No doubt we have been a total disappointment as a test side. We got the test status too soon without a viable first class system in place. Even after 12 years, its still not in correct shape or form. Reflecting the title of the article "Playing BD, batsmen's dream", even Jason Gillespie scored a double century against us.
We need to play more and more FC games. Our domestic calendar should be --
4 months of NCL (FC)
1 month regional tournament (picking best 60 players from NCL and then divide East/West/North/South)
2 months DPL
1 month BPL
That's 8 months of cricket and 4 months of break in between. That should be enough for the fringe and less knows players to avoid having Aftab-esque physique.
|