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Quote from: Compromise me on April 11, 2024, 06:15:31 PM

Quote from: UmerIdrees on April 11, 2024, 12:42:20 AM

Well, how about each of the Pig-4 teams to allow a test series with Pakistan? Believe me, while Pakistan is not in the Pig 4, but the test matches like Australia vs Pakistan, England vs Pakistan and even India vs Pakistan (if it can ever happen) can create more hype and interest than the pig-4 playing with themselves only on a test match level.
I do not say that Pakistan will win these test series but it will create more interest and entertainment among cricket viewers worldwide.

Anyways, I will also suggest having more test matches between the weaker teams too to keep the matches competitive and also to keep the test match format alive.

Yes , you are right. Pakistani International test cricket team is not able to fight again pig-4 or top class teams. Pakistani International test cricket team played very in bad in couple of years. No captain is taking the responsibility of test team.
I remember, Pakistani International test cricket team was an outclass at the time of Misba ul Haq. Misba ul Haq is a legend and in his captaincy Pakistani International test cricket team made many records. But now Pakistani International test cricket team is not enough strong to beat India , Australia , South Africa and England. Pakistani selectors are picking the players on references and they are not looking for talent .

At one time under the leadership of Babar Azam we saw that Pakistan team did quite well in Test ODI and T20 formats and in our all ranking Pakistan was between one and three in these three formats but now Pakistan's performance in all three formats has deteriorated considerably. He was relieved of the captaincy due to the poor performance of the Pakistan team under the leadership of Babar Azam in the last World Cup and now he is only a batsman in the Pakistan team but he does not perform the duties of the captain.

A captain is of immense importance in managing a team properly. The players who are captaining instead of Babar Azam may not be able to perform their duties properly and also the batsmen and bowlers who are there may not be able to play with responsibility due to which the performance is like this. But the Pakistan team should be given some time and they will recover.

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Quote from: Compromise me on April 11, 2024, 06:15:31 PM

Yes , you are right. Pakistani International test cricket team is not able to fight again pig-4 or top class teams. Pakistani International test cricket team played very in bad in couple of years. No captain is taking the responsibility of test team.
I remember, Pakistani International test cricket team was an outclass at the time of Misba ul Haq. Misba ul Haq is a legend and in his captaincy Pakistani International test cricket team made many records. But now Pakistani International test cricket team is not enough strong to beat India , Australia , South Africa and England. Pakistani selectors are picking the players on references and they are not looking for talent .

Yes you are right they have not been playing as well as they did when Misbah ul Haq was captain. Misbah led team to success and broke records. But now team is struggling against top teams like India Australia South Africa and England. One problem is that team captains are not being held accountable for their performance. Without strong leader we know that it is hard for team to compete at high level. To get back to their former success Pakistan need to make big changes to how they manage team and choose players. They should focus on picking players based on merit and making sure they feel proud to represent their country. But being a Pakistani I know corruption is everywhere. So I don't think so they select the players on merit base.

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Quote from: UmerIdrees on April 11, 2024, 12:42:20 AM

Well, how about each of the Pig-4 teams to allow a test series with Pakistan? Believe me, while Pakistan is not in the Pig 4, but the test matches like Australia vs Pakistan, England vs Pakistan and even India vs Pakistan (if it can ever happen) can create more hype and interest than the pig-4 playing with themselves only on a test match level.
I do not say that Pakistan will win these test series but it will create more interest and entertainment among cricket viewers worldwide.

Anyways, I will also suggest having more test matches between the weaker teams too to keep the matches competitive and also to keep the test match format alive.

Yes , you are right. Pakistani International test cricket team is not able to fight again pig-4 or top class teams. Pakistani International test cricket team played very in bad in couple of years. No captain is taking the responsibility of test team.
I remember, Pakistani International test cricket team was an outclass at the time of Misba ul Haq. Misba ul Haq is a legend and in his captaincy Pakistani International test cricket team made many records. But now Pakistani International test cricket team is not enough strong to beat India , Australia , South Africa and England. Pakistani selectors are picking the players on references and they are not looking for talent .

