7 first class matches a year is never going to be enough. And also the standard of the competition, nature of wickets dont make these 7 games count either.
Home and away is must, which exposes players to different playing surfaces. That would also mean 14 games a year, not 7.
I think BCB wants to convert first class into franchise format, but doesnt have the corporate/sponsor support. This is essential. There will be more money, more motivation. And we need to have at least 2-3 foreign players per first class team will expose the cricketers to the quality they dont get to face in domestic cricket.
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