A two-member panel of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit is expected to leave today after completing their latest investigations into alleged match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League, said officials of the Bangladesh Cricket
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Jessore and Narayanganj DSAs won their respective group matches in the 33rd National Cricket Championship beating their rivals in two separate venues on Monday. Jessore DSA earned a comfortable 59-run victory over Brahmanbaria DSA in a Group B match
Shane puts positive spin on break
National cricket team coach Shane Jurgensen pointed to the positives in the long break between international matches, labeling it an ‘opportunity’ to the media on Sunday, the Tigers’ first day back at the camp. ‘It’s always good to play matches, but there’s also a good
Clubs reject new league dates
The Dhaka Premier League clubs said on Sunday that they are unable to participate in the players’ recruitment programme and the league on the new schedule given to them by the Bangladesh Cricket League. The BCB recently said that the players’ recruitment
BCB, Game On trade claims, blame
Claims and counter claims will be up on the menu during the long-awaited formal meeting between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Game On Sports Management on Sunday regarding the payments issue of the Bangladesh Premier League. The lack of professionalism from both ends were exposed
Tigers resume training today
The Bangladesh national cricketers will resume training today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium after a one-week break with an aim to work on their skills and sustain their fitness ahead of a couple of series abroad. Prior to the one-week break, the Tigers underwent
Game On pays Tk 10cr, finally
The Bangladesh Cricket Board finally received a bank guarantee of Tk 10 crore from Game On, the event management company responsible for hosting the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, said a BCB official on Saturday. This came as a huge relief to the BCB which was
Agar thanks bat makers for Ashes-powering willow
Australian Ashes debutant Ashton Agar has expressed his gratitude to the guru bat makers who were responsible for the super-light home-made willow bat that powered his spectacular knock of 98 against England at Trent Bridge, reports ANI According to Telegraph.com.au, Agar used his favourite ‘oldie but a goodie’ Tails Never Fails (TNF) bat, a label which
DPL pushed towards further uncertainty
The dark cloud hovering over the Dhaka Premier League refuses to go away as the competition’s future was pushed into further doubt after the recent feud between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the clubs over their grants. The BCB appeared to eliminate doubts surrounding the league,
ACSU official arrives today to complete BPL fixing probe
An official from the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit will arrive in Dhaka today in order to complete its investigation of match-fixing allegations during the Bangladesh Premier League, said BCB sources on Friday. ACSU is expected to submit a report on their findings
Cox’s Bazar venue temporary only!
The under-construction cricket stadium at the golf course in Cox’s Bazar is not a permanent structure and should be removed after the ICC World Twenty20 tournament next year, officials said on Thursday. Retired lieutenant colonel Faruk Khan,
Nazmul denies pledging donations for clubs
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan rejected the suggestion that he has promised a grant for the clubs ahead of the Dhaka Premier League. ‘I did not promise to give them [clubs] any money. Only they asked for it in a meeting,’ Nazmul told reporters on Thursday.
Khulna protests BCB floodlight plan
Sports organisers have expressed their disappointment at the decision of Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hasan to switch the floodlights of Khulna’s Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) to Sylhet as an interim arrangement for hosting next year’s ICC World Twenty20. Moniruzzaman Moni, mayor-elect of Khulna City
NCL future looks bleak
Whenever Bangladesh lose a Test match badly, one chorus is common – we must put emphasis on longer version cricket. The captain sings the same song at the post-match press conference, former cricketers join him in television talk-shows and the Bangladesh Cricket Board officials nod positively.
DPL talks stalled over club grants
The fate of the Dhaka Premier League was plunged into further doubt after some clubs expressed their unwillingness to discuss the bylaws unless the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed its annual grants to them. The bylaws of the league were supposed to be
Women’s Club Cricket
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club earned an emphatic 147-run win over Victoria SC in the Women’s Club Cup Cricket at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. In the day’s other match, Gulshan Youth Club outclassed Rising Girls Cricket Academy by nine wickets at the City Club ground in Mirpur.
Women’s Club Cricket
An all-round performance by Sathira Jakir enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to crush Azad Sporting Club by a massive 230 runs in the Women’s Club Cup Cricket Tournament at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first after winning the toss, Mohammedan SC piled up a comfortable 255 runs for 4 in 40 overs and later ... Read more
The origin of Ashes
Mention the word ‘Ashes’ to any cricket fan and they know you are talking about a Test contest between England and Australia. But cricket’s oldest rivals had been playing each other for five years before the idea of the Ashes was born.
Few Great Moments
1956 – Perfect 10 for Laker At Manchester in the fourth Test of a series England won 2-1, off-spinner Jim Laker achieved cricketing perfection when he took 10 wickets in the second innings to end with an incredible match haul of 19. Anil Kumble has since become the second bowler to take all 10 in ... Read more
Bodyline- the biggest controversy
Cricket and politics collided with almost devastating consequences for Anglo-Australian relations. England captain Douglas Jardine took his side into the lion’s den and returned with the Ashes urn after adopting their controversial ‘bodyline’ bowling tactic. Designed mainly to limit the threat posed by Australia’s star batsman Don Bradman, it consisted