, teams like England and Australia are no longer prepared to play loss-making series against a team that has failed to improve since their inaugural Test in November 2000. Bangladesh's overall record now stands at one win (against Zimbabwe) from 58 matches. "There is no reason why a team should have to play Test matches just because it is a full member of the International Cricket Council," said ICC president David Morgan. "If a team is not gaining anything from the experience, then perhaps it might be better to settle for one-day international status." An ICC executive board meeting in Perth later this month will discuss ways of making Test cricket more attractive. Bangladesh are unlikely to attract much support from James Sutherland, chief executive of Cricket Australia, who told Telegraph Sport this week that he believes they are driving down the quality of international cricket at a time when it is more important than ever to keep standards high. "With the growth in the Twenty20 market, it is important to take the clutter out of the game," said Sutherland. "We need to make sure we are playing cricket for quality's sake, not for quantity, and in recent times I'm not sure that the quality has always been there. "The Bangladesh team that came here this year performed far worse than the previous team, which toured in 2003. It's a difficult balancing act, you want to help them develop, but we lost a lot of money hosting them and I don't think their presence is doing anything for the game." Even one-day series – such as the one played in Australia in August and September – could become difficult for the Bangladesh Cricket Board to organise in the current climate. England, who are due to host two Tests against the Bangladeshis at the start of the 2010 summer, are especially keen to find some replacements who might be more commercially viable. Bangladesh may be the seventh-most populous country in the world, but their development system has failed to produce any convincing international players for several years now. They have also been weakened by a spate of recent defections to the Indian Cricket League, including that of former captain Habibul Bashar. Despite a late rally against Sri Lanka last week, which saw them fall only 107 runs short of a target of 521, Bangladesh's Test side are living on borrowed time. --------------------- it would be a shame as i feel they are improving with some new promising players but just 1 test victory is not progress enough especially with the current t-20 craze Link to comment
h4te Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 seriously, BD should stop playing tests. They probably can't even beat most team's A side....it's just a boring series, both for viewers and players..... It doesn't matter if they are losing by 300 runs or 50 runs. A loss is a loss, and these idiots have only won 1 test game so far (i think that was against ZIM. wtf??)..... Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 they should be playing winners of Ranji (Ind) , pura cup (Aus) , Talib Champs (pak) etc ... Link to comment
punjabi_khota Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 They have been coming oh-so-close SO many times recently but never manage to complete a win. Link to comment
SachDan Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Another humiliation awaits BD !! SL currently on 334/5..Their bowling lineup constituting of Murali,Mendis n Vaas. can't see this test lasting even 4 days although they fought well in the 1st test :cantstop: Link to comment
Macj Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Blame that corrupt thug Jagmoham Dalmiya and his ilk to have gotten Bungles Test status. Link to comment
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