To a lesser extent

The performances by Kenya and Bangladesh in South Africa once again proved that they do not belong in the main stream of international cricket. Arthur Turner in his column on Sport24.com believes the ICC needs to acknowledge that their policy of developing Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Kenya in the mainstream of international cricket is not working, and he provides a few suggestions himself.

These countries do not have the capacity to play at this level and it is debatable if they ever will have. They are no more than a millstone around the neck of international cricket in an era of professionalism, commercialism and a congested international cricket schedule.