Why is Bangladesh still a Test playing nation?

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Bangladesh’s record in Test matches reads - 59 matches, 1 win, 6 draws, 52 losses. Their solitary win was registered in Jan 2005 against a depleted Zimbabwean team at Chittagong.Zimbabwe have been their opponents in three of their six drawn matches.Losses by less than 200 runs: 2Losses by less than 6 wickets: 4Our very own BCCI was instrumental in getting Bangladesh elevated to Test status and interestingly the same board has not hosted a series for them even once since November 2000 when they entered the Test arena (perhaps they do not consider them worthy opponents for a home series due to their dismal record).Now, isn’...   See the complete post here

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