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Quote from: UmerIdrees on April 11, 2024, 12:42:20 AM

Well, how about each of the Pig-4 teams to allow a test series with Pakistan? Believe me, while Pakistan is not in the Pig 4, but the test matches like Australia vs Pakistan, England vs Pakistan and even India vs Pakistan (if it can ever happen) can create more hype and interest than the pig-4 playing with themselves only on a test match level.
I do not say that Pakistan will win these test series but it will create more interest and entertainment among cricket viewers worldwide.

Anyways, I will also suggest having more test matches between the weaker teams too to keep the matches competitive and also to keep the test match format alive.

I don't have an issue with pig-4 playing against Pakistan and South Africa. These two teams are actually good in test cricket, and at the same time they have a proper 4-day domestic setup. That can't be said for teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, who doesn't even have a proper 4-day domestic competition. But then, India hasn't played against Pakistan in test cricket for almost two decades now. It takes away a lot of the excitement in test cricket. Hopefully the situation will change for the better.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on April 11, 2024, 12:29:59 AM

Once in a while, we get huge upsets, such as the win by West Indies against Australia. But nowadays, the gap between pig-4 and the rest of the teams have widened. Given this, there is no logic in organizing matches between pig-4 and weak teams such as West Indies/Bangladesh. It will further erode the popularity of test cricket. Only 5-6 teams are capable of playing test cricket at the moment. Let's limit test cricket to these teams. For others, playing 2-3 matches per year is going to be more than enough.

Well, how about each of the Pig-4 teams to allow a test series with Pakistan? Believe me, while Pakistan is not in the Pig 4, but the test matches like Australia vs Pakistan, England vs Pakistan and even India vs Pakistan (if it can ever happen) can create more hype and interest than the pig-4 playing with themselves only on a test match level.
I do not say that Pakistan will win these test series but it will create more interest and entertainment among cricket viewers worldwide.

Anyways, I will also suggest having more test matches between the weaker teams too to keep the matches competitive and also to keep the test match format alive.

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Quote from: SATWAT on April 08, 2024, 04:24:34 PM

We need changes in this format with few teams needed to be stopped against top teams because this is completely boring time for the fans while they are waiting for this format, but few are still expecting we can have upset like we have from the West indies in last test match of the series.
No doubt things are clearly favorable for the England at home as their pace battery is doing good with the advantage of home conditions and West Indies in on rebuild with most chances It's going to be not easy for them to have good results in every series but if we have some good work from ICC as they bring 2 tiers then we can expect better results and entertainment for the test lovers.

Once in a while, we get huge upsets, such as the win by West Indies against Australia. But nowadays, the gap between pig-4 and the rest of the teams have widened. Given this, there is no logic in organizing matches between pig-4 and weak teams such as West Indies/Bangladesh. It will further erode the popularity of test cricket. Only 5-6 teams are capable of playing test cricket at the moment. Let's limit test cricket to these teams. For others, playing 2-3 matches per year is going to be more than enough.

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The performance of Bangladeshi International test cricket team is not good. They should work on their weaknesses. Otherwise ,they cannot achieve good position in points table of test format. They are not performing good in all formats. But I am very surprised to see Bangladeshi International test cricket team with no power. In last two years , they didn't play well in all formats. But before 5 years Bangladeshi International cricket team was very strong and they won matches against big teams.They won series against Pakistan and South Africa. That was good achievement.

Yeh I think due to lack of experience player they unable to divert results in thier favour no doubt they have plenty of experience high quality player who has achieved name through out the cricket world but as soon as he retired thier team unable to fill his place, but I think there is huge mistake of thier management committee who has not able to get talent despite having dozen of young star but according to some Bangladeshi local that there is huge corruption in BCB and despite of giving opportunity to Young talent they give opportunity to those who had some kind of reference or source. Anyway it's thier personal matter but the things is they should work on his team because in upcoming ICC competition they will face huge huge trouble to qualify for next round of the tournament

Yes ,you are right. ICC tournaments are more tougher than any series. In ICC tournament,they will be top class teams of the World. But in my opinion, Bangladeshi International ODI or T20 cricket team is not able to win against big teams like India and Australia. Bangladeshi Cricket Board will not solve the problem and Bangladeshi International cricket team will be in trouble in ICC tournaments because no player is performing good. No player is playing for his country and there is no mutual partnership between players. So , there are no chances of Bangladeshi International cricket team to qualify for semi final in ICC tournament.

