Minor Asian Teams Thread (2024-2027)

> eugene wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:36 pm Remarkable to see Indian batsmen struggling against spin on their own pitches. I guess smashing the ball around the park in the IPL on flat tracks isn't the best test preparation? Hopefully this result will make them re-evaluate their own priorities? More likely they'll just decide to play fewer tests and more T20s.

Big 3 won't stop playing Tests i dont think.

The problem with spinning wickets is it brings the "weaker" side into the contest. Here, Mitchell Santner was able to outbowl Jadeja and Ashwin. Full props, but he's not a better spinner than those two guys.

But take nothing away from NZ...they beat India on a seaming wicket, and then on a turning one too. And no team has ever won 3-0 in India in 90+ years of Indian Test cricket history. Truly an astonishing achievement.

Sri Lanka humbled. lowest score ever in their Test history, which is some achievement. 42 all out.

Bangladesh now with 4 overseas WTC wins, but only one win at home. Its time to fire our curator, and perhaps time to re-lay the wickets to produce some tracks with decent carry and pace.

Bangladesh U-19s just won their second consecutive U-19 Asia Cup, beating India in the Final.

Kinda shocking to see India failing to win a competition they have dominated in recent years. India have won it 7 out of 11 times, plus co-champions with Pakistan. The Afghans have won it once, way back in 2017, but surprisingly they haven't won it again since, and this year they lost all 3 group stage games, including to minnows Nepal - who punch above their weight at the U-19 level.

Bangladesh ODI team is on the verge of dropping to the 10th in the rankings. This would be our lowest ranking since 2006-07, or 18 years ago!!!

Wow Saudi Arabia beat Oman in a T20! Not that Oman is super good but they have made it to world cups and KSA are pretty terrible at cricket.