Players announce league boycott, BCB blamed for entire fiasco The forthcoming Dhaka Premier League plunged into deep crisis after the players decided to boycott it unless their certain demands, including the scrapping of the proposed gradation system, are met. The boycott decision came from a gathering of local
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Nasir to field only in circle
In-form national batsman Nasir Hossain was advised to field inside the circle to avoid long throwing as he is carrying an injury on his shoulder, said national team physio Vibhab Singh on Sunday. Nasir travelled to South Africa after completion of the recent Zimbabwe tour to have an expert opinion on his shoulder injury as ... Read more
DPL rescheduled again
BCB mulls List A status for the league The forthcoming Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League has been rescheduled again as the Bangladesh Cricket Board is still working on the by-laws of the tournament, said the officials on Sunday. The DPL, already delayed several times due to umpteenth reasons, will now start on July 3 instead ... Read more
BCB election-bound
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to ask the National Sports Council to take necessary steps to hold its long overdue election as it is facing a race against time to fulfil an International Cricket Council obligation. The BCB must give the ICC an explanation at its annual
Bangladesh A to leave for UK on Aug 2
The Bangladesh A team will feature in five Limited-Over matches against different English county sides before taking on the England Lions in a three-match ODI series in August. According to the itinerary released on Saturday, the junior Tigers will depart the country and arrive in the UK on August 2 as their opening Limited-Over match ... Read more
Mashrafee happy to be back in groove
Recently recovered pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza is eyeing to regain his full fitness through the ongoing fitness camp arranged by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for the 30-member preliminary squad ahead of the forthcoming series against New Zealand. Mashrafee returned to full-fledged practice at the
Mominul yearns to improve his short-ball skills
Ever since his introduction to Bangladesh cricket, left-handed batsman Mominul Haque, has had a promising run. After the conclusion of the recent tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, Mominul returned home knowing that he has to improve his batting. In modern cricket, any weakness or limitation of a particular
Tigers back to training
Members of the Bangladesh cricket team returned to training on Thursday amid match-fixing scandal that cast a dark shadow over the country’s cricketing landscape for the last few weeks. A total of 26 players from a preliminary squad reported to coach Shane Jurgensen and trainer Stuart Karppinen for the opening session, Tigers’ first since
ACSU officials leave today
The visiting ICC Anti-Corruption and Security officials are expected to leave Dhaka today after two days of renewed investigation into the match-fixing allegation, said the officials. Nizamudddin Chowdhury, the acting chief executive officer of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, told New Age that the ACSU officials are yet to submit their report
Jurgensen tight-lipped on Ashraful
Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful’s suspension due to match-fixing allegations came as a shock and would certainly diminish the batting strength of the Tigers, said national coach Shane Jurgensen on Tuesday. Jurgensen arrived from Australia on Monday and
Preliminary squad for New Zealand series announced
The Bangladesh Cricket Board turned down an invitation from Ireland for a visit in August as it prefers a better preparation on home soil for the forthