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How did India become the No. 1 Test Side?

cnerd123

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Victor Ian is a recent Bangladesh-fan convert, pretty sure he intended it.

I'm surprised it isn't the first name on his list tbh
 

vcs

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He meant the A team of everyone else, and the Bangladesh Test team.
 

S.Kennedy

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Australia need to have a team in the Ranji Trophy (is that the 1st class tournament). Make our A team a permanent fixture there each year, and for fairness, give India a team in the shield each year. And get the New Zealand A to have a team over there too. And South African A, and Sri Lanka A and Bangladesh. Don't let England A in there though. They can suck ****.

It would be an interesting concept though, to help younger players develop in foreign conditions for a season or two so they can have time to work out a technique for it.
And yet it was the English who did something similar to this, when the associates Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland played in our county one-day competition.
 

Burgey

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It would benefit the host nation quite a bit too - imagine domestic Indian batsmen getting to face the next gen of Aussie quicks, or the next gen of Bangladeshi bowlers getting to bowl against some proper batsmen.
We wouldn’t send any quick bowlers on principal.
 

S.Kennedy

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Come to think of it, Scotland still play against English county 2nd XI's. Three day games also.
 

TheJediBrah

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I love that vcs gets all the credit for pointing out Victor Ian's joke

that's what happens when you're too subtle
 

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