5 reasons why Champions Trophy should not be scrapped for Test Championship

#5 A motivation for the associates

Bangladesh defeated New Zealand to enter the semi-finals

The T20 World Champions West Indies failed to make it to the tournament and Bangladesh qualified being ranked number 7 in the world. They did full justice to their presence by reaching the semi-finals from the group that included Australia, New Zealand and England, a group that was deemed too good for the Asian side to compete in.

Bangladesh proved that they are no longer the minnows and their campaign would certainly inspire the associate nations to achieve much more. There are teams like Afghanistan who are doing consistently well in ODI cricket and there will be an added motivation for them to stand amongst the top 8 sides in the world to participate in the Champions Trophy.