Because we have noticed that a few players are not even interested in playing Test cricket.'

But now we will follow the policy strictly. 'So far we have shown a soft attitude towards it. But whenever it comes to playing National Cricket League or other First-Class matches, our players show family reason or other pretexts to avoid it,' said BCB spokesman Jalal Yunus. 'We have got a long-standing policy that the players will not be considered for the national team unless they play domestic First-Class cricket. They failed to score 200 runs in any of their last six innings and were bowled out for 43, their lowest-ever total, in the Caribbean in the first Test.Īccording to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials, a major reason for the crisis is players' lack of interest in playing Test and First-Class cricket. Bangladesh have lost six of their last seven Tests, and have won just 10 of 108 matches overall.