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Zimbabwe Cricket revealed the fixture of the three-match ODI and three-match T20I series between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.  The Bangladesh cricket team will travel to Zimbabwe in the last week of July. The board will announce the teams for this tour soon.  All the matches of this series will be played at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.  The series will begin with the first T20I on July 30 while the last two T20Is will take on July 31 and August 2. The first ODI will be played on August 5 while the other two ODIs will take place on August 7 and 10.  Read: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 2021: ODI Series Preview The ODI series of this tour is not part of the ICC World Cup Super League.  Bangladesh has recently played a two-match Test, three-match T20I and three-match ODI series against the West Indies. Bangladesh whitewashed the hosts in the ODI series before losing to them in both the Test and T20I series. 

The Bangladesh national men’s cricket team will play in Group 2 of the Super 12 round in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022. They don’t have to take part in the first round to qualify for the next phase, as they had to in the previous edition. It’s certainly an improvement for the team Tigers, but the teams they will face in the main event will definitely give them a hard time. Besides, the Australian conditions are another major concern for the players' ability to show their true potential in the tournament. Let’s take a look at the teams that Bangladesh will face in Group 2. 2022 T20 World Cup: The participating teams in Group 2 The confirmed participating teams in Group 2 are Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. Two more teams will join the group after competing in the first round. Given their respective strengths, the West Indies and Netherlands are likely to advance to the Super 12 Group 2 phase. Given the current form and strengths, Bangladesh will have to face some tough competition in Group 2. South Africa, Pakistan, and India are the top four T20I teams according to the ICC. On the other hand, if West Indies qualify to play in this group, then facing them will also be a real challenge for the Bangladesh T20I team. Recently, they lost a T20I series against the Caribbean side 2-0. Overall, Bangladesh have five wins and nine defeats against the Windies. Read West Indies vs India Series 2022: Head-to-Head Stats and Full Fixtures Bangladesh's only hope of winning a game will be against the team that finishes second in Group A in the first round. Except for that match, the other opponents will start as favourites against Bangladesh in their remaining matches. Bangladesh’s records against the other three confirmed teams in the group are very poor. Therefore, expecting good results against them in unfavourable conditions would not be realistic. Bangladesh’s T20I records against India, Pakistan, and South Africa ( as on July 20, 2022) Opposition Match Bangladesh Win Bangladesh Lose India 11 1 10 Pakistan 15 2 13 South Africa 7 0 7    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ The majority of Bangladeshi players also lack sufficient experience playing in Australian settings. There will be quick, bouncy pitches which are also suitable for batting. Bangladesh's players must quickly adjust to the environment to exhibit some tenacity against these formidable opponents. Read England vs South Africa Series 2022: Full Fixtures, H2H Records Bangladesh’s Super 12 fixtures in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 The 2022 ICC Twenty20 World Cup will begin on October 16. Bangladesh will start their World Cup campaign with a match against the Group A runner-up from the first round. Team Tigers will end their Super 12 phase with a match against Pakistan. Overall, Bangladesh will play five matches in this phase. Here are the complete Super 12 fixtures of Bangladesh. Bangladesh vs Group A Runner-Up : October 24 | Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Start Time: 10 a.m. (BST) Bangladesh vs South Africa : October 27 | Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Start Time: 9 a.m. (BST) Bangladesh vs Group B Winner : October 30 | Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane | Start Time: 9 a.m. (BST) Bangladesh vs India : November 2 | Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Start Time: 2 p.m. (BST) Bangladesh vs Pakistan : November 6 | Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Start