Cricket

This season’s Dhaka Premier League will not only be remembered for the performances of the established stars but also perhaps for the vibrant displays of several national discarded cricketers. The country’s solitary limited-overs competition,

The National Cricket League is all set to start from December 26 putting to rest all doubts about the much-needed time for the national players to make their preparations, said a BCB official on Tuesday. Several options were mooted to make

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to launch the 100-day countdown for next year’s ICC World Twenty20 at 12:00am on December 6, said officials on Saturday. The mega event, scheduled to be played across three venues from March 16 to April 6, will be hosted by Bangladesh where the teams from 16

Eoin Morgan saved his best for the last match, hitting a fabulous half-century to help Gazi Tank Cricketers clinch their maiden title in the Dhaka Premier League on Friday. Morgan’s 71-ball 84 set up a 60-run win for Gazi against Prime Doleshwar in what was effectively the league final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium

England’s Eoin Morgan, the star performer of the Dhaka Premier League Champions Gazi Tank Cricketers, said on Friday that he had changed his mental approach, and it paid dividends as he helped guide his side to their maiden title. Morgan scored match-winning 84 runs as Gazi defeated Prime Doleshwar by 60 runs on Friday to become ... Read more

Captain Mushfiqur Rahim hit an unbeaten 97 off 81 to lead Sheikh Jamal DC to a four-wicket victory over Kalabagan Cricket Academy and a second place finish in the Dhaka Premier League at the BKSP on Friday. KCA won the toss and elected to bat first, posting 223 all out in 49.1 overs, led by opener ... Read more

Gazi Tank Cricketers owner Lutfar Rahman Badal hailed their success in the Dhaka Premier League as a victory of cricket as they overcame many odds throughout the season to win the title. Badal took over the ownership of Gazi Tanks this season and promised a big-budgeted team before the BCB changed the transfer system forcing him ... Read more

The Gazi Tank Cricketers received an instant bonus of Tk five lakh after defeating Prime Doleshwar by 60 runs to win the Dhaka Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Lutfar Rahman Badal, famous for offering cash incentives to encourage the players to perform, distributed Tk 23,500 to each player after they

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced the itinerary of the national under-19 team’s home series against the visiting West Indies under-19 side. The Caribbean team will arrive on December 2 for seven one-day internationals, to be played in four venues – Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Fatullah

New leadership sought to make the body effective The Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh will finally have an election on December 13 after much criticism of its organisational structure, which had made it a largely ineffective body. The decision to hold the election was announced on Thursday, with a three-member panel headed by former coach ... Read more

The line-up of the 16 teams for next year’s ICC World Twenty20 was completed on Thursday after Hong Kong and the Netherlands claimed the final two spots on offer. The two teams will join already qualified Afghanistan, Ireland, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates in the first phase of the tournament alongside hosts

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hailed his country’s first win in a bilateral series against South Africa after they pulled off a thrilling one-run win in the second one-day international at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Hashim Amla (98) and AB de Villiers (74) took South Africa to the brink of victory but South Africa ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board responded to the call of national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim by giving him a fresh appointment up to ICC 2015 World Cup at the meeting of its board of directors at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Mushfiq, whose present term ends in December, earlier said that whoever is given the captaincy he ... Read more

Former national captain Akram Khan was appointed the new cricket operations chief as the Bangladesh Cricket Board reorganised its standing committees in the second meeting of the newly-elected board of directors on Wednesday. Akram replaces Enayet Hossain Siraj, who served the committee for the last five years. The cricket operations committee looks

India’s in-form batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma didn’t deliver on Wednesday, but opener Shikhar Dhawan’s 119 and Yuvraj Singh’s return-to-form 55 ensured India didn’t need to break much sweat in chasing West Indies’ competitive 263 for 5 in the third and deciding ODI of the three- match series in Kanpur. The five-wicket win gave India ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board finally put an end to its controversial short-term policy regarding appointment of the national captain as the BCB on Wednesday extended Mushfiqur Rahim’s tenure until the 2015 ICC World Cup. And the decision must have pleased the 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman the most after he had blasted his last short-term appointment

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to competitive cricket yesterday after recovering from dengue fever, but his presence was not enough for FMC Fighters to avoid a seven-wicket defeat to Pirates of Chittagong in the CJKS Corporate T20 cricket tournament at the MA Aziz Stadium. Shakib first scored 19 runs before bowling four

The Dhaka Premier League title-deciding match between Gazi Tank Cricketers and Prime Doleshwar has been shifted to Friday, according to a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release on Wednesday. The two sides were expected to play their final round game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday, but the match was postponed for

Nepal joined Afghanistan and Ireland, becoming the third team to qualify for the World T20 2014 in Bangladesh with a last-ball win against Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. It’s the first time Nepal will be heading to a global event. Nepal entered the final over needing 13 to win and Sharad Vesawkar swung a six down ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board said it will take to task Zimbabwean cricketers Sean Ervine and Sean Williams for unfairly tarnishing the image of the country to international media in a story regarding their payment in the Dhaka Premier League. The Zimbabwean duo made claims on Monday to leading cricket website Cricinfo that they were left ... Read more