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on April 06, 2024, 10:47:38 PM

This section is going to be silent for a while. For the next 3-4 moths, most of the teams will be busy preparing for the T20 world cup. Next test series is scheduled to begin by 10th July, when England will host West Indies for a 3-match series. We can expect some quite one-sided matches, as the English pace battery of James Anderson, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes and Ollie Robinson will be up against the out of form West Indian batsmen.

We need changes in this format with few teams needed to be stopped against top teams because this is completely boring time for the fans while they are waiting for this format, but few are still expecting we can have upset like we have from the West indies in last test match of the series.
No doubt things are clearly favorable for the England at home as their pace battery is doing good with the advantage of home conditions and West Indies in on rebuild with most chances It's going to be not easy for them to have good results in every series but if we have some good work from ICC as they bring 2 tiers then we can expect better results and entertainment for the test lovers.

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Quote from: Compromise me on April 06, 2024, 12:33:25 PM

The performance of Bangladeshi International test cricket team is not good. They should work on their weaknesses. Otherwise ,they cannot achieve good position in points table of test format. They are not performing good in all formats. But I am very surprised to see Bangladeshi International test cricket team with no power. In last two years , they didn't play well in all formats. But before 5 years Bangladeshi International cricket team was very strong and they won matches against big teams.They won series against Pakistan and South Africa. That was good achievement.

Yeh I think due to lack of experience player they unable to divert results in thier favour no doubt they have plenty of experience high quality player who has achieved name through out the cricket world but as soon as he retired thier team unable to fill his place, but I think there is huge mistake of thier management committee who has not able to get talent despite having dozen of young star but according to some Bangladeshi local that there is huge corruption in BCB and despite of giving opportunity to Young talent they give opportunity to those who had some kind of reference or source. Anyway it's thier personal matter but the things is they should work on his team because in upcoming ICC competition they will face huge huge trouble to qualify for next round of the tournament

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l agree with you. Sri Lankan team is playing very well and they are looking in good form . They will get good rank as expected. Sri Lankan International test cricket team is leading by 2-0.In last match , Sri Lankan International test cricket team won the match by 192 runs. Kamindu Mandis was awarded as player of the series who played excellent in whole the series. Kamindu Mendis was also given player of match because he remained prominent in whole the match. He gave all round performance.Mendis is good player in the Sri Lankan team.

I agree with you about how well Sri Lankan cricket team was playing. They were doing great and now they have won the test matches series by 2-0. Kamindu Mendis has been outstanding in this series winning awards for his excellent performance. He is a valuable player for the team. I am excited to see how they do in future matches. Sri Lanka should be proud of their team and I hope they keep getting better. On the other hand Bangladesh need to focus on their mistakes which can be good for them for future. If they will eliminate mistakes so they will make a good comeback in coming matches with other teams.

You note that Sri Lankan team has won two series it is correct but the margin of victory is wide. I have rarely seen a game where Test matches are lost by such a wide margin. Bangladesh team has performed very badly, generally in terms of bowling and batting performance. Bangladesh team usually performs better than this in T20I and ODI matches, but I don't expect such a bad performance in Test matches.

The performance of Bangladeshi International test cricket team is not good. They should work on their weaknesses. Otherwise ,they cannot achieve good position in points table of test format. They are not performing good in all formats. But I am very surprised to see Bangladeshi International test cricket team with no power. In last two years , they didn't play well in all formats. But before 5 years Bangladeshi International cricket team was very strong and they won matches against big teams.They won series against Pakistan and South Africa. That was good achievement.

