Afghanistan achieve ODI status.. should we be scared?

[FagunerAgun]

Congratulations!

[nycpro96]

congrats to them

[Rommel]

lol we are congratulating them for something that was achieved back in April. Hop off!

[bujhee kom]

Congrats to Afghanistan!

[Rifat]

We Should not be afraid, nor do we need to dismiss them as 'weak'.

we should play our best game no matter who the opponent is, if we want to become #1 in world cricket that is...

[IanW]

Play em as often as possible.

Afghanistan is a country that has gone to hell and back, and then to hell again. If their cricket team winning will bring some joy to the hearts of a bunch of people who've gone through some pretty tough times, then, well, speaking for myself I can stand the odd Tigers loss.

But play em. Send the transport bill to the CIA if you have to, but bring em out for one, three and four day games.Play em at the National Stadium, and play em in Syhelet. Invite them over next time Scotland or Zimbabwe or England or whoever is in country. Play em, and give them the opportunity to find if they can play cricket.

[Raynman]

Looks like the congratulations is all they'll get.

Not a single match/visit offered yet by ANY test playing nation and not even an automatic qualification to the Asia Cup.

Good job by the ICC and the elitist boards on hindering the growth of cricket as much as possible.

[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by Rifat
We Should not be afraid, nor do we need to dismiss them as 'weak'.

we should play our best game no matter who the opponent is, if we want to become #1 in world cricket that is...

That is definitely how we should always play.

[Eshen]

Now ACC is telling Asian associate teams that they are not welcome in Asia Cup or Asiad T20 event.

Kazim lashes out ACC Chief Executive Ashraful Haq

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by IanW
Play em as often as possible.

Afghanistan is a country that has gone to hell and back, and then to hell again. If their cricket team winning will bring some joy to the hearts of a bunch of people who've gone through some pretty tough times, then, well, speaking for myself I can stand the odd Tigers loss.

But play em. Send the transport bill to the CIA if you have to, but bring em out for one, three and four day games.Play em at the National Stadium, and play em in Syhelet. Invite them over next time Scotland or Zimbabwe or England or whoever is in country. Play em, and give them the opportunity to find if they can play cricket.

well stated...BCB should host the afghans for a 3-match ODI series and also a couple of 4-dayers against our A team or Academy team or even our U19 team once their WC campaign is over.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Now ACC is telling Asian associate teams that they are not welcome in Asia Cup or Asiad T20 event.

Kazim lashes out ACC Chief Executive Ashraful Haq

absolutely dispicable, and coming from a Bangladeshi is equally shocking.

afghanistan should play in 2012 asia cup as they are most likely to qualify.

[cricman]

Yes we Should, they have heart

[bujhee kom]

Yeah, Rashid Latif has been given the job to coach them in batting.

[al-Sagar]

Originally Posted by bujhee kom
Yeah, Rashid Latif has been given the job to coach them in batting.

plus betting, cheating, beating o shikhaite parbe

[auntu]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
absolutely dispicable, and coming from a Bangladeshi is equally shocking.

afghanistan should play in 2012 asia cup as they are most likely to qualify.

Sayed Ashraful is a fishy guy. He has his dark hand over Bangladesh cricket mo matter what Gov. is in power.

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by auntu
Sayed Ashraful is a fishy guy. He has his dark hand over Bangladesh cricket mo matter what Gov. is in power.

He has the largest contribution for our test status. He was the only Bangladeshi cricketer/cricket organizer to have some inetrnational connections, in those days. Bangladesh cricket has benefitted a lot through him and no need to talk against him, just because he is there for a long time. More over, his acceptance to all governments makes him more suitable for a higher position in BCB, because, it doesn't help to change all organizers with the change of government.

Off course, if you have any valid concern due to his presence, you might say. But not a sweeping remark, that why he is there during every government. What's your problem man, why should people be changed in BCB, because the government has changed? what's the relation? It still happens, I even oppose that much of linkage with government. There should be no effect on BCB for change of government..

[hmmm]

Congrats to Afghanistan. Afghanistan > Bangladesh.

[cricman]

Had Afgans batted 1st they would have scored 400 on Scotland

Whens the last time, we saw an Aggressive cricket in an ODI from some one other than Tamim?

[max410]

Hmm agfans are a good team i think within 4-5 years time afgans will play test cricket.
They have improved very quickly no one has improved so quickly as they did , but most afgans player play in pakistan national league so thats an advantage for them

[hoax]

Originally Posted by max410
Hmm agfans are a good team i think within 4-5 years time afgans will play test cricket.
They have improved very quickly no one has improved so quickly as they did , but most afgans player play in pakistan national league so thats an advantage for them

and become another pak!!...who will wana go and play in afg??

[Habib]

Originally Posted by hoax
and become another pak!!...who will wana go and play in afg??

Pakistan.

[sbux123]

Originally Posted by Habib
Pakistan.

BD....