Bangladesh tour of Namibia

[andrew_nixon]

Bangladesh warm up for their Zimbabwean tour with this short tour of Namibia.

The tour starts on the 31st January and they are playing a 3 day game and 3 one day games (not ODIs)

 

[squiz]

carn' Namibia

 

[andrew_nixon]

Schedule

31st January: One day game
1st February: One day game
4th February: One day game
6th February: 3 day game

 

[-$ohail-]

NAm wil win

 

[f0bstyle]

by one day, you mean limited overs right?

 

[Nirav85]

yep...some reason i always look forward to these tours...it is just nice ot get away from all that competition for a while(ie vb series)

 

[andrew_nixon]

Originally posted by f0bstyle@Jan 28 2004, 02:25 PM
by one day, you mean limited overs right?

yes. But they are not ODIs. I'm not sure wether they'll be classed as List A Limited overs (the one-day equivalent of first-class) yet though.

 

[Nirav85]

these should be considered odis...like come on it is two international teams and odi does stand for one day INTERNATIONALS...

 

[andrew_nixon]

No they shouldn't. Namibia are not a full-member of the ICC or Kenya, and this isn't the ICC Champions Trophy, Asia Cup or World Cup, so it can't be a ODI.

Are you saying that all the matches in the West Indies domestic one day tournament should be ODIs, or the ICC Trophy? Why not just de-value the whole concept of a One Day International?

 

[Nirav85]

exactly...u arent de valuing it, like namibia is a country along with bangaldesh and they r affilated members part of the iccs competiotns so it should be deemed as a odi

while the windies is domestic and they r not a affialted nations with the icc like namibia is ....

 

[andrew_nixon]

Because Namibia are not a full member or Kenya. That is the defenition of a ODI. (Apart from the tournaments I mentioned previously) Are you saying that a match between France and Germany should be an ODI? Or a match between the USA and Argentina? Or every game in the ICC Trophy?

So you also think that if the USA and Canada were to play a 5 day game it should count as a Test match?

This should not be an ODI because Namibia just aren't good enough. (Neither are Bangladesh, but that's a different story). If these 3 matches were ODIs, it would de-value the game.

 

[SumoNYR88]

ODIs have a certain standard and only Full Members of the ICC can take part in them (unless it is a tournament that includes Full Members of the ICC)...

There should be a seperate name for internationls between Associate and Affiliate Members...

For starters, I think that they should name Associates to Division One and Affiliates to Division Two, and name international matches within those divisions 'First Division International' or something like that.....

Just a suggestion, what do you all think??

 

[andrew_nixon]

I'd go for that, but what about matches like this one, between a full member and an associate member? (not including Kenya of course) If these aren't even classed as List A, I think it will be a little unfair.

 

[Nirav85]

i agree with sumo and atleast that gives namiba and other peole some pride and maybe the game would develop there

but u said sometihng about tests andy, well test is a different story, while odi has the international part in it, i think sumos idea is the best it keeps the standard for odis alive and the minnows salvage some pride...

moreover andrew r u on of those guys who wants to preserve cricket like religion...i think sometimes change is good for the times, like back in the 1800s they said cricket would be a game never changed...so for 50-60 years they played test but it was getting boring so then they introduced odis and that generated alot of interest and now 20/20...look at that...sometimes change is for the best(even 15 over rule)

and they said it would never change...think it would be really boring

 

[andrew_nixon]

I think cricket has to change, but a team needs to be good enough to gain ODI status, and Namibia aren't anywhere near good enough, as their performance in the World Cup showed.

A 2nd Division is a good idea. Such a good idea that the ICC have introduced it to some extent. This is the 6 Nations challenge that is taking place in Dubai in February/March involving Canada, Namibia, Holland, UAE, Scotland and the USA. The games (obviously) won't be ODIs, but will be List A limited overs games.