Bangladesh has always been weak in the five-day game. Bangladesh got test recognition a long time ago. From the time when Bangladesh received Test recognition till now, there has been no significant success in Test cricket in Bangladesh. In contrast to Bangladesh if we look at Afghanistan they got Test playing recognition only a few years ago and these few years back they proved themselves as a team capable of playing Tests. Bangladesh team definitely has good quality coaches and good quality players and regularly hosts various domestic leagues in Bangladesh but still Bangladesh's performance is always poor especially in test format. Those who are selectors or head coaches must take this issue seriously. Maybe the popularity of test cricket is not so much but test is one of the most important format of cricket.

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Quote from: Compromise me on April 06, 2024, 12:33:25 PM

The performance of Bangladeshi International test cricket team is not good. They should work on their weaknesses. Otherwise ,they cannot achieve good position in points table of test format. They are not performing good in all formats. But I am very surprised to see Bangladeshi International test cricket team with no power. In last two years , they didn't play well in all formats. But before 5 years Bangladeshi International cricket team was very strong and they won matches against big teams.They won series against Pakistan and South Africa. That was good achievement.

If any team wants a consistent performance in all three formats of cricket, they should dominate and start to win the test matches. It is usually seen that the teams that are strong in test cricket, they will usually do good in all three formats of cricket.

However, if a team has only a hitter and can play limited over cricket better, their performance won't be sustainable. Examples of such teams are West Indies or Pakistan, where these teams win the matches by chance and lose the majority of the match because of low-performing batsmen and bowlers who lack the test match playing expertise.
In short, teams need to focus on test cricket and they should take test matches seriously as those are building blocks of the team and it will help them in shorter formats too.

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You note that Sri Lankan team has won two series it is correct but the margin of victory is wide. I have rarely seen a game where Test matches are lost by such a wide margin. Bangladesh team has performed very badly, generally in terms of bowling and batting performance. Bangladesh team usually performs better than this in T20I and ODI matches, but I don't expect such a bad performance in Test matches.

The performance of Bangladeshi International test cricket team is not good. They should work on their weaknesses. Otherwise ,they cannot achieve good position in points table of test format. They are not performing good in all formats. But I am very surprised to see Bangladeshi International test cricket team with no power. In last two years , they didn't play well in all formats. But before 5 years Bangladeshi International cricket team was very strong and they won matches against big teams.They won series against Pakistan and South Africa. That was good achievement.

2016 and 2017 were memorable years in Bangladesh cricket, Bangladesh won the most matches in those two years. Since then, Bangladesh has not been able to maintain their winning streak, but Bangladesh has always played better cricket in the ODI format compared to other formats. I think one of the reasons why the Bangladesh team gave such a bad performance in the Test matches is that Tests are not practiced in that way in their team or in their country.

If we look at India we can see how much importance they give to Tests which is why they host important Test tournaments like Ranji Trophy in their country.From where every year new talented test experienced batsmen and bowlers are produced. If such Test competitive tournaments are organized in Bangladesh like them then maybe the Test format of Bangladesh can improve.

Right Bangladeshi Cricket Board should focus on test cricket because test cricket is main cricket. Bangladeshi Cricket Board did not change the squad for test matches and they picked the players on basis of players performance in ODI matches. Bangladeshi Cricket Board should establish test cricket tournaments . In this way, youngesters will come in the market and seniors should check their patience level because in test format patience matters a lot .

Sri Lankan International test cricket team won the series very easily because of their patience level. They focus on their goal . I am not fan of Sri Lankan International test cricket team because they always lose matches against big teams like India and Australia.

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l agree with you. Sri Lankan team is playing very well and they are looking in good form . They will get good rank as expected. Sri Lankan International test cricket team is leading by 2-0.In last match , Sri Lankan International test cricket team won the match by 192 runs. Kamindu Mandis was awarded as player of the series who played excellent in whole the series. Kamindu Mendis was also given player of match because he remained prominent in whole the match. He gave all round performance.Mendis is good player in the Sri Lankan team.

I agree with you about how well Sri Lankan cricket team was playing. They were doing great and now they have won the test matches series by 2-0. Kamindu Mendis has been outstanding in this series winning awards for his excellent performance. He is a valuable player for the team. I am excited to see how they do in future matches. Sri Lanka should be proud of their team and I hope they keep getting better. On the other hand Bangladesh need to focus on their mistakes which can be good for them for future. If they will eliminate mistakes so they will make a good comeback in coming matches with other teams.

You note that Sri Lankan team has won two series it is correct but the margin of victory is wide. I have rarely seen a game where Test matches are lost by such a wide margin. Bangladesh team has performed very badly, generally in terms of bowling and batting performance. Bangladesh team usually performs better than this in T20I and ODI matches, but I don't expect such a bad performance in Test matches.

The performance of Bangladeshi International test cricket team is not good. They should work on their weaknesses. Otherwise ,they cannot achieve good position in points table of test format. They are not performing good in all formats. But I am very surprised to see Bangladeshi International test cricket team with no power. In last two years , they didn't play well in all formats. But before 5 years Bangladeshi International cricket team was very strong and they won matches against big teams.They won series against Pakistan and South Africa. That was good achievement.

2016 and 2017 were memorable years in Bangladesh cricket, Bangladesh won the most matches in those two years. Since then, Bangladesh has not been able to maintain their winning streak, but Bangladesh has always played better cricket in the ODI format compared to other formats. I think one of the reasons why the Bangladesh team gave such a bad performance in the Test matches is that Tests are not practiced in that way in their team or in their country.

If we look at India we can see how much importance they give to Tests which is why they host important Test tournaments like Ranji Trophy in their country.From where every year new talented test experienced batsmen and bowlers are produced. If such Test competitive tournaments are organized in Bangladesh like them then maybe the Test format of Bangladesh can improve.

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This section is going to be silent for a while. For the next 3-4 moths, most of the teams will be busy preparing for the T20 world cup. Next test series is scheduled to begin by 10th July, when England will host West Indies for a 3-match series. We can expect some quite one-sided matches, as the English pace battery of James Anderson, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes and Ollie Robinson will be up against the out of form West Indian batsmen.

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l agree with you. Sri Lankan team is playing very well and they are looking in good form . They will get good rank as expected. Sri Lankan International test cricket team is leading by 2-0.In last match , Sri Lankan International test cricket team won the match by 192 runs. Kamindu Mandis was awarded as player of the series who played excellent in whole the series. Kamindu Mendis was also given player of match because he remained prominent in whole the match. He gave all round performance.Mendis is good player in the Sri Lankan team.

I agree with you about how well Sri Lankan cricket team was playing. They were doing great and now they have won the test matches series by 2-0. Kamindu Mendis has been outstanding in this series winning awards for his excellent performance. He is a valuable player for the team. I am excited to see how they do in future matches. Sri Lanka should be proud of their team and I hope they keep getting better. On the other hand Bangladesh need to focus on their mistakes which can be good for them for future. If they will eliminate mistakes so they will make a good comeback in coming matches with other teams.

You note that Sri Lankan team has won two series it is correct but the margin of victory is wide. I have rarely seen a game where Test matches are lost by such a wide margin. Bangladesh team has performed very badly, generally in terms of bowling and batting performance. Bangladesh team usually performs better than this in T20I and ODI matches, but I don't expect such a bad performance in Test matches.

The performance of Bangladeshi International test cricket team is not good. They should work on their weaknesses. Otherwise ,they cannot achieve good position in points table of test format. They are not performing good in all formats. But I am very surprised to see Bangladeshi International test cricket team with no power. In last two years , they didn't play well in all formats. But before 5 years Bangladeshi International cricket team was very strong and they won matches against big teams.They won series against Pakistan and South Africa. That was good achievement.

