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When Haroon Lorgat decided to reduce teams in the ICC World Cup 2015, from 14 to 10, there was alot of backlash from cricket fans and from cricket players from these associate nation. The idea back than was, as associates rarely give a performance in ODI cricket, it was better to throw them in T20 cricket as they are more likely to perform well in the T20 format.
Thus, we have seen more associates teams and new test members playing in the world t20. In the current ongoing World T20 2021, we saw 6 new associate teams feature in the group stage while Afghanistan had already been qualified for the Super 12.
However, as the World T20 moves towards the semi final stages, we again see an ICC event where the associate nations and newly made test members are still at the bottom of the table. Meaning that top test nations were able to steal 2 points each from them. Namibia, Scotland, Afghanistan and Bangladesh gave the typical minnow performance.
There were alot of expectations from the Afghan side, especially considering the fact they had bowlers who featured in other t20 events worldwide. Yet, the afghan team can't win games in either t20 world cups or odi world cups.
If one digs deep, post 2000, no associate team or newly made test team has ever improved. Srilanka was probably the last team that evolved and became a top cricketing nation.
The story of associates remains the same. A top associate nation ends up out beating its competitors at the lower level, and when they get thrown in the top level, they are not able to survive and sustain themselves that they go back to the associate circles. Usually they either stay at top in the associate level or just further deteriorate.
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe fail to perform at world stages. Canada, Netherlands and Scotland have been in the cricket system for such a long time yet after some good performances and winning qualifications they again get lost and vanish from the world stage only to return after 10 years with the same old bad performances.
Alot was expected from Ireland after the 2007 World Cup win off Pakistan, but they have never evolved. Afghanistan is also becoming the same story where they have failed to perform at world events post 2010s.
People might give the example of Kenya 2003 but they made it to the semis due to forfeits and after that event, the team just fell apart and didn't feature again after the 2011 World Cup.
This year around we saw Papua New Guinea and Namibia feature, infact Namibia went on to qualify for the Super 12 stages and the 2022 World T20 event.. However, as usual, the story will remain the same. In the longer run, they will be replaced by some other associate nation.
It seems as if, once an associate nation becomes the top associate or even gets the Test membership, they fail to evolve and their winnings in cricket stops there. We might not be seeing any new team come in the top 8, and most likely teams might now get reduced in future ICC T20 World Cups. Funny thing is, Haroon Lorgat was proven right after 10 years.
I still cannot deduce why these associates can't evolve at this level. Alot of expectations from this World T20, but the same old story.
Thus, we have seen more associates teams and new test members playing in the world t20. In the current ongoing World T20 2021, we saw 6 new associate teams feature in the group stage while Afghanistan had already been qualified for the Super 12.
However, as the World T20 moves towards the semi final stages, we again see an ICC event where the associate nations and newly made test members are still at the bottom of the table. Meaning that top test nations were able to steal 2 points each from them. Namibia, Scotland, Afghanistan and Bangladesh gave the typical minnow performance.
There were alot of expectations from the Afghan side, especially considering the fact they had bowlers who featured in other t20 events worldwide. Yet, the afghan team can't win games in either t20 world cups or odi world cups.
If one digs deep, post 2000, no associate team or newly made test team has ever improved. Srilanka was probably the last team that evolved and became a top cricketing nation.
The story of associates remains the same. A top associate nation ends up out beating its competitors at the lower level, and when they get thrown in the top level, they are not able to survive and sustain themselves that they go back to the associate circles. Usually they either stay at top in the associate level or just further deteriorate.
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe fail to perform at world stages. Canada, Netherlands and Scotland have been in the cricket system for such a long time yet after some good performances and winning qualifications they again get lost and vanish from the world stage only to return after 10 years with the same old bad performances.
Alot was expected from Ireland after the 2007 World Cup win off Pakistan, but they have never evolved. Afghanistan is also becoming the same story where they have failed to perform at world events post 2010s.
People might give the example of Kenya 2003 but they made it to the semis due to forfeits and after that event, the team just fell apart and didn't feature again after the 2011 World Cup.
This year around we saw Papua New Guinea and Namibia feature, infact Namibia went on to qualify for the Super 12 stages and the 2022 World T20 event.. However, as usual, the story will remain the same. In the longer run, they will be replaced by some other associate nation.
It seems as if, once an associate nation becomes the top associate or even gets the Test membership, they fail to evolve and their winnings in cricket stops there. We might not be seeing any new team come in the top 8, and most likely teams might now get reduced in future ICC T20 World Cups. Funny thing is, Haroon Lorgat was proven right after 10 years.
I still cannot deduce why these associates can't evolve at this level. Alot of expectations from this World T20, but the same old story.