I wasn't expecting anything different. Bangladesh is still a level below other test playing nations, be it among the senior level, or at the U19 level. Bangladeshi players are mostly sourced from college and school teams and most of them have no experience of playing outside that country. On the other hand, Indian players are taken care by the richest cricket board in the world and many of them already have IPL or state level contracts. Players like Rajvardhan Hangargekar have already represented the state team in Vijay Hazare Trophy.
If richness can buy talent then
Indian team wouldn't be in such situation like they are right now. The problem with Bangladesh is something else they don't have adequate talent in the country. They are playing as test country for over 20 years and they haven't won even 20 test in these 20 years. I would say team like Afghanistan and Ireland better deserve to get test status.
What situation you're talking about?
Only because they lost series in SA? I think fans should cut some slacks to their team sometimes. Lots of chatters going around Indian team in recent time is not because they are bad team but they have set their standard high as Vintage windies or Steve Waugh's Aus.
They were number 1 test ranking side since 2016-17, they slipped into 2nd position (2 times) for only 9-10 months in last 5-6 years (4 Test Mace back to back). Yes they didn't win any ICC trophy but it doesn't prove anything IMO, considering their winning ratio is at all time high (home-away) in history of Indian cricket.
Listen fans are always going to expect better because they are not some schoolyard wannabe team, they are the Indian cricket team and the only reason why they get paid so well is because they are expected to do better. But the criticism must be constructive, not abusive
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Well said. Anyone with a half-decent brain knows the fact that money does actually help buy talent around the world in any type of sport since it's a huge motivator.
For example, successful leagues like the IPL helped discover so many talented players over the years in various teams(Not just India). Money is one of the primary reasons why India has, will and shall always be a dominant team across all formats of Cricket.
Ow, If we talk about money I don't think that we need to remind everyone how Ravichandran Ashwin was throwing the ball for a long time and ICC didn't do shit about it. Does anyone remember how much money India had at that time in ICC funds?
Yeah, now you know why a lot of decisions which were 50-50 went in India's favor. And India knows that very well too, they just don't want to talk about it.