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Sri Lanka played very well in Test matches against Bangladesh. They won both matches showing how good they are in this cricket format. Bangladesh played little better in T20 and ODI matches but they struggled in Test matches. They did not score many runs in any of four innings they played. Sri Lanka did great job especially in the second Test where they scored over 530 runs in their first turn to bat. Kamindu Mendis a young player did really well with both batting and bowling and was named best player of the match and series. Well done to Sri Lanka for their win. Bangladesh will need to work on their weaknesses to do better in future.

You are right Sri Lanka outstanding performance in this series and whitewashed Bangladesh by 2-0. Bangladesh poor performance throughout this series didn't played well. The Player of the Series reward is Kamindu Mendis for his amazing batting performance in both test matches especially in the second test match batting good scored an important 92 runs inning. I think Bangladesh should learn from their mistakes and improve their batting performance for the next matches.

Only Sri Lanka's excellent performance could not keep them ahead of Bangladesh, while Bangladesh's poor performance also helped them to beat Bangladesh by a huge margin of runs. In both matches, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by huge margin of runs. Sri Lanka's performance was not what we expected but they did better than expected. This is a great achievement for them really. I appreciate their performance. good luck for them

We could not even imagine that Bangladesh will perform such a bad performance against Sri Lanka because earlier Bangladesh has performed very well against all these teams like India, New Zealand, England and Afghanistan on the soil of Bengal and even defeated them. I can't accept it.
It has to be accepted that the Bangladeshi players, especially in Tests, are in such a bad mood that they have no patience or mentality to play Tests. They must be coached well and practice mental attitude and patience and then advised to play Tests. Especially the top order of Bangladesh has not improved so far but they have deteriorated so much that Bangladesh is losing every match due to the failure of the batsmen in the top order.

Bangladesh performed poorly in two test matches against Sri Lanka but still you must not be unhappy with Bangladesh's performance because it is better to get no wickets by bowling on good quality wickets than getting 10 wickets by bowling on bad quality wickets.

For this Test series Curator did not produce such poor quality wickets and Bangladesh did not take home advantage which is why Bangladesh performed so poorly. If these two Test matches were held in Mirpur, believe me, the Sri Lankan batsmen would not have been able to stand in front of the Bangladeshi bowlers.

Kudos to BCB for not producing such poor quality wickets in the Test series. There is no problem with Bangladesh losing because Bangladesh can win again but the negative image created in all cricket circles by producing such poor quality wickets is much worse than losing.

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Sri Lanka played very well against Bangladesh rightly because the Bangladesh team is currently very weak due to lack of good players. But New Zealand, Australia and India will be very challenging teams for Sri Lanka and when Sri Lanka plays against them I don't think they can cross more than 300 runs in any innings. Most likely they will collect less than 300 runs per innings. So there is no chance for Sri Lanka to be very happy winning the match with Bangladesh by such a high run margin. Because challenging matches are waiting for them in the coming days. They will have a lot of trouble to deal with them

Gap between pig-4 and the remaining teams keep on increasing. Only exception is that of South Africa and Pakistan. They have managed to remain competitive. Teams like West Indies, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have gone down the drain as far as test cricket is concerned. Now my question is, why these countries need to play test cricket? The ICC is forcing them, but neither the boards nor the players want to play. Money is in T20. Test format is quite a lot effort intensive, and at the same time salaries are low (when compared to that in franchise T20 leagues).

So if all the money and hype is in T20 and ODI, then ICC should abandon the test cricket completely. there is no point in only the three or four countries to play the test cricket.

If you ask me, the real battle is seen the test cricket. You can talk about the Ashes or the India Pakistan Test series (if it ever comes again in the future Huh

). Such matches can not only fill the stadium but can generate revenue just like the shorter format of the cricket.

The ICC should try to boost the quality of cricket in nations like Bangladesh, Srilanka, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and even South Africa by giving them funds to improve their infrastructure. Another point to note is that if a team is weak in test matches, they will remain weak in T20 and ODIs too. Similarly, a team who is strong will show good performances in all three formats of cricket.