Time: 10 a.m. (BST) Bottom Line The majority of Bangladesh’s opponents in Group 2 of the Super 12 phase are the ICC’s top-ranked teams. Teams like India, Pakistan, and South Africa are among the favourites to win the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The West Indies can also surprise everyone if the team finds the right combination during the main event. Therefore, Bangladesh have no realistic chance to qualify for the semifinals. Their main objective in the competition is to compete fearlessly against the difficult rivals. Bangladesh’s 2022 Twenty20 World Cup campaign will be deemed a success if they are able to do this. Read Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022: Full Fixtures and Head-to-Head Records

Rassie van der Dussen’s career-best 134 and Anrich Nortje’s four wickets led South Africa to a 62-run victory over England in staggering heat to spoil Ben Stokes’ final one-day international appearance on Tuesday. The Proteas recorded 333 for five as Van der Dussen, who hit his third ODI century, shared century stands with Janneman Malan (57) and Aiden Markram (77) after winning the toss at Riverside Ground in the opener of the three-match series. Van der Dussen’s previous ODI high was 129 not out against India in January. England was all out for 271 in response on a day of record heat across Britain, where the temperature hit 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit). Matthew Potts, on his debut, bowled four overs before feeling ill and leaving the field. “He went off to cool down, but I don’t think he ever quite felt well enough to come back on,” captain Jos Buttler said. Stokes, who announced he’s retiring from ODIs to ease his workload as test captain and for Twenty20s, bowled five wicketless overs for 44 runs before being dismissed for five. It was Stokes’ 105th ODI appearance and he left to a standing ovation. Read: BCB set to introduce regional cricket bodies Liam Livingstone’s spin accounted for the two top scorers — Van der Dussen clean bowled and Markram holing out in the space of three deliveries. Sam Curran, Moeen Ali and Brydon Carse each took one apiece. England openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow shared a 102-run partnership before Roy (43) holed out off captain Keshav Maharaj in the 19th over. Markram then had Bairstow (63) leg before wicket to leave the hosts at 125 for 2. In stepped Stokes but not for long. He made just 5 from 11 balls before missing on an attempted reverse sweep for leg before wicket to Markram. Read: West Indies vs India Series 2022: Head-to-Head Stats and Full Fixtures Joe Root kept things interesting with 86 runs off 77 balls, hitting five fours and two sixes, before Anrich Nortje enticed him to deflect it into his stumps as England slumped to 252 for 7. That was after Buttler and Moeen Ali were undone by the spin of Tabraiz Shamsi and after Livingstone dragged Lungi Ngidi into his stumps. Nortje then took the remaining three wickets. The second ODI is Friday at Old Trafford.

India’s white-ball teams are currently visiting the West Indies to play a 3-match ODI series and a 5-match T20I series. The West Indies vs India Series 2022 will kick off with the ODI format series, starting on July 22. The Twenty20 International series will start on July 29 with two matches being held in the United States of America. Rohit Sharma has yet to lose a series after being appointed as the permanent captain of the Indian national side. On the other hand, the Nicholas Pooran-led West Indian team will try to be rejuvenated in order to shock a strong Indian team. Let’s take a look at the head-to-head records and full fixtures of India’s tour of the West Indies in 2022. 2022 West Indies vs India: ODI and T20I Series Fixtures India will play all of their matches in the ODI series in the Caribbean Islands. However, they will travel to the USA to play the final two Twenty20 Internationals of the 5-match series. The first three T20Is will be held in the West Indies. Here are the complete ODI and T20I fixtures of the West Indies vs India Series 2022. WI vs IND ODI Series 2022 Fixtures 1st ODI: July 22 | Venue: Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago | Start Time: 7.30 p.m. (BST) 2nd ODI: July 24 | Venue: Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago | Start Time: 7.30 p.m. (BST) 3rd ODI: July 27 | Venue: Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago | Start Time: 7.30 p.m. (BST) Read ICC Test Championship: Bangladesh likely to play 34 Tests in next two editions WI vs