Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh in the 1st ODI.. time for comeback to Int cricket?

[rahuldravidfan]

Check scorecard

These guys have been doing so well. They played magnificently in the WT20 in 2007 as well and have played out of their skins.

Time for an international comeback?

 

[pcfan123]

They are playing international cricket and a single win against one of the worse teams in cricket in a limited overs match does not justify a return to the Test arena.

 

[Dare]

couldn't you discs this in the series thread.

 

[irottev]

lol at Bangladesh losing.

 

[JD10]

Elton Chigumbura 8.0 1 27 3
Elton Chigumbura not out 60 50 9 1 120.00
What a gun

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

no.

and they shouldn't even be playing this series until they sort the government out. We stopped playing south africa for apartheid and yet we still play zimbabwe, with it's heavily politicised board, when their government violates every human right and is run as a dictatorship. I'd happily see them banned altogether until it ends.

 

[rahuldravidfan]

^^^ Buddy, in response to that, I have only one thing to say - Did the world stop doing business with America after they waged war on Iraq? :sarcasm

 

[Howsie]

^^^ Buddy, in response to that, I have only one thing to say - Did the world stop doing business with America after they waged war on Iraq? :sarcasm

How's that the same as Zimbabwe's situation?

 

[rahuldravidfan]

When US went on an unjustified war with Iraq for the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" they didn't have, when they violated people in Abu Gharib, when their missiles went off target and killed innocent civilians, when they blatantly abused human rights.... did the world stop doing business with America? NO, they didn't.

And for heaven's sake, its a sport. Keep the unnecessary politics out of it.

 

[Dare]

And for heaven's sake, its a sport. Keep the unnecessary politics out of it.

You say this

When US went on an unjustified war with Iraq for the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" they didn't have, when they violated people in Abu Gharib, when their missiles went off target and killed innocent civilians, when they blatantly abused human rights.... did the world stop doing business with America? NO, they didn't.

after saying this



Perhaps the best thing to do would have been to ignore StinkyBoHoons post if you dont want politics in the thread.

If Im not mistaken cricket had almost no effect on ending the apartheid in South Africa. I doubt countries boycotting a trip to Zimbabwe will have any change on the government there.

 

[Dutch]

Do the "minor" teams play tests against each other? Surely that would be the way to start to give them the necessary experience before stepping up? I would love to see as many teams as possible playing all forms of cricket although I understand the necessity to arrange things in such away that it is competitive and structurally feasible. (Most brilliant use of the word "structurally" to date!)

 

[pcfan123]

There is an associate first class competition.

 

[Howsie]

Do the "minor" teams play tests against each other? Surely that would be the way to start to give them the necessary experience before stepping up? I would love to see as many teams as possible playing all forms of cricket although I understand the necessity to arrange things in such away that it is competitive and structurally feasible. (Most brilliant use of the word "structurally" to date!)

They don't play tests against each other, but they play three day, first class cricket against each other.

 

[Dutch]

They don't play tests against each other, but they play three day, first class cricket against each other.

Wouldn't it be a good idea for them to play real tests against each other? Has that been tried before? Or do you not think it is worthwhile yet?

 

[Howsie]

Wouldn't it be a good idea for them to play real tests against each other? Has that been tried before? Or do you not think it is worthwhile yet?

Well only 10 teams have played test cricket before so there's your first answer

But I can't see how it would be a good idea tbh, if the weaker team's were only playing test matches against each other it would only distort test match stats. Last thing we need is a medium pace trundler averaging 20 with the ball playing against poor team's.