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l agree with you. Sri Lankan team is playing very well and they are looking in good form . They will get good rank as expected. Sri Lankan International test cricket team is leading by 2-0.In last match , Sri Lankan International test cricket team won the match by 192 runs. Kamindu Mandis was awarded as player of the series who played excellent in whole the series. Kamindu Mendis was also given player of match because he remained prominent in whole the match. He gave all round performance.Mendis is good player in the Sri Lankan team.

I agree with you about how well Sri Lankan cricket team was playing. They were doing great and now they have won the test matches series by 2-0. Kamindu Mendis has been outstanding in this series winning awards for his excellent performance. He is a valuable player for the team. I am excited to see how they do in future matches. Sri Lanka should be proud of their team and I hope they keep getting better. On the other hand Bangladesh need to focus on their mistakes which can be good for them for future. If they will eliminate mistakes so they will make a good comeback in coming matches with other teams.

You note that Sri Lankan team has won two series it is correct but the margin of victory is wide. I have rarely seen a game where Test matches are lost by such a wide margin. Bangladesh team has performed very badly, generally in terms of bowling and batting performance. Bangladesh team usually performs better than this in T20I and ODI matches, but I don't expect such a bad performance in Test matches.

Bangladesh team lost the first test match against Sri Lanka very badly due to bad batting. Maybe I thought that the world's best all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan joined in the second test match, maybe the Bangladesh team would win the second test match and finally equalize, but even in the second test match, Bangladesh's batting line was very bad. In the first innings of the second test match, the Bangladesh bowlers could have bowled more controlled and bowled aggressively against the Sri Lankan batsmen from the beginning, then Sri Lanka would never have given such a big lead to Bangladesh. Bangladesh team lost both the first test match and the second test match very badly against Sri Lanka. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team has proved itself to be the best in the test match, they have performed well in both batting and whitewashed Bangladesh in the test match.

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Quote from: Publictalk792 on April 05, 2024, 09:12:45 PM

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l agree with you. Sri Lankan team is playing very well and they are looking in good form . They will get good rank as expected. Sri Lankan International test cricket team is leading by 2-0.In last match , Sri Lankan International test cricket team won the match by 192 runs. Kamindu Mandis was awarded as player of the series who played excellent in whole the series. Kamindu Mendis was also given player of match because he remained prominent in whole the match. He gave all round performance.Mendis is good player in the Sri Lankan team.

I agree with you about how well Sri Lankan cricket team was playing. They were doing great and now they have won the test matches series by 2-0. Kamindu Mendis has been outstanding in this series winning awards for his excellent performance. He is a valuable player for the team. I am excited to see how they do in future matches. Sri Lanka should be proud of their team and I hope they keep getting better. On the other hand Bangladesh need to focus on their mistakes which can be good for them for future. If they will eliminate mistakes so they will make a good comeback in coming matches with other teams.

You note that Sri Lankan team has won two series it is correct but the margin of victory is wide. I have rarely seen a game where Test matches are lost by such a wide margin. Bangladesh team has performed very badly, generally in terms of bowling and batting performance. Bangladesh team usually performs better than this in T20I and ODI matches, but I don't expect such a bad performance in Test matches.

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Quote from: Publictalk792 on April 05, 2024, 09:12:45 PM

I agree with you about how well Sri Lankan cricket team was playing. They were doing great and now they have won the test matches series by 2-0. Kamindu Mendis has been outstanding in this series winning awards for his excellent performance. He is a valuable player for the team. I am excited to see how they do in future matches. Sri Lanka should be proud of their team and I hope they keep getting better. On the other hand Bangladesh need to focus on their mistakes which can be good for them for future. If they will eliminate mistakes so they will make a good comeback in coming matches with other teams.

Sri Lanka do produce quality talent, despite the absence of a proper first-class system. Kamindu Mendis and Matheesha Pathirana are perfect examples. If they can organize a proper region-based 4-day competition, then in the long term it will benefit the national team. But they don't have any quality players outside Colombo. One way is to distribute the Colombo players to different regions and then organize the tournament. But if they do so, there is no guarantee that the locals will support the respective teams.

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