The overall culture needs to change. It seems our cricket is more focused on the shorter versions which is really not the way to go. Longer version cricket is the ultimate form of the game and our players need to start being more focused for the longer version. It needs to start at the school level. Have quality longer version tournaments starting from the school level all the way to the senior level. One of the reasons why Sri Lanka have been so solid is because they have a very strong school cricket system. We need more BKSP like schools in other regions of the country and not just Dhaka.
I was reading an article of Stuart MacGill and he said that he felt a lot more pressure playing for South Australia then he did for Australia. Then I read another article about how West Indies became so good. Again players had heart playing for their islands and trying to be the best in the WI. Heck even Shakib said he feels a lot more pressure playing in the DPL compared to international cricket. So we need the competitive spirit to go up for sure in the NCL. Have pride playing for your region. If the attitude towards the NCL is improved upon then we will see improvements in the longer version of the game.
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