By Indian Cricket Fever
May 27 2010

Sehwag was right, Bangladesh are a very ordinary side. Yet when he said those words, he was chided by all and sundry for being "arrogant" or "brash". Actually he is neither, just brutally honest.

For the umpteenth time since their elevation to Test status, Bangladesh go into a Test match no-hopers.  In the decade or so they have played Test cricket, they have been uniformly miserable.  This begs the question, why are Bangladesh permitted to play Test cricket, but sides with greater potential, such as Ireland and Zimbabwe at present  and Kenya in the past not given the chance?

In a day and age when Test cricket must compete with Twenty20 cricket for viewership and sponsorship,  Test matches must be seen to be exciting battles between roughly evenly matched sides.  The current Test series between the English Lions and the Bangladeshi Tigers is equivalent to putting a 500 pound African feline in the same cage as a 25 pound pussy cat..  The result is likely to be as predictable, and about as absorbing to watch.

The solution is to restrict Test cricket to the top 8 teams in the world and have the bottom ranking Test team being relegated to non-Test status for a short 2 year period, while the top non-Test team is elevated to Test status.  But no team should be able to hold on to their Test status for year after year without earning it. 

Tigers To The Slaughter

Discussion started by Indian Cricket Fever (IP Logged), 27/05/2010 19:25

Indian Cricket Fever
27/05/2010 19:25

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010:06:11:17:15:57 by Birbal.

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Birbal
27/05/2010 22:12

First day goes according to script... England A just pulverize the Tigers...

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Max
28/05/2010 07:28

Quote:

The solution is to restrict Test cricket to the top 8 teams in the world and have the bottom ranking Test team being relegated to non-Test status for a short 2 year period, while the top non-Test team is elevated to Test status. But no team should be able to hold on to their Test status for year after year without earning it.

I like the idea of relegation. Bangladesh have not made any progress in 10 years. It's time to give a chance to other teams as well...who may do better than them.

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Birbal
28/05/2010 22:27

Well Bangladesh have proved that either Lord's wicket is an absolute Patta... or they have improved a bit...

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Birbal
29/05/2010 14:34

Now almost whole second day is washed out... Golden chance for them to draw the match...

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Meet_New_Mr_India
30/05/2010 16:32

Tamim scores a blistering 100.. good chance for BD to draw now..

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Birbal
30/05/2010 17:26

Remember this is a pitch where Ajit Agarkar scored a Test match 100...

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Meet_New_Mr_India
30/05/2010 17:32

^don't give ideas to Eng. media as to why BD drew the match..

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Max
30/05/2010 19:35

Tamim Iqbal was brilliant...I think he will go on to become the first truly world class Test player from Bangladesh. Equally impressive was the application shown by Imrul Kayes, Junaid, and Jahurul Islam. The performance of these youngsters will give Bangla a lot of hope for the future. But they also need to put some positive results on the table. For example a draw in this Test will be ideal. Don't understand why Mahmudullah is batting at No.8? He needs to come up the order and exchange positions with Ashraful.

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thirdman
31/05/2010 06:31

25 pound @#$%& cat ? !!!


You're kidding right ?

2.5 pounds is more like it.

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Max
04/06/2010 14:31

Bangles have made a promising start to the 2nd Test. England 153/4, Pietersen just got out stumped for 64.

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Birbal
05/06/2010 15:40

And now they make an even more promising start with the bat... 100 up for no loss...

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Bangla Tiger
05/06/2010 15:45

good thing no one knows about this website...otherwise the article may have had to be rescinded.

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Max
05/06/2010 18:09

^ Rescinded for what exactly? Get back to us when Bangladesh win or heck even draw a Test match (without help from weather) against a major team

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Birbal
06/06/2010 02:08

Rescinded...? HAHAHAHAHA.. all out for 200 odd on a batting paradise...

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Max
06/06/2010 15:10

And now 65/6 following on in 2nd innings. Hope Bangla Tiger got a much needed reality check If anything this article should be made headline news on every cricketing site.

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Birbal
07/06/2010 05:07

Bangla Tiger... please admit your side's pussycatness...

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Birbal
21/06/2010 23:35

Slaughtered again this time by the Pathan from the Khyber Pass....

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Max
22/06/2010 11:56

Bangladesh made some progress under Dav Whatmore. But since he left they have regressed badly, especially in ODI. In Tests, there is a slight improvement, but it's still not enough.

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