Bangladesh+Zim to play an Prelim Round in 2014 World T20 Along with 6 Associates

[jashan83]

This has been reported at 3 Places. Bangladesh will have to play a Prelim tournament along with Zim and 6 Qualified Associate Team. The Top 2 teams from this tournament will then the Top 8 Test Nations who will be divided in 2 Groups of 5 each This means really tough competition from teams like Ireland, Afghanistan, Scotland, Zimbabwe & Netherlands (Note except Zim, these are the probable teams which may qualify). Though Bangladesh will be like the Top 8 teams at Home Grounds, but what happens if by an outside chance Bangladesh does not make it- Will we have empty stadiums First an Facebook Page Dedicated to Associate Cricket http://www.facebook.com/AssociateCricket Then in Telegraph News Paper of UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cri...ken-games.html And another reliable site dedicated to Associate Cricket http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABA...6/002661.shtml

[SLICKR392]

Finally!

[OmOr]

No way. World cup in Bangladesh without Bangladesh !

[Crookbond]

This should happen in ODI WC not T20.

[SLICKR392]

This should happen in ODI WC not T20.

I thought they were talking about the ODI WC :facepalm:

[King Khan]

IMO good decision, at least those preliminary round matches will now find some spectators. Bangladesh & Zimbabwe will filter out those minnows from the tournament. I think ICC must 've some backup plan behind the curtain to ensure host team wins these senseless matches against those pony teams to save the tournament.

[Cricketics]

I don't think we need to worry about Stadiums being empty. Bangladesh, regardless of how the crowd is, still has better turn up in test matches when Bangladesh has played. For a twenty20, I am sure it should have good crowd. It's like crowd of India in late 90s where all test matches used to get great crowd.

[Crookbond]

I thought they were talking about the ODI WC :facepalm:

No - ODI WC is longer than T20 WC so it but naturally makes sense for ODI WC. Cricket Australia wanted it but Ireland made a huge issue out of it - and naturally. So the ICC instead of coming out with a proper solution, came out with this jugaad solution. :facepalm: At that time, I even said it was stupid but people were rejoicing.

[Tiger-Don]

In T20s you want more teams... so this is a gay decision... If it was ODi, then i wouldnt have been so mad! and besides, the WC is in BANG!

[Zero_Unit]

This has to be the stupidest idea ever. how can you tell the host to qualify? Not only will this see a downfall in the revenue of WC T20 if they don't qualify (let's face it, in T20 even the best teams can crumble as seen in a few occassions prevously) stadiums will be half to full empty in most occassion. If they wanted to do a qualification round it should have been done for WC ODI and not T20. Congrats ICC, you'r doing a fine job of destroying cricket around the world. First it was kenya cricket (even after they qualified and played a semi final in one of the WC they never recieved that extra help from ICC) and now limiting associates to play agiainst the best in business in the WC.

[Tiger-Don]

This is the most BS i have heard in ages. How can a country host the WC and have to qualify to play. Cricket will go no where if this stupidity continues.

[Pakistan]

This is the most BS i have heard in ages. How can a country host the WC and have to qualify to play. Cricket will go no where if this stupidity continues.

Because ICC does not consider it World Cup.

[Crookbond]

A host should never be allowed to qualify! But, the problem is the host is selected at random for WCs without any bid process. So, it's catch-22 now.