Month: March 2016

Tamim Iqbal added another feather to his cap when he became the first Bangladeshi to hit a century in Twenty20 International on Sunday in their match against Oman at Dharamsala. Tamim struck 103 not out off 63 balls as Bangladesh recovered from a slow start to put 180-2 in what was billed as a must ... Read more

If toss is anything to determine the success rate of a captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza will lag behind many others in Bangladesh’s cricket history. Mashrafee lost his fifth successive toss in Twenty20 format when his Omani counterpart Sultan Ahmed successfully called the coin during their ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dharamsala on Sunday. His poor

Wherever Bangladesh played away from home they always enjoyed some support from the gallery, mostly from the expatriate community. In India there are hardly any expatriates. Yet, the Tigers felt no lack of support, thanks to a group of young Bangladeshis, who travelled all the way from Dhaka to Dharamsala under the banner of Bangladesh ... Read more

Bangladesh will look to confirm their berth in the main draw of the ICC World Twenty20 when they will take on Oman in their last qualifying match in Dharamsala today. The Tigers must beat the Arabian minnows or at least hope that the match gets washed out to give them a chance to join with ... Read more

During the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, all-rounder Sakib al Hasan had a personal battle with opener Tamim Iqbal as they were chasing the honour of becoming the first Bangladeshi to reach the 4,000 one-day international runs. Sakib had won the battle as he completed the feat in the opening match against Afghanistan ... Read more

Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach Heath Streak backed paceman Taskin Ahmed to come clear after the testing of his bowling action in the biomechanics centre in Chennai. Taskin, who was reported with the suspect action alongside left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny after Bangladesh’s opening match at ICC World Twenty20 qualifier against

Opener Tamim Iqbal played an entertaining knock before rain washed out the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier between Bangladesh and Ireland in Dharamsala, India on Friday. The match officials declared the game abandoned about 11:00pm Bangladesh standard time as play could not be resumed following a rain break at

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Friday made a passionate statement in support of his two bowlers who were reported with for suspect bowling action during the ICC World Twenty20. Mashrafee said they played their Friday’s qualifying match against Ireland only for Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed, who were reported by the match officials after ... Read more

Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny, who was reported with suspect bowling action, will travel to Chennai today for biomechanics test, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Friday. BCB cricket operations committee chairman Akram Khan told New Age that Sunny’s fellow suspect paceman Taskin Ahmed will visit the same biomechanics centre

Peter Borren came close to tears when he took his seat for the formal press conference. It was the only thing that the Netherlands skipper had to do in the whole evening as rain denied any chance of playing against Oman on Friday. The match was washed out without a ball being bowled, resulting the ... Read more

With the rain making the chance of any play increasingly difficult, Rameez Raza was reading a book sitting on the right corner of the press box. It was a quiet afternoon at the HPCA stadium. Only very few journalists had arrived. Commentators were passing a lazy time as there was no sign of play. Actually ... Read more

The mood in the Bangladesh tent became somber the moment manager Khaled Mahmud received the report of the match officials about the suspect action of two key bowlers on Wednesday. But Bangladesh looked determined not to allow it taking any toll in their performance as they were preparing to face Ireland in another crucial ICC ... Read more

Taskin and Sunny reported for suspect bowling action Bangladesh were left stunned as two of their bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny have been reported with suspect bowling action after their Wednesday’s match in the ICC World Twenty20. Match officials conveyed the message to manager Khaled Mahmud shortly after Bangladesh posted an eight-run win over ... Read more

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe hoped two of his stalwarts Sakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will soon rediscover their batting form in order to give Tigers a strong chance in the ICC World Twenty20. Sakib and Mushfiq failed to shine in any of the Asia Cup matches and continued their struggle in the World Twenty20 ... Read more

Ireland will bank on history, not their recent form when they take on Bangladesh in a crucial ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dharamsala today, said batsman Garry Wilson. The Irish have lost three of their last four Twenty20 internationals, respectively against Papua New Guinea, UAE and Oman, coming into the crunch match against the Tigers.

Netherlands gave Bangladesh a big scare before falling just short as the Tigers pulled off a cliffhanger by eight runs in their ICC World Twenty20 opener in Dharamsala on Wednesday. The victory was not assured until the final over when Netherlands needed 17 runs but Taskin Ahmed kept his composure under pressure to give away ... Read more

Opener Tamim Iqbal had the bowlers to thank to save him from an unwanted record as they successfully defended a modest score to give Bangladesh an eight-run win over Netherlands on Wednesday. Tamim made a carry through the innings and made 83, setting up Bangladesh’s innings of 153-7, but it still looked to be inadequate ... Read more

It was not long ago, Mashrafee bin Murtaza faced with a question exactly when he was planning to retire from Twenty20 International cricket, considering his age, lack of pace and reflex. Mashrafee provided half the answer during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan when his two successive fours off Mohammad Amir turned the table in ... Read more