No Test for Bangladesh in the 1st year of Future Tours Program

Miraz · #1 March 22, 2006, 10:20 AM

After accepting six year FTP in the board meeting, I am finding in the ICC website that Bangladesh has got away series in September 2006 against India and in December 2006 against NewZealand.

http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/test/...ours/2006.html

But with reference to Mahbub Anam after attending ICC board meeting ****** is claiming that Mahbub Anam said, 'there is no test match for Bangladesh for about 11 month (BD have test matches only after World Cup) and in the mean time BD will play around 18-20 matches'?

'He also confirmed that Bangladesh will take a long break in Test cricket as after hosting Australia in April they are expected to play their home series against India in May next year, after the World Cup'.

"We are expected to play 18 to 20 ODI matches in that time including ICC Champions Trophy and Afro-Asia Cup. We will visit Zimbabwe next July to play five one-day matches and two four-dayers and then host them in November-December," said Mahbub.'

http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/03/23/d60323040231.htm

I am really confused whether Bangladesh really has got any test match in 2006 or not?

Do you know anything?

Edited on, March 22, 2006, 5:49 PM GMT, by Ahmed_B.
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Edited on, March 23, 2006, 3:00 AM GMT, by chinaman.
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Ahmed_B · #2 March 22, 2006, 10:42 AM

[/b]Future Tours Program (FTP)[/b]

After two years of analysis and review and 10 drafts the Board has approved a new six-year FTP for the ICC's 10 Full Members. This six-year program of reciprocal touring obligations will replace the current five-year program from May 2006. The new FTP will require all of the Full Member sides to play home and away series against each other within the six year period.

ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed said the new FTP would help provide certainty of scheduling for all of the Full Member countries through to 2012.

"The drafting of a new FTP is an exceptionally complex task that requires collaboration and compromise from across the membership base," said Mr Speed.

"It is very pleasing that after two years of discussions we have been able to produce a new FTP that is supported by all ten of our Full Member countries.

"A regular programme of home and away international cricket for all of our members is an integral component of a healthy global game. This FTP protects the status of Test cricket, ensures that prestigious historical Test series can continue to be contested over four or five matches and provides certainty of planning for our members."

As well as the Full Member series, One-Day International matches involving Associate Members have been confirmed as part of the formal FTP.

It also provides opportunities for the following series to take place on a more frequent basis: Australia v England, Australia v India, Australia v South Africa, Australia v West Indies, Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, England v India, England v West Indies, India v Pakistan, India v South Africa and Pakistan v South Africa. As with the present five-year FTP, tours are required to contain a minimum of two Test matches and three ODIs.

The final details of the six-year FTP will now be updated and forwarded to the Members before publication.

Source: http://www.icc-cricket.com/ci/content/story/241569.html

So...
the current FTP that you have seen in the ICC website has actually been cancelled. And since the New FTP for the next 6 years is not finalized yet... we don't know what BD's schedule may be in that time. ICC will update the FTP when it is finalized. What Mahbub Anam has said.. might be true since he might have some inside view of the proposed drafts in the ICC meeting.

Miraz · #3 March 22, 2006, 10:48 AM

Thanks for clarifying.

But it will be really unfortunate if what Mahbub Anam is said is true. Although I am against the NewZealand tour ahead of World Cup.

yaseer · #4 March 22, 2006, 11:51 AM

After the home series Agaisnt Australia, Bangladesh will not play any test till July 2007. So, long wait...........
but no worries, BD will play 41 tests in the coming six years

Mahbub Anam in a press conference today confirmed it

Here in the link of the news from BangladesherKhela

http://www.bangladesherkhela.com/def...&iCategoryID=1

NTV News confirmed that too

Edited on, March 22, 2006, 5:06 PM GMT, by yaseer.

Spitfire_x86 · #5 March 22, 2006, 12:16 PM

1 year without any test and 12 ODIs against Zimbabwe C team is a very bad news

Our primary target should be playing more tests and improving test performance.

nannu · #6 March 22, 2006, 12:19 PM

we should introduce in the meantime 10 days test match in the national league.

yaseer · #7 March 22, 2006, 12:26 PM

we will be playing around 18-20 one-dayers in this period. it can have a bad effect on our players. 12/13 months is a looong lay off.....
ki schedule banailo ICC? bujhlam na......

aosaif · #8 March 22, 2006, 12:26 PM

man thats really gonna suck......how are we supposed to develop?

Tigers_eye · #9 March 22, 2006, 12:32 PM

Guys!!! ICC wants good for BD. The highest showcase is the WC 2007. The schedule helps that. I must agree our players must not grow the habbit of playing one type of game. Or else we will have problems in coming years.

yaseer · #10 March 22, 2006, 12:32 PM

Against ZIM on July we will be playing 5 one-dayes and 2 four-day matches.....so no official tests against ZIM.....

we were in a line to build a steady team with 14/15 players for tests. From July 2007, we have to start all-over to build our team again.

Another step backwards for me.....this time from ICC....

