Cricket

Gazi Tank Cricketers are hoping their underperforming English cricketer Eoin Morgan will produce a Neil Fairbrother act and in their last match against Prime Doleshwar and land them their first ever Dhaka Premier League title.  The Irish-born Morgan has done little justice to his billing as a top-class cricketer, scoring only 70 runs in his ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is expected to be re-organised with the formation of the new standing committees when the executive directors convene their second board meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Several BCB directors have been busy lobbying for posts in their desired committees. Several key issues will be up for discussion,

The Dhaka Premier League’ fate is set to be decided in the last round after Prime Dholeshwar defeated Kalabagan Cricket Academy by 15 runs and Gazi Tanks Cricketers lost to Mohammedan Sporting Club by 54 runs on Monday. Gazi were leading the points table before Monday’s fixtures, and a win coupled with a Doleshwar loss or ... Read more

The much-hyped trial of the Bangladesh Premier League’s match fixing scandal got underway at a city venue on Sunday with all nine accused individuals attending the preliminary hearing through their lawyers. The hearing at the Radius Centre, near the tribunal headquarters at Gulshan, where the lawyers of the accused persons, except Mohammad Rafique,

Gazi Tank Cricketers can seal the Dhaka Premier League title today if they beat Mohammedan Sporting Club and their nearest challengers, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, lose against Kalabagan Cricket Academy in the penultimate round. A victory for Gazi Tanks, on 20 points, coupled with a defeat for Prime Doleshwar on 18 points will clinch the title ... Read more

The much-expected hearing was underway on Sunday in the city against nine cricketers and officials indicted with match-fixing and spot-fixing offences involving into the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The lawyers of the respective individuals dealt the matter before the three-member anti-corruption tribunal in closed-door, convened by

England suffered one of their heaviest-ever Ashes Test defeats Sunday when Australia trounced them by 381 runs at the Gabba and went one-up in the series with a day to spare. The tourists collapsed under the searing pace of Mitchell Johnson and were all out for 179 late on the fourth day after they were ... Read more

National discard Roqibul Hassan continued to blaze with the bat as he guided title aspirants Gazi Tank Cricketers to a comfortable six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Dhaka Premier League that saw as many as three centuries scored on Saturday. Roqibul was unbeaten on 90 and Gazi Tanks

Law will take its own course if anyone fails to attend the hearing in the Bangladesh Cricket Board match-fixing tribunal, Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury, convener of the tribunal, said at a press conference on Saturday. The tribunal chief was responding to a question on whether it has any power to compel any accused person to attend ... Read more

The cheques that the former state minister for youth and sports, Ahad Ali Sarkar, had provided to the cricketers as cash incentive have been dishonoured by the bank, said cricketers and Bangladesh Cricket Board sources on Saturday. Ahad, who was replaced by Mujibul Haque in a reshuffle of the cabinet this week, handed over the cheques ... Read more

Mushfiqur Rahim blasted an unbeaten 145 on Friday to propel Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to joint-second in the Dhaka Premier League standings during the second round of Super League matches held across different venues. Mushfiq clobbered the Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club bowlers all over BKSP-2 at Savar as Sheikh Jamal registered a six-wicket

Bangladesh may have the opportunity to host some matches in the next edition of the Indian Premier League, with an inspection team due to arrive next week to assess the facilities, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Friday. The IPL inspection team will visit the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the Fatullah stadium in Narayanganj and ... Read more

The owners of the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Dhaka Gladiators said they will not appear before the anti-corruption tribunal, set up by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, until a case pending with the Dhaka judge’s court is resolved. Gladiators filed the case on October 21 as the BCB failed to form the tribunal within the stipulated time ... Read more

Gazi Tank Cricketers reaffirmed their status as tournament favourites with a resounding win over Kalabagan CA, while Prime Doleshwar SC kept pace at the top with 16 points after defeating Prime Bank CC by 56 runs in the first round of Dhaka Premier League Super League matches on Wednesday. Mohammedan SC fell behind the leaders after ... Read more

Out of favour national cricketer Roqibul Hassan does not want to lose sleep thinking about a comeback and rather wants continue carrying on with his good form at the moment. The right-hander played a match-winning unbeaten 98 off 64 on Wednesday to help Gazi Tank Cricketers earn a comfortable 142-run win over

Sylhet Divisional Cricket Stadium will be baptised as an international venue with a one-day international between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on February 17, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Wednesday.  The BCB announced the itinerary for the Sri Lanka series, which includes two Tests and as many Twenty20 Internationals along with three one-dayers.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has become sharply divided over who the next national chief selector should be, with officials backing either former national captain Faruk Ahmed or current selector Minhajul Abedin for the coveted post. It was earlier reported that Faruk was the only serious candidate for the post, which became vacant after Akram Khan

Gazi Tank Cricketers have emerged as the new favourites as the Super League phase of the Dhaka Premier League begins today with three matches scheduled concurrently at three venues. Gazi Tanks, who have 14 points from 10 matches but lead the points table over Mohammedan Sporting Club and Prime Doleshwar by virtue of

Tickets of the ICC World Twenty20 will go on sale again from February 1, 2014 after most of the tickets have been sold inside three days. There are some tickets, priced above Tk. 500 are still available which will actually go on sale in the second phase. It is learnt from the Local Organising Committee ... Read more

After a few days of uncertainty and controversy surrounding the Dhaka Premier League, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club confirmed the sixth and final spot of the Super League as they got the better of Brothers Union by 70 runs at Mirpur on Monday. The much-talked about rematch between Sheikh Jamal and Brothers was ordered by the Cricket ... Read more