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Ranatunga's verdict

BISHWAJIT ROY, from London
Sri Lanka's World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who is now an established politician, feels time is running out for Bangladesh to justify their inclusion in the elite league.
"You have to improve your performance to give the doubters a proper reply. But to do that, you will need the right team combination first. You must come out of this struggling phase fast because at the moment, the future does not look too good for Bangladesh," said Ranatunga who is here to commentate on television and also to act as an advisor to the Sri Lanka team.
There is a strong lobby forming in support of a two-tier system in Test cricket that will see away series' for teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe getting reduced. But Ranatunga thought that Bangladesh still had the talent to work with if they can see off this pressure.
"I still feel that Bangladesh got the Test status too early but at the beginning, they performed very well. But everything is going radically in the wrong direction now.
'Your players are mentally not strong enough to compete at the highest level but talent-wise they are not far behind from other teams."
Ranatunga, who is now the deputy minister for Investment, Tourism and Promotion & Industry in Sri Lanka however, questioned
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the commitment of the young players of Bangladesh having followed them in the Asia Cup and ICC Champions Trophy.
"There are some good young players but they hardly take any responsibility and appreciate the fact that they are playing for their country. Sometimes you have to be prepared to give your life for your motherland," said Ranatunga.
Ranatunga was confident that with the right people in the right places, Bangladesh could make an impression.
"Bangladesh can show their real strength sooner rather than later but you need some people with real vision to guide them. You have natural talent and you should allow that talent to flourish."
Ranatunga, who knows more about Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore than most people because of the Australian's long association with Sri Lanka, said that a coach alone can never achieve anything.
"Ultimately, itis the players' responsibility to perform in the middle. You can achieve anything if you have a good team work between the cricket board, the manager, the coach and the captain."