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Next 12 Zim-BD tests in Bangladesh???

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Did anyone else notice that in the proposed new FTP that cricinfo published back in July has the next 4 BD-ZIM series in Bangladesh. We aren't scheduled to tour ZIM until like 2021, meaning we get extended home field advantage.
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Aside from this series, when was the last time Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh? Would have had to have been a while ago
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For tests, almost 10 years. There have been 4 ODI tours tho.
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they will play in Zim, they will both have plenty of space in the calendar
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According to the draft calendar both teams secured a decent number of fixtures. I do hope we sneak in a couple more tours to ZIM. 2020 is a long wait.
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...meaning we get extended home field advantage.


Meaning ZC saves $1m per tour and BD gets to pay for our tours- i doubt home field advantage was thought of by ZC. :D
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jimmylesaint wrote:Meaning ZC saves $1m per tour and BD gets to pay for our tours- i doubt home field advantage was thought of by ZC. :D


They'll suddenly start thinking of it again once Bangladesh overtake us in the Test rankings and we're staring at a 'Test Challenge' series against Ireland or Afghanistan. Which will happen if we're mostly playing in Bangladesh...
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maehara wrote:

jimmylesaint wrote:Meaning ZC saves $1m per tour and BD gets to pay for our tours- i doubt home field advantage was thought of by ZC. :D


They'll suddenly start thinking of it again ...


You actually think they are thinking? :P
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maehara wrote:

jimmylesaint wrote:Meaning ZC saves $1m per tour and BD gets to pay for our tours- i doubt home field advantage was thought of by ZC. :D


They'll suddenly start thinking of it again once Bangladesh overtake us in the Test rankings and we're staring at a 'Test Challenge' series against Ireland or Afghanistan. Which will happen if we're mostly playing in Bangladesh...


I honestly feel Bangladesh will (eventually) pass ZIM in the rankings regardless of venue/location. The last series was drawn 1-1 on sporting wickets. A third test would have most likely made it 2-1 either way. Over a considerable stretch of say 3 tests comprising 9 tests its likely we'd at least go 4-5 or 4-4. And home, I would wager we go at least 7-1. Thats 11-6 or 11-5 overall. Bangladesh can only add talent...we get 1 solid player every 2-3 years so we will only improve. Plus all our players barring Shakib are under 25. In five years, ZIM will have to replace the Taylors, the Hammies, the Williamses.

Plus a 3 test series in ZIM will have to have at least one game in Bulawayo, a surface that suits us more than the HSC.
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If anything, the recent tri series proved which are the best squads to tour zim. Even when India came, they couldnt pull a crowd like Aus and SA did. I think even England would pull a big crowd.
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