Month: July 2016

Bangladesh’s most successful Twenty20 batsman of the year 2016, Sabbir Rahman, said on Tuesday that he dreams to play and perform well in the Test cricket. The 24-year old stylish batsman is yet to make his Test debut but he is confident that if he gets chance he can do well in the most coveted ... Read more

Stalemates became the norm in the Bangladesh Premier League as both of its matches on Tuesday ended in 1-1 draw at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. In the first match of the day, Brothers Union came from behind to draw with Feni Soccer Club while the match between Muktijoddha Sangshad Krira Chakra

Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin consolidated his top position of ICC player rankings for the all-rounders with his century and seven-wicket haul in Antigua Test and widened the gap with Bangladesh’s Sakib al Hasan, said an ICC press release on Tuesday. Ashwin’s knock of 113 and 7-83 against West Indies

All-rounder Mahmudullah said on Sunday that he wants to do well against England in their forthcoming home series and the whole Bangladesh team is eager to show their transformation of mentality Mahmudullah has fond memories against the English side as his stylish century paved the way for Tigers to grab a historic 15-run win against ... Read more

Bangladesh can heave a sigh of relief as pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman did not suffer any severe injury though he was ruled out to participate for Sussex on Sunday. Mustafiz sustained a shoulder injury during a practice session that restricted him from making his debut in Royal’s London Cup, 50-over cricket tournament.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s bowling action review committee completed their work of capturing the actions of all the 10 suspected bowlers on Sunday, said the chief of the committee, Jalal Yunus. The committee will now assess the actions of those bowlers, who all were reported during this year’s Dhaka Premier League, through software for further scrutiny.

Batsman Mominul Haque said on Saturday that he was not thinking about any other format apart from Test cricket although he performed well in the just concluded Dhaka Premier League, country’s traditional 50-over tournament. The left-hander scored 671 runs in 16 matches of DPL with an average of 41.93 runs and a strike rate of 95.99, ... Read more

The curtain of the ninth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League rises today at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong with defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club taking on promoted Arambagh Krira Sangha in the first match. In the second match of the day, last season’s runners-up Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra will lock horns with another ... Read more

Pace bowler Al-Amin Hossain was fined Tk 2,000 on Saturday for arriving late in the ongoing conditioning camp of the Bangladesh national cricket team for their forthcoming home series against England. The lanky paceman arrived two minutes after the scheduled time 8:00am and thus he was penalised. It was known that the new system of ... Read more

Former Pakistani pace bowler Aaqib Javed will arrive here on July 29 to conduct a one-week long camp of specialised pace bowlers, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. Aaqib will take over the camp from July 30, a day after its commencement. ‘He will stay here for a week,’ said a BCB official.

Pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman failed to deliver in his second match for his country club Sussex on Friday after an outstanding debut a day before. Mustafiz bowled 3.2 overs and conceded 31 runs in the match where his side lost to Sussex and put them into the brink of being eliminated from the competition.

Mustafiz rocks on Sussex debut Bangladesh paceman Mustafizur Rahman was the toast of cricket fans once again after he made a successful debut for English county club Sussex in NatWest T20 Blast with a man-of-the-match performance at Chelmsford on Thursday. Mustafiz grabbed 4-23 as Sussex beat Essex by 24 runs by restricting the home side to ... Read more

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday invited Malala Yousufzai for the third Test against England at Birmingham next month, hoping her presence can further inspire the Pakistan team. The Noble Laureate lives in Birmingham after surviving a near-fatal attack by the Talibans for her campaign to get women education mandatory in 2012. She was

Virat Kohli stroked his maiden Test double century as India took control in the first Test against West Indies, reaching 404-4 in first session of the second day on Thursday. Having chosen to bat first on winning the toss, the Indian captain led the way with a thoroughly authoritative innings of 200 not out, decorated ... Read more