Satire: 5 things that can happen in cricket in 2016

Disclaimer: The sources and ‘reports’ in this article are about as much real as Suresh Raina’s nephew, but you would’ve realized that anyway, right?Now that the Yuletide spirit is about to fade away, let us all sit down and take a deep breath. The cricketing world has borne witness to much ugliness this year, which is somewhat natural given the kind of cricket teams play these days, and much more is yet to come in 2016.No, I won’t reminisce about the good old days although I do feel an irresistible urge to do so. Rather, I shall take it up as my solemn responsibility to caution you about the upcoming disasters that may shock you enough to spell your doom in the following year.So brace yourselves, soldiers, and read on.

#1 Bangladesh rising to No. 1 in ICC rankings

Mustafizur is gunning for glory in 2016

2015 has been great for Bangladesh and Bangladeshis around the world believe 2016 will be even better. They have managed to reach the quarter-final in the ICC World Cup in 2015 and they are certainly going to win the World T20 in India next year. And Mustafizur Rahman is going to break Shane Warne’s record of most wickets in a calendar in Tests, despite only playing 2 Tests, both of which were drawn due to rain.

The passionate nation is currently stationed at No. 7 in the ODI rankings with 97 ratings – 30 less than leaders Australia. What’s more is that even Pakistan are ranked below them despite having played 20 more matches than Bangladesh.

All that Bangladesh need in order to dethrone Australia are a few victories. With that goal in mind, the Board is expected to schedule tours for mighty teams like Kenya, UAE, Bermuda and Oman during the coming year.

Now that the ultimate Bangladeshi dream of ‘Joy Bangla’ resonating throughout the world is so close to being fulfilled, it would be a shame to lose it all.

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