Spitfire_x86 · #11 March 22, 2006, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by Cats_eye
Guys!!! ICC wants good for BD. The highest showcase is the WC 2007. The schedule helps that. I must agree our players must not grow the habbit of playing one type of game. Or else we will have problems in coming years.

Tests are more important for us than any kind of ODI series, that includes WC 2007.

Remember the post ICC Trophy to pre-test status era. Our cricket improved very little during that period.

Ahmed_B · #12 March 22, 2006, 12:50 PM

2 Threads on same topic: Merged.

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Miraz · #13 March 22, 2006, 01:24 PM

According to Daily Star mahbub Anam said that BCB will try to organize a hoime series comprising of three test match and five ODI but have not mentioned the name of the team

I am not sure but the only team can be Pakistan who can agree in such series bu they are quite busy.

It will be really unfortunate for our team which is developing series by series to have a such an unofficial lay off in test cricket .

sar2005 · #14 March 22, 2006, 02:28 PM

That is indeed a very bad news. We MUST need to play test cricket more and more to improve our standard. All the good performances that we are observing now a days are definitely the result of test cricket. Simply playing ODI does not improve the standard a lot. I hope BCB would be able to find out someone to play test with us after AUS series. Otherwise, I am afraid, the curve my go downwards.

esteban_loaiza · #15 March 22, 2006, 04:43 PM

This is bad. I dont know from which moron's head it came out but playing only against Zimbabwe for more than a year will do no good, probably bad to our cricket. We should protest this.

CTazim · #16 March 22, 2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally posted by Spitfire_x86
1 year without any test and 12 ODIs against Zimbabwe C team is a very bad news

Our primary target should be playing more tests and improving test performance.

Well not playing test in the next 1 year after Australia's home visit is not a big issue leading to the World Cup in 2007. What is of concern is if we only play Zimbabwe between now and the world cup, after the Australia tour.

So, can someone confirm our One day schedule for the next 12 months after the Australia's BD visit?

TheWatcher · #17 March 22, 2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by CTazim

So, can someone confirm our One day schedule for the next 12 months after the Australia's BD visit?

Well, according to what Mahbub Anam said, this is what our schedule, before WC, now seems to be-

5 ODI's against Zimbabew in July.
3 ODI's against Zim, WI, and SL in October (Champions Trophy qualifying round). Hopefuly, we will be able to qualify to play one more ODI here.
7 ODI's against Zim in November (the most boring series we will probably ever see).
2 ODI's against Bermuda and Canad on the last week of February, 2007.

Edited on, March 22, 2006, 10:37 PM GMT, by TheWatcher.

cricman · #18 March 22, 2006, 05:40 PM

No Kiwi tour? NZC website says they will host us in Jan but thats always subject to change. We will get our confirmed 6 year schedule April 1st or 2nd. Just have to wait 10 more days

Edited on, March 22, 2006, 10:41 PM GMT, by cricman.

Miraz · #19 March 22, 2006, 05:44 PM

The main problem is that we will lose our focus on test cricket and there is every possibility that cricketers have to start again after 1 year break, again learning, gaining experience - the vicious cycle begins again------

I don't understand why BCB is so happy and is not understanding the reality

shamster · #20 March 22, 2006, 06:45 PM

I think though there is the FTP it does not stop BG from organising thier own matches. BG is trying thier best to get 3 tests and 5 ODI's from some one. Probably Pakistan they like giving us 3 tests. It will prob be a lowly team.

arafath79 · #21 March 22, 2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally posted by TheWatcher

Quote:

Originally posted by CTazim

So, can someone confirm our One day schedule for the next 12 months after the Australia's BD visit?

Well, according to what Mahbub Anam said, this is what our schedule, before WC, now seems to be-

5 ODI's against Zimbabew in July.
3 ODI's against Zim, WI, and SL in October (Champions Trophy qualifying round). Hopefuly, we will be able to qualify to play one more ODI here.
7 ODI's against Zim in November (the most boring series we will probably ever see).
2 ODI's against Bermuda and Canad on the last week of February, 2007.

Edited on, March 22, 2006, 10:37 PM GMT, by TheWatcher.

Bangladesh is not gonna play against bigger opposition !!!

HereWeGo · #22 March 24, 2006, 09:31 AM

There is no test for bangladesh after the next Australian tour for another 1 year...pretty dissapointing

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/c...ry/241948.html

Baundule · #23 March 24, 2006, 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by nannu
we should introduce in the meantime 10 days test match in the national league.

oh...that will need five innings per side!!

Baundule · #24 March 24, 2006, 10:52 AM

By this one year Bangladesh would have been threating the big guns. But lack of test matches will certainly do all the damages and everything will be needed to start from the begining.

The critics, on the other hand, will continue counting all these lost time and say that BD did not improve in all these years. So, they are no longer eligible for playing tests. It's a humiliating decision against BD cricket.

Edited on, March 24, 2006, 3:53 PM GMT, by Baundule.
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