January 27, 2010, 11:03 AM
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Join Date: March 17, 2009
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Originally Posted by beshideshi
Absolutely correct you are. I am not saying that India/NZ performed below expectations. Every single cricketing nation has to go through this phase. Its part of the growth. But the problem is, people are now hurried into making decisions such as *Take the test status*. but you have to give a country time.
I for one think BD got test status 5 years earlier than time. And if you look at the performance at that time, it will show why. Many can shout about Infra structure and stuff, but the truth is, we weren't ready for test cricket in 2000.
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absolutely. the way forward is to support the fledgling team and watch them develop into a more competitive side, the way backward is to selectively quote statistics to justify failure.
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