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Originally Posted by shuziburo
Anybody remember Sri Lanka when they were being steamrolled by all test nations?
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Originally Posted by shuziburo
Sri Lanka was in the state that we are in. They were not taken very seriously until they won the WC. So, we have ways to go, I guess.
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IMO, we are far less capable team than Sri Lanka were in their early years.
Here is Lanka's record in their first ten years -
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/...m;view=results
They lost only 19 out of 37 Tests they played in the period, drew 16, and won two Tests against full strength India and Pakistan teams!
Here is the record for Bangladesh -
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/...m;view=results
We lost 52 out of 61 matches we played so far. Out of 6 draws we have, I believe only one Test each against WI and Zim was earned, others were rain affected. Our three wins are against severely depleted WI and Zim teams.
Lankan players such as Roy Dias, Duleep Mendis, Sidath Wettimuny, etc had good exposure to FC cricket before Sri Lanka was granted Test status, so they did not look like fishes out of water (like our players do) when they started to play Test cricket.