Cricket

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal was named vice-captain of the national side for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release on Thursday. The 24-year-old left-handed batsman will begin his second stint as vice-captain, with his previous tenure spanning for 10 months from December 2010-

The Sri Lankan cricket team arrives today for their series against the Tigers, which begins on Monday with the first of two Tests. Sri Lanka are scheduled to reach the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11:45am. The AFP reports that Sri Lanka’s selectors on Thursday recalled unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis for the Test matches ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board would prefer to remain silent until the proposal for a massive revamp of international cricket is tabled at the International Cricket Council executive board meeting later this month, a BCB official said. Bangladesh will be one of the worst affected countries if the proposal – put forward by the so-called ‘Big Three’ ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to start the National Cricket League on January 30, a tournament committee official said on Wednesday. The first-class tournament will feature four-day matches at four different venues across the country. The decision was taken after the BCB’s tournament committee sat with officials from participating divisions at the

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal believes that the Bangladesh Cricket Board will not make any decisions that would prevent the Tigers from playing Test cricket when it comes time to vote on a much-debated proposal to revamp the ICC’s structure. Bangladesh will be greatly affected if the draft proposal formulated by the three so-called Big-3 India,

Bangladesh national team coach Shane Jurgensen backed out-of-favour batsman Naeem Islam after he was omitted from the 14-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on 27 January in Dhaka. Naeem, who missed the Sri Lanka tour last year due to injury, rediscovered his form in the last ODI series against New Zealand ... Read more

Walton Central Zone captain Mahmudullah claimed his second five-wicket haul of the match to clinch a dramatic 37-run victory over Prime Bank South Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League at BKSP-3 on Tuesday. One day after Taijul Islam won the man-of-the-match award at BKSP-2 for his 12 wickets in BCB North Zone’s victory over Islami Bank ... Read more

The Sylhet Divisional Stadium was officially ruled out from the fixture of the forthcoming home series against Sri Lanka, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Tuesday. The decision was announced at a ticketing partnership declaration programme held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. ‘The match which was

Opening batman Shamsur Rahman was rewarded for his recent form with a place in the Test set-up on Monday when Bangladesh named its 14-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka. Shamsur, who played a brilliant knock of 96 runs in the third one-day international against New Zealand to help Bangladesh complete a 3-0 ... Read more

Uncapped Shamsur Rahman on Monday said that not taking undue pressure upon himself eventually helped him to get into the Bangladesh squad for the first home Test match against Sri Lanka starting January 27. Gone are the days when Shamsur spent most of his time fretting about what went wrong as the hard-hitting batsman could not ... Read more

Man-of-the-match Taijul Islam claimed another five-for at BKSP-2 on Monday to give him 12 scalps in BCB North Zone’s seven-wicket victory over Islami Bank East Zone with a day to spare in the Bangladesh Cricket League. Meanwhile, Prime Bank South Zone require another 151 runs on the final day with seven wickets remaining to defeat Walton ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday heaved a sigh of relief after it successfully completed the security briefing over the ICC World Twenty20, 2014 to the representatives of participating teams. Representatives of five top cricketing nations – Australia, England, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – attended the briefing along with the ICC and BCB officials ... Read more

Facing fierce competition at the top of the Tigers’ Test line-up, Marshal Ayub made his case to stay in the number three hole he occupied against New Zealand. Marshal hit an unbeaten century on day two of the Bangladesh Premier League’s second round of matches at the BKSP on Sunday, providing a timely

The Dhaka Gladiators’ lawyer questioned the authority of the International Cricket Council to investigate the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing scandal and alleged that their foreign players and coach were spared discriminatorily. ‘The documents that were made available to us, they show coach Ian Pont was aware of everything and he had accepted $6,000 for it,’

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed a career-best 7-67 as Bangladesh Cricket Board North Zone restricted Islami Bank East Zone to 261-8 in the opening day of the second round of the Bangladesh Cricket League at BKSP on Saturday. In the other match, Prime Bank South Zone gained an upper hand over Walton Central Zone thanks to ... Read more

In a rather unfamiliar sighting and much to everyone’s surprise, national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on Saturday rolled his hands with the ball for only the second time in his professional career. Among the 490 games he has played over the course of his career that includes matches in the international and first-class scene, the diminutive ... Read more

The Anti-Corruption Tribunal, appointed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, wants a quick disposal of the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing cases as it resumes hearing today. The much-hyped trial of the BPL match-fixing scandal began on November 24 with all nine accused individuals attending the preliminary hearing through

Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday announced a 30-member preliminary squad of Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team for the ensuing ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh-2014. Squad: Rumana Ahmed, Shaila Sharmin, Lata Mondol, Khadiza Tul Kubra, Sultana Yesmin Boishakhi, Farzana Hoque, Salma Khatun, Panna Ghosh, Lily Rani Biswas,

Bowlers are expected to fare better as the second round of matches of the Bangladesh Cricket League begins today at the BKSP, with more assistance expected from the wicket and with the benefit of having already adjusted to the red ball. BCB North Zone will play against Islami Bank East Zone at BKSP-2 and Walton Central ... Read more

The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team began their ICC Under-19 World Cup mission on Friday with an intense camp at the BKSP to prepare them for the mega event starting on February 8 in Dubai. The team is looking to step up and showcase their talent, leaving behind the dismal performance last month at the Asia ... Read more