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It is classified by the ICC as Test cricket but I agree that it is pretty farcical, as much as I love Bangladesh.
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**Official** Bangladesh in Sri Lanka
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Raghav
International Vice-Captain
Real TEST cricket for Bangladeshis and Bangla fans
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Hahaha, no.
lol Yeah Fernando and Malinga have a way to go before they can be rated that high
But defintly Lanka's best attack in test cricket over time, even then they will struggle in aussie in november
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Malinga is rated very highly, and rightly so because he has the potential to be a very good Test bowler, but at this point in time Sri Lanka have Muralitharan, a declining Vaas, an inconsistent Fernando and an inexperienced Malinga.
Stefano
School Boy/Girl Captain
It is obvious that Bangladesh is not ready for test cricket. But wouldn't it be a better thing to make Bangladesh play 4-day matches (first class, but not test) against the top nations? I think a Bangladeshis vs Sri Lanka A (4-day match) would be more useful than an official test match.
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There are a lot of people out there who feel the same way as you, but then the argument goes "Bangladesh need exposure at the highest level, they also need the income that these Test matches generate".
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
International cricket is not a charity. They are not entitiled to the money generated by cricket far superior to what they themselves produce. The goal of financing cricket in Bangladesh via Test revenue is the hope that eventually they would be able to stand on their own two feet, and even contribute to the international game. If, on the other hand, every Test match they play turns into a farce, then it is time to stop the madness and re-evaluate your strategy. Make them play the 'A' teams, and the FC teams from other countries. I would love to see Bangladesh vs. Mumbai or Bangladesh vs. Queensland in a four day match.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing is to stop digging.
Bangladesh can even tour Australia and play against every FC side Australia has. They would still probably lose badly, but there is a chance of a better contest and if the levels of the players are closer, there is a chance to learn something and maybe even an upset or true.
If a Test batting side cannot consistently bat out a single day (let alone these single session collapses that happen all the time), they do not deserve Test status. Period. All other considerations, all of them, are secondary to the integrity of the game.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Nope.
they do?
crickmate
U19 12th Man
yes, they do. They played some good test cricket and pushed Aussies to the end, but unfortunately, then for some weird reason, they were not given any test to play for 13 months. All these 13 months they were playing only ODIs. Now it's obvious they will take some time to adjust themselves with the longer version again. A 13 month absence is pretty bad for even the top teams. And for a young team like Bangladesh the impact is even more.
they do?
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Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
The proliferation of ODIs certainly has to carry some of the blame, even if Bangladesh are being completely outclassed. Just as problematic, a point I raised earlier in the thread, is the fact that the domestic cricket that they have been playing is almost completely limited-overs.
I've thought about this a lot over the last few years, and it strikes me that Bangladesh need a compromise between playing against domestic sides and in full internationals. They could therefore, play an "old-fashioned" tour, involving numerous games against state/county sides plus a couple of spread out Tests and some one-day fixtures.
I've thought about this a lot over the last few years, and it strikes me that Bangladesh need a compromise between playing against domestic sides and in full internationals. They could therefore, play an "old-fashioned" tour, involving numerous games against state/county sides plus a couple of spread out Tests and some one-day fixtures.
i was exaggerating about days of course...slightly more competitive than before but good days still few and far between in odis...as for tests other than the test against the aussies and another one against the pakistanis(both of which they ultimately lost of course), there has been nothing...a few days or sessions here and there, maybe...that's about it...they were not good enough for test cricket when they were inducted, they are not good enough now, they might be some time in the indeterminable future...
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chaminda_00
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The problem is most countries play Bangladesh out of season, so there is no domestic sides to play. Also most countries use Bangladesh series to build up for another tour. So they prefer back to back Tests, to get it over and done with.
Those old fashion tours are not possiable anymore with so much international cricket going on and so many tours played out of season. Sri Lanka wanted one of those tours of England, but they had to just use an A Tour instead to allow guys to get into form before the tour.