Cricket

Pakistan, Sri Lanka face off in opening match today Less than 72 hours after Bangladesh ended their gruelling series against Sri Lanka, the country is now ready for another cricket carnival in the Asia Cup, which begins at Fatullah today. The 12th edition of the tournament, which is being held in Bangladesh for the fourth ... Read more

Bangladesh will go into Asia Cup with their team harmony seriously disrupted by recent events, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan observed on Monday. Speaking to reporters at his office, Nazmul said he had noticed that all had not been going well in the Tigers’ camp dating back to Bangladesh’s tour

Afghanistan captain Mohammed Nabi said on Monday that his side have come a long way and would like to continue their recent development in the forthcoming Asia Cup. The Afghans open their Asia Cup campaign on Thursday against Pakistan and Nabi hopes that they will carry on their good work. ‘The challenge is huge.

Sri Lanka must continue to improve despite the success they have enjoyed during their stay in Bangladesh to date if they are to lift the Asia Cup, captain Angelo Mathews said at a pre-tournament press conference in Dhaka on Monday. ‘I think as a team there is always room for improvement, Mathews said at the Pan ... Read more

Skipper alleges he was not consulted by selectors Bangladesh’s skipper Mushfiqur Rahim took an unexpected swipe at chief selector Faruk Ahmed on Sunday for ignoring him while selecting the squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup. The wicketkeeper-batsman could not stop from showing his frustration during a press conference at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. ‘It’s difficult

Stand-in India captain Virat Kohli said on Sunday that his side will be hoping to put their disappointing tour of New Zealand behind them and start afresh in the upcoming Asia Cup. India, who arrived in Dhaka on Sunday, are coming off a below-par display in New Zealand, where they lost both the Test and ... Read more

Misbah ul Haq expects a wide-open tournament when the 2014 Asia Cup kicks off on Tuesday but still likes his team’s chances of lifting the trophy, the Pakistan captain said on Sunday. ‘I think [it will be wide open], because these teams are equally good and all teams have ability to win against any side, ... Read more

Chittagong and Rangpur completed successful run chases on day four of the fourth round of matches in the National Cricket League on Sunday, while a stubborn final pair for Rajshahi saved a draw against Dhaka. Chittagong v Barisal Opener Mahabubul Karim’s 162 and 49 runs from Faisal Hossain took Chittagong to 295-6 and a four-wicket victory ... Read more

Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a cricketing lesson to ease to a six-wicket win on Saturday in the third and final one-day international and complete a 3-0 series sweep in Dhaka. Kusal Perera organised Sri Lanka’s run-chase with his maiden century, a brilliant 106 off 124 balls which was crucial in the absence of Kumar Sangakkara

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan received no sympathy for a lewd on-camera gesture during the second ODI against Sri Lanka which led him to a three-match suspension and a fine of Tk three lakh. Sakib, often regarded as the image of Bangladesh’s cricket, disappointed the whole nation when he pointed towards his crotch and then towards ... Read more

Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim feared if they can continue playing like this they will find it tough to beat newcomers Afghanistan in the Asia Cup at home, which begins in two days’ time. Sri Lanka toyed with the Tigers to with the third and final one-day international by six wickets, completing a 3-0 series sweep, ... Read more

Bangladesh on Saturday left Tamim Iqbal out of their Asia Cup squad after the opener failed to recover sufficiently from his neck injury.  Tamim, who played a phenomenal role in the last Asia Cup with four fifties to help Bangladesh finish runners-up, also missed the preceding three one-day internationals against Sri Lanka due to the ... Read more

Bangladesh’s batting and fielding woes refused to go away as they conceded the one-day international series against Sri Lanka, going down by 61 runs in the second one-dayer at Mirpur on Thursday. Chasing a competitive 290 for victory on a good batting wicket, Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals to give the visitors an unassailable 2-0 ... Read more

Low confidence, some mental blocks and the poor form of some performing players combined to bring about a series defeat for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka, skipper Musfiqur Rahim said after his side went down by 61 runs in the second one-day international on Thursday. Bangladesh repeated their catching miseries

Openers Abdul Majid and Rony Talukdar both reached triple-digits for league-leaders Dhaka as the fourth round of the National Cricket League got underway on Thursday. Dhaka v Rajshahi Dhaka were 340-1 at the close of play on day one at the BKSP-4 ground in Savar, with Majid (155 not out) and Taiabur Parvez (65 not out) ... Read more

Bangladesh will look for some luck to end their finishing misery when they take on Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Dhaka today. The Tigers were still searching for answers as to what had prompted them to drop so many catches off one batsman, who then single-handedly took

Bangladesh’s batting and fielding coach Corey Richards regretted the lapses in fielding but blasted the top-order batsmen for failing to complete the job during the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Despite being in a comfortable position in both innings of the rain-disrupted 43-over match, Bangladesh lost by 13 runs to go down 1-0 in the ... Read more

With the senior national team producing a recent series of heartbreaking results against Sri Lanka, the Under-19 side joined them in a week of disappointment for Bangladeshi cricket. The Bangladesh Under-19 national cricket team were eliminated from cup-contention in the group stage of the Under-19 World Cup after a 74-run

Asia Cup champions Pakistan are not afraid of how they will be received in Bangladesh – where they will begin their title defence on February 25 – captain Mohammad Hafeez said at the team’s practice camp in Lahore on Wednesday. ‘We don’t fear while going to India because we do get lots of love there,’ said ... Read more

Sachithra Senanayake may have hoped to play an important role in the limited-overs leg of Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh’s spin-friendly climes, but he was probably not expecting to do so with the bat. Three days after supporting Thisara Perera’s fight-back and hitting a four off the last ball to take Sri Lanka to victory in ... Read more