Next cricket nation to be granted ICC test playing status?

[ChrisFooty]

Any chance that the minnow teams qualified for the one day world cup will be granted test playing status.

Not in the next 25 years. Ireland may be the next team (they might get players getting county contracts)

 

[The_Reaper]

Any chance that the minnow teams qualified for the one day world cup will be granted test playing status.

Not in the next 25 years. Ireland may be the next team (they might get players getting county contracts)

Ireland, Kenya or Canada

 

[Romeo]

Ireland, Kenya or Canada

The Netherlands is keen on pushing itself up for test status according to recent reports but on performances, population potential, interest in cricket within its population, you'd have to say Kenya. They just have to ease the corruption problems causing chaos in its domestic ranks first.

 

[The Master88]

Scotland, Kenya or Ireland would be my bet

 

[bushranger]

plz let the vics have it

 

[RoosterLad]

plz let the vics have it

Bangladesh would smash them, when Vics play international cricket they fall to pieces.

I think it should be Wales, piss England off you lads don't need them.


Cymru am byth!

 

[Romeo]

Looking at these captains surely you can't go past the Dutch, they're making loud noises about it.

 

[RoosterLad]

Great work by the leader of the Oranje Army.

 

[jnash196]

China

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Surely it would have to be Kenya, assuming they get a few more games against real opposition. Their record at the end of the last world cup was far better than Bangladesh's. The problem is infrastructure (which was also a problem for the Bangers) and a low cricket playing population (not a problem for Bangladesh who got 30,000 to watch some club games).
After that, who knows? Afghanistan would be a chance if the country ever settles down enough.

 

[Ron]

Looking at these captains surely you can't go past the Dutch, they're making loud noises about it.

Surprised Pakistan haven't chucked a wobbly about the fact Inzy in way in the back corner and not in the front row.

 

[Cap]

you would think Kenya but don't discount Netherlands or Ireland

 

[Alberton_Magpie]

Looking at these captains surely you can't go past the Dutch, they're making loud noises about it.

Youd think that the Number 1 Ranked team Captain would be closest to the cup, but they are pretenders so thats why they are all the way in the back right

 

[Sidey_87]

Zimbabwe

 

[Romeo]

Zimbabwe

Well of course their test status is meant to be reinstated at the end of this year pending them meeting certain conditions so they probably will fit the bill.

Dutch recently stated to be the tallest race in the world and their skipper is not letting the team down on this score.

 

[Mr P@H]

Bangladesh would smash them, when Vics play international cricket they fall to pieces.

I think it should be Wales, piss England off you lads don't need them.


Cymru am byth!

Well considering they finished bottom of the County Championship i can't see that happening.

 

[RoosterLad]

Well considering they finished bottom of the County Championship i can't see that happening.

Yeah but that is Glamorgan isn't it? Not Wales.

 

[EurekaKid]

Kazakhstan.

 

[mark73]

Surprised Pakistan haven't chucked a wobbly about the fact Inzy in way in the back corner and not in the front row.

Give them time. It's only early yet.

 

[NYE TTTT]

Don't need anymore!

 

[ChrisFooty]

Surely it would have to be Kenya, assuming they get a few more games against real opposition. Their record at the end of the last world cup was far better than Bangladesh's. The problem is infrastructure (which was also a problem for the Bangers) and a low cricket playing population (not a problem for Bangladesh who got 30,000 to watch some club games).
After that, who knows? Afghanistan would be a chance if the country ever settles down enough.

Afghanistan??? Does anyone actually play cricket over there (even if the country was war free) a million-1 surley.

Did China have a country trying to qualify for this current world cup? Very lucrative if cricket can get a piece of the china pie (i don't think americans will ever like cricket, they are out)

 

[Sir_Adrian84]

maybe in about 20 years time Nepal could play. They have quite a good youth system.

Anyway, here is a list of the World Cricket League teamshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cricket_League

 

[Aritro]

Unlike almost every associate country, cricket is actually a mainstream sport in Nepal from what I understand. They've also produced some pretty handy players through their youth teams in recent times, as the poster above has pointed out. I'm of the opinion that the ICC should make a major commitment to Nepal in terms of investment and junior development.

No point trying to make inroads into countries where cricket will never be on the map, the focus should be on places like Nepal where it already is.

 

[Aritro]

Afghanistan??? Does anyone actually play cricket over there (even if the country was war free) a million-1 surley.

There were a huge number of Afghan refugees who spilled over the Pakistani border during the Soviet conflict and the Taliban regime. Inevitably, many of them took up cricket as they assimiliated into Pakistani culture.

The refugees who have since repatriated have taken the game back with them and there's a lot of Afghans playing cricket now apparently.

They recently sent a touring side to England which managed to beat an MCC XI among several other sides. The signs are encouraging.

 

[Aritro]

Don't need anymore!

We always need to expand the number of cricket-playing nations, otherwise the game will stagnate.

What we shouldn't do is rush teams into the test pool years before they're ready.