IND T20I Series 2022 Fixtures 1st T20I: July 29 | Venue: Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago | Start Time: 8.30 p.m. (BST) 2nd T20I: August 1 | Venue: Warner Park, St. Kitts and Nevis | Start Time: 8.30 p.m. (BST) 3rd T20I: August 2 | Venue: Warner Park, St. Kitts and Nevis | Start Time: 8.30 p.m. (BST) 4th T20I: August 6 | Venue: Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill | Start Time: 8.30 p.m. (BST) 5th T20I: August 7 | Venue: Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill | Start Time: 8.30 p.m. (BST) India vs West Indies H2H: ODI and T20I Stats In the 1979 World Cup, India and West Indies faced each other for the first time in the ODI format. The Caribbean side won that contest quite comprehensively by 9 wickets. Since then, both teams have met each other 136 times. India’s recent record over the West Indies has been very impressive as they have won eight and lost only one match in ten meetings since the 2019 World Cup. India have dominated the West Indies in T20 cricket in recent years. The Indian Twenty20 International team has an edge over the Caribbean team in their head-to-head duel. Read Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022: Full Fixtures and Head-to-Head Records West Indies vs India: Head-to-Head Records in ODIs and T20Is (as on July 19, 2022) Format Match West Indies Win India Win No Result/ Tie ODI 136 63 67 4 (no result) and 2 (tie) T20I 20 6 13 1 (no result)    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Bottom Line India's white-ball teams are by far the favorites to win the West Indies vs India Series 2022 in both the ODI and T20I formats given their present form and strength. On the other hand, the West Indies will try to outperform in the Twenty20 format series and take revenge for their 3-0 series loss to India last February. However, the West Indies ODI team’s performances in recent years have been below par. They suffered a 3-0 whitewash against Bangladesh in their most recent home series. Therefore, the Caribbean team will need to perform exceptionally well if they want to defeat a strong team like India. Read England vs South Africa Series 2022: Full Fixtures, H2H Records

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to introduce regional cricket bodies,  BCB president Nazmul Hasan said after the annual general meeting of the board on Tuesday in Dhaka. BCB was trying for a long time to establish regional cricket bodies, but the initiative remained stuck as there was no provision in BCB’s constitution to form regional cricket associations. “We are all set to form regional cricket bodies,” Nazmul told the reporter after the meeting. “We hope we can finalize the guidelines soon.” Nazmul also said that the board needed to amend the constitution of the board to add a provision so that they can introduce the initiative to establish cricket’s regional association. “Currently, every cricket-related activity is controlled from Dhaka. But once we have the regional cricket bodies, every region will be able to decide what they need to do for the development of regional cricket,” Nazmul added. After the latest development, every division of Bangladesh will get a regional cricket body except  Mymensingh which will still be a part of Dhaka division. But Mymensing may have a separate team under their name in the National Cricket League competition, a BCB official confirmed. But a guideline or a framework to form the regional cricket bodies is yet to be finalized. The BCB president said it will take some time for the board to finalize a guideline. He, however, couldn't confirm how much time it would take. Also read: Stokes chosen as England test captain BCB also decided that every club that participates in the divisional cricket events, the premier division, and first, second and third division, will have at least a councillor. Previously, some clubs have more than one councillor and some have no councillorship at all. A councillorship enables a club official to be a part of the general council of the BCB and every councillor has the right to vote or take part in the BCB election. The board has introduced two committees— Bangladesh Tigers and Welfare — in the latest annual general meeting. While the Bangladesh Tigers committee is already operational, the Welfare committee will be announced soon. The Bangladesh Tigers Committee is formed to look after a new bunch of players who are part of the Bangladesh Tigers team, and the Welfare Committee will work for the welfare of cricketers and the other related stakeholders.

Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq got Pakistan away to a positive start chasing a target of 342 for victory against Sri Lanka, reaching 68 without loss at lunch on Day 4 of the first test. Pakistan still need a further 274 runs to take a lead in the two-match series and will have to set a record to reach the target. The highest successful fourth-innings run chase at Galle is 268 set by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2019. Abdullah and Imam had some nervous moments in the morning session Tuesday. Imam was given out LBW to Kasun Rajitha on three but the decision was overturned on review. In Rajitha’s next over, Dinesh Chandimal, running backward from extra-cover, put down a tough chance off Imam. There was a loud shout for LBW against Abdullah and although Sri Lanka reviewed the original not out decision, the batter survived by narrowest of margins. He remained unbeaten on 41 at lunch and Imam was not out on 25. Read:Sri Lanka's Parliament readies to accept names for president Sri Lanka was dismissed for 337 in its second innings, adding eight runs in four overs in the morning after resuming on 329-9. The hosts were confident that they had enough runs on the board and the only anticipation was Dinesh Chandimal reaching his hundred. He was on 86 overnight and was left stranded on 94 not out when Naseem Shah bowled Prabath Jayasuriya. The series is being played against the backdrop of an economic and political crisis engulfing Sri Lanka. The second test, scheduled to start next Sunday, was switched from Colombo to Galle because Cricket Sri Lanka decided not to take any chances with potential political protests in the capital. The venue switch was confirmed around the time Ranil Wickremesinghe, who became acting President last week after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled abroad and resigned after months-long mass protests over the country’s economic collapse, declared a state of emergency on Monday. Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since independence, with severe shortages of essential items such as fuel, cooking gas and medicine.

England will arrange an all-format bilateral series against South Africa starting on Tuesday (July 19). South Africa’s England tour will kick off with the One-Day format contest, followed by T20I and Test series. The longer-version England vs South Africa series 2022 will be a part of the ICC’s Test Championship. South Africa are currently leading the Test Championship points standings. Therefore, the upcoming England series will be important for them to keep their position intact. Aside from that, England will bid farewell to their star all-rounder Ben Stokes after the first ODI as he has decided to quit the format. All the format fixtures and head-to-head records between England vs South Africa are discussed in this article. 2022 England vs South Africa: ODI, T20I and Test Series Fixtures South Africa will start their international fixtures against England this summer with a 3-match ODI series. The two sides will also play three T20Is and three Test matches against each other. Here are the complete fixtures of the England vs South Africa Series 2022. ENG vs SA ODI Series 2022 Fixtures First ODI: July 19 | Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-Le-Street | Start Time: 6 p.m. (BST) Second ODI: July 22 | Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester| Start Time: 6 p.m. (BST) Third ODI: July 24 | Venue: Headingley, Leeds | Start Time: 4 p.m. (BST). Read England Test captain Ben Stokes retires from ODI cricket ENG vs SA T20I Series 2022 Fixtures First T20I: July 27 | Venue: County Ground, Bristol | Start Time: 11.30 p.m. (BST) Second T20I: July 28 | Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Start Time: 11.30 p.m. (BST) Third T20I: July 31 | Venue: Rose Bowl, Southampton | Start Time: 7.30 p.m. (BST) ENG vs SA Test Series 2022 Fixtures First Test: 17-21 August | Venue: Lord's, London | Start Time: 4 p.m. (BST) Second Test: 25-29 August | Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester | Start Time: 4 p.m. (BST) Third Test: 8-12 September | Venue: The Oval, London | Start Time: 4 p.m. (BST). Read Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022: Full Fixtures and Head-to-Head Records England vs South Africa: Head-to-Head Records England have a huge advantage over South Africa in head-to-head records in the Test format. Both sides first met each other in 1889 at St George's Park, where England won by 8 wickets. Since then, they have played 153 Tests against each other, and the English team leads the duel with 64 wins. England and South Africa first met each other in the ODI format in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Since then, they have played 63 ODIs and South Africa have a slight edge over England in head-to-head duels. Besides, both teams have played 22 T20Is against each other. South Africa vs England H2H Records (all formats, as on July 18, 2022) Format Match England Win South Africa Win Draw / No Result/ Tie Test 153 64 34 55 (draw) ODI 63 28 30 4 (no result) and 1 (tied) T20I 22 11 10 1 (no result)    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read ICC Test Championship: Bangladesh likely to play 34 Tests in next two editions Bottom Line Two months long, South Africa’s England tour will end with the third Test at the Oval in September. The last match of the England vs South Series 2022 could be the most exciting one as the Proteas Test team is doing well in the ongoing ICC’s Test Championship 2021-2023, leading the points standings with 71.43 percent. South Africa will be eager to win the Test series, but England’s recent form in the longer-version format has been outstanding. Therefore, a tightly-contested Test series is expected between England and South Africa. Two limited-overs series also promise to be an exciting affair as both teams have some of the world’s best players.

