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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Self belief, lol. 4 years have passed Bd team had the self-belief of beating big boys in ODIs. That didn't do us any good in Test. All loses barring weather. Mostly by innings. Oi self belief'er dorkar nai. T20 thekey only self belief they will get is we may be able to win 1 out of 3 in this format, but 0 out 30 in test.
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Our recent performances suggest, even if we didn't win any tests but we are performing much better than the early days. We must have been boosted by the self belief gained from ODI wins into tests.
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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
1) First of all, T20 "jodi laigga jai" cheap thrill method will not be lost from BD cricket as long as there is AAA and other players as such. And by chance if we lose the ability to play T20, that doesn't hurt BCB's FTP, or their earnings at all. BD Cricket is safe.
2) However, by any chance, if we lose Test status, that is it buddy. That is the end of Banglacricket.com also. If we don't start performing in Test soon we will lose our status. Top eight BOARDS will agree to that before they agree on two tier system. (Say, I am wrong!! Please)
Risk mgmt that is all you need to do. The threats are enormous and real. You put your resources to fight of the fire which may destroy your existence. They you focus on other issues. Test, ODIs and then T20. If Ireland wins the T20 WorldCup they will not be given test status next day. Simple fact.
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I agree T20 results are more on chances. But this is the pattern of game in last roughly 20 overs in all form of the game. Off course in the tests you may have different situations as well. if that is a match saving situation, rathar than winning.
I agree with your concern of losing the the test status, but if you can also master the last 20 overs skills, you can convert such situations in the test to victories. That helps. We went close to winning in a good number of test matches but couldn't convert it to victory at the end. May be we lacked T20 skills to do that, either with ball or bat. If we could, that would help our status as well in tests.
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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
This may be a temporary solution but then the test players salary must be very high to keep them grounded. I would still prefer a overall ban on this format only for BD and Zim.
The ban should be temporary. Very essential to make BD players/fans understand which format is more important and why. T20 teaches the very opposite that is necessary for Test which is Patience, perseverance, diligence. T20 teaches you to go after bowlers doesn't matter where your foot is (technique). Run pailai hoilo. This is a direct conflict with the core values of test.
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You are concerned that the players might be carried away with the pattern of T20 and that might affect Test Temperament, that can be eliminated by a temporary method as you say. The message needs to be engraved in their mind that every form has different attitude predominantly, but the T20 skills can come into play in appropriate situations even in a test match. So banning might hinder the development of much needed sets of skills which can make difference at the end. There are players who can play T20 & Tests with same temperament and team benefits from that immensely, if he is good in doing that. Like Shahwag, Gilli, Snath etc etc.
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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
You guys are looking at T20 from Australia, India, SA, Eng all the established nations point of view. We are not those country. Unless we learn how to be patient while batting we will not get close to them. Again I have no problem what the world does with T20. Or even invent T10, F5. My concern is Bangladesh, part of Zimbabwe also cause we are in the same boat.
Getting few wins in T20, does not do us any good to be recognised as cricketing power. We do not have the luxury of services of players like De Silva, Ranatunga. We have make our own De Silva and Ranatunga's. Emphasizing T20 will only slow down the process.
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If the broader principle of acquiring knowledge in life is, "Knowing Something of Everything & Everything of Something", wheather you look at Cricket broadly or narrow it down from a cricketer's point of view, you cannot tottaly ban/ignore a form of cricket which has been embraced by the international community & which is going to be useful at some stage in the longer version as well & most importantly it is an aggressive skill which can bring results if utilized properly in any form of the game.
If you want to win in any sports competition, you need to master agressiveness to be able to convert marginal chances into victory. Wars/battles aren't won by deffensive techniques/tactics, which are also important as a part of over all strategy. But victory only comes through measured agressive actions. That T20 can teach our players to win the battles with bat & ball.