Afghanistan and Ireland's boards had applied to the ICC to have their status upgraded from Associates, and this was put to vote at the meeting on Thursday and unanimously supported.
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Afghanistan has to thank WI for that ODI win....now test status ....we are equals now
Phil Simmo mussee blasted vex he left Ireland...but now de Afghans may appoint him full coach
In reply to Narper
12 test teams...now is de perfect time for Tier one and Tier two.....with two getting relegated and two getting promoted every two years!
Here comes tier-2.
On a serious note, though. What's the point? I'm sure Afghanistan and Ireland are not going to be hosted by Australia, SA,India,England at least for 2-3 years.
As such Tests are a drag. Watching these minnows get mauled will be even more painful
In reply to Narper
Congrats to them, WI can say they're not 3rd last, but 5th last (for now).
In reply to Narper
Post 2019, there should be a beginning to have 4 new Test Nations in the future:
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
By 2021-23.... this should be the world order
15 TEAMS
Aus, Eng, India, Pak, SA, SL, NZ, BL
Ireland, Afghans, Zim, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, TT
Associates:
Scotland, UAE, Canada, PNG, Nepal, Hong Kong, Combined Islands, Netherlands, Singapore, Namibia etc
In reply to gvenkat
In reply to gvenkat
I think the points you brought up here are good corroboration for having 2 tiers: A big 6, and a Low 6
Then as Wes alluded, every year (or cycle) 2 drop down and 2 get promoted
In reply to aliaskid13
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In reply to Narper
ICC is just making up numbers here to move to 2 tiers which makes perfect sense. The top 6 will generate the cash flow needed to help support and strengthen the bottom tier....
In two years time West Indies will be at the bottom of the points table in tests.
Where will Afghanistan play?
In reply to gvenkat
The tiers should be called World Class and Mindies Class..
In reply to gvenkat
India
Mother of Jesus.
In reply to Devin
You mean Mary?
In reply to Narper
More room just got created for WI to slide further down!
Ireland beating WI easy in tests
What's a bit concerning is that with this 'decision', Afghanistan and Ireland's revenue shares is still undefined except as coming from the (already diminished) Associates pot.
They're still second class citizens (well technically third-class).
My next question is, does this close the door on other Associates? Does a Scotland, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, now have to jump through even larger hoops for a chance to play at the highest level?
With regard to gvenkat's comment about getting the opportunity to play Tests, maybe teams touring England will deign to play Ireland in one or two Tests before or afterwards. Afghanistan's tougher, but then again Pakistan don't play home Tests either. Maybe Sharjah and Abu Dhabi get new 'tenants'?
In reply to Narper
Supposedly, yes.
Tier 1:
India, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.
Tier 2: Afghanistan
Tier 3: Ireland
Tier 4: Waste Indies
Tier 5: Zimbabwe
that is premature,where where are they going to play?
In reply to Narper
Oh shite WI soon tek licks pun them. D argument gun be they have more human resources. Book mark zis
In reply to camos
Where does Pakistan play Tests?
Until a venue within Afghanistan is approved, it shouldn't be a problem for UAE to host matches.
fantastic be this embryonic stage of tiered cricket!!
hastening the demise of tests and eventually ODIs.
Only the one true form will remain!!
Windies being given an opportunity to go to # 11 on the test rankings.
Watch di ride
In reply to Narper
we get some bobolee fih beat up, again
In reply to gvenkat
In reply to anandgb
bloody ICC aka BCCI keep changing the targets for WI cricket.. now they have to lose to Ire/Afg to hit new low big grin big grin big grin
or win them and start turning around
If Afghan beats pak, what does that mean? Allah didnt bless pak
In reply to anandgb
Exactly...Afghanistan already host matches in the UAE, where they get good attendances for their limited overs games. A lot of Afghans work in the UAE....
Pakistan's Test cricket will continue to attract only three men and a dog in the UAE...much like the West Indies, then.
Pure fcukeries dat,if that goes thru then I hope to see Jamaica,Bim,Guyana and TT in the ring,shouldn't be a problem,but still I say,pure fcukeries.
In reply to granite
Why is it pure 'fcukeries'?
In reply to granite
Maybe those countries should go it alone....
This is Afghanistan's progress to Test status:
2008 - started in Division Five, won it that year
2008 - promoted to Division Four, won it that year
2008 - promoted to Division Three
2009 (January) - won Division Three, promoted to Division One
They skipped Division Two! So, in just two years, they reached Division One....
2017 - Test status.
Within nine years of starting at the bottom of the ladder, they achieved Test status. Some folks in the Big Four of the Caribbean should be chewing on that....
Having said that, what's the point of getting Test status, if nobody's going to watch it? The money and the attendance is in T20 cricket, and they already have the CPL....
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In reply to thefacts
The point is respect. Look at how people here and elsewhere show disdain to cricketers from non Test nations. People on this board call Afghanistan and Ireland by the derogatory term of minnows in spite of what their teams have to go through just to compete.
And even though Test matches have lost popularity, it's still considered the most pure form of the game and the standard by which great players are weighed.
So let Rashid Khan and his stablemates get the opportunity.