Do Bangladesh Test team need changes?
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|| CF Correspondent ||
After three back to back innings defeat against India and Pakistan in sub-continent conditions where Bangladesh teams should feel comfortable in playing because of the similarities of wickets and weather is almost same have raised lot of questions about the test team and their credentials.
Before this losses Bangladesh has lost to newly promoted Afghanastian in their home condition.
Bangladesh usually do not play test cricket that well among all format . Bangladesh is also playing this year test matches under icc test championship and collected no points from the test match they played because they lost all the test matches . This time, the results of the Test matches bear significance, especially for those who were part of the World Test Championship (WTC) launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC). After consulting the member countries and on the basis of an agreement with them, the ICC has adopted a new concept after drawn-out discussions, under which they attempted to bring back the golden days of Test cricket. The world’s apex cricket body introduced the World Test Championship with the nine top-ranked teams, which will play on a home-and-away basis. The two teams earning the highest points will meet in a final clash to determine the champion.
The recent results have not gone well with the BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon and have said he is willing to take tough decision if necessary.He gave an indication of the imminent changes in the planning for the Test squad, which might begin with the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe, though the result of the one-off Test—such as the Test against Afghanistan—would not affect the points table or rankings.
“The Test result in Pakistan is very much disappointing. Winning the Under-19 World Cup is different, so I don’t mix this with it. In the series we played since the last World Cup, I couldn’t match it with the previous Bangladesh team. We’ve had series wins against India, Pakistan and South Africa. We beat Australia and England in Tests. I personally said that in their mindset, attitude and games, I couldn’t find any similarity with the Bangladesh team. It’s different and very much shocking. Obviously, we’ve got to be tough,” said Hassan.
“We’ve got to work on it but I’m saying we’ve to be consistent. You see our game against Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, tri-series, Pakistan, or even against India. There is no trend of development with the progress of time. Obviously, it’s a matter of concern for us,” Hassan told media-persons.
“The delight generated by the World Cup victory will end within a couple of days. Therefore, talk about the national team will come to the fore. It’s time to talk with all, regardless of whether they are players, the coaching staff or the management. It’s necessary to know in detail where the problem lies. Tough decisions are likely,” he added.