England test cricket captain Ben Stokes will retire from one-day internationals after Tuesday’s match with South Africa, ending an ODI career which peaked with winning the World Cup in 2019. Stokes said Monday he remains fully committed to Twenty20 internationals as well as the test captaincy, but that he needed a break from the punishing schedule. “As hard as a decision as this was to come to, it’s not as hard dealing with the fact I can’t give my teammates 100% of myself in this format anymore. The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it,” Stokes said in a statement. Also read: Stokes chosen as England test captain “Three formats are just unsustainable for me now. Not only do I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us, but I also feel that I am taking the place of another player who can give (England ODI captain) Jos (Buttler) and the rest of the team their all.” The match against South Africa will be Stokes’ 105th ODI for England and comes at the Riverside ground at Chester-le-Street, the home of Stokes’ county team Durham. Stokes’ defining performance in ODIs came in the 2019 World Cup final, when he scored 84 not out as England tied New Zealand’s score and then eight more runs in the deciding super over. Also read: Ben Stokes take 'indefinite break' from all cricket Since taking over the test captaincy in April, Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have transformed the team with an aggressive, big-hitting style more reminiscent of ODI and T20 cricket than the often-sedate five-day format

The Bangladesh national men’s cricket team will travel to Zimbabwe this month to take part in a 3-match T20I series followed by a 3-match ODI series against the hosts. The star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not travel with the Bangladesh white-ball teams to take part in the series as the BCB granted him leave for the Zimbabwe tour. Apart from him, all other major members of the national team setup are likely to take part in both the limited-overs contests. Take a look at the full fixtures of the tour as well as head-to-head records between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Series 2022: Full Fixtures Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe in 2022 will kick off with the Twenty20 International series on July 30. After that, Bangladesh will play a bilateral ODI series from August 5 to August 10. All the scheduled matches will take place at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. ZIM vs BAN T20I Series 2022 Fixtures First T20I: July 30 Second T20I: August 1 Third T20I: August 2 Read BCB finalises next three BPL dates ZIM vs BAN ODI Series 2022 Fixtures First ODI: August 5 Second ODI: August 7 Third ODI: August 10 Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe H2H: ODI and T20I Records Bangladesh have a stellar recent record against Zimbabwe across all formats. They haven’t lost an ODI against Zimbabwe since 2014. Team Tigers has remained unbeaten against the Zimbabwe ODI side in the last 19 matches. Overall, Bangladesh have won twelve bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe, while the Zimbabwean T20I side has won six of them. Bangladesh also have a strong record against Zimbabwe in the T20 format, leading the head-to-head battle with 11 wins. Team Tigers has only lost one T20I against Zimbabwe in the last seven meetings. Six bilateral T20I series have been played between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe thus far. Bangladesh won three of them, and the other three ended in draws. Let’s have a look at some notable ODI and T20I records between these two teams. Read: ICC Test Championship: Bangladesh likely to play 34 Tests in next two editions Notable Head-to-Head ODI Records: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe   Bangladesh Zimbabwe Matches Played (78) 50 wins 28 wins Most Runs Tamim Iqbal (1816) Brendon Taylor (1508) Highest Score Litton Das (176) CK Coventry (194*) Most Hundreds Tamim Iqbal (4) Brendon Taylor (2) Most Wickets Shakib Al Hasan (82) Raymond Price (35) Best Bowling Figures Abdur Razzak (5/29) Bryan Strang (6/20) Most Matches Mushfiqur Rahim (48) Brendon Taylor (56)    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Pant and Pandya star as India wins ODI series vs. England Notable Head-to-Head T20I Records: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe   Bangladesh Zimbabwe Matches Played (16) 11 wins 5 wins Most Runs Soumya Sarkar (298) Hamilton Masakadza (377) Highest Score Soumya Sarkar (68) Hamilton Masakadza (93) Most Fifties Soumya Sarkar (3) Hamilton Masakadza (3) Most Wickets Mustafizur Rahman (18) AG Cremer (11) Best Bowling Figures Shakib Al Hasan (4/21) Neville Madziva (4/34) Most Matches Mahmudullah Riyad (15) Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams (12)    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Is there any potential suitor to replace Tamim Iqbal in T20I cricket? Bottom Line The current Zimbabwe team is not a competitive one that can pose some threat to the visiting Bangladesh team. As a result, the team Tigers will begin as favorites to win both the ODI and T20 formats in the Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022. Tamim Iqbal can set a new record of winning the most consecutive ODI series as a captain if his team wins the fifty-overs format series. On the other hand, the Mahmudullah-led T20I team will get another chance to prepare themselves ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022. Bangladesh players, who have lacked confidence and are out of form on the international stage, should take the tour seriously.

Bangladesh's performance in the Test format has declined in recent series. They have only one win in the ongoing 2021–2023 ICC Test Championship and have lost eight out of ten matches. Despite the fact that the players haven’t shown viable improvement in the longer-version format, the latest FTP of the ICC may include 34 Tests for Bangladesh in the next two editions of the ICC Test Championship, claims cricket news portal ESPNCricninfo. Who will be Bangladesh's opponents and other major series in the next two editions of the Test Championship are discussed in this article. Bangladesh’s probable opponents in next two editions of the ICC Test Championship Bangladesh will likely play both England and Australia in the 2025-2027 cycles of the ICC Test Championship, which will be two big series for them. England may come to Bangladesh, while Australia's series will be away from home. Bangladesh have a series against Pakistan in both the third and fourth editions of the Test Championship. In addition, Bangladesh will play an away series against India in the 2023–2025 cycle but not one in the 2025–2027 cycle. Here are the probable opponents of Bangladesh in the next two editions of the ICC Test Championship. Read Is there any potential suitor to replace Tamim Iqbal in T20I cricket? Bangladesh’s probable opponents in the 2023-2025 ICC Test Championship Opponents Host New Zealand Home South Africa Home Sri Lanka Home India Away West Indies Away Pakistan Away    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read WI vs BAN Series 2022: Top 7 performers from Bangladesh team Bangladesh’s probable opponents in the 2025-2027 ICC Test Championship Opponents Host England Home West Indies Home Pakistan Home Australia Away South Africa Away Sri Lanka Away    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Pant and Pandya star as India wins ODI series vs. England How many Tests will the other teams play? Like in the first two editions, nine Test playing nations will take part in the third and fourth cycles of the ICC Test Championship. The participating teams are Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. Each team will take part in six bilateral Test series, three series at home and three away series. According to ESPNCricinfo, England will play the most Tests (42), followed by Australia (41) and India (38). Surprisingly, Bangladesh will play the fourth highest, with 32 Tests in the next two cycles, while New Zealand will play 32 Tests. The remaining four teams will play fewer than 30 Test matches in the next two editions of the competition. Bottom Line The second edition of the ICC Test Championship will end in March 2023. Bangladesh are in the bottom position in the points standings with one win, and they will likely finish last at the end of the competition. As per ESPNCrincfo’s report, Bangladesh will play 17 or 18 matches in the next two cycles of the Test Championship, allowing them to face some of the toughest opponents in the competition. The BCB should take this opportunity to be more serious about the development of the longer-version format. The Cricket Board should aim to instill a culture of Test cricket in the country so that fans are more interested in the format and players are more motivated to excel on the field. Read BCB finalises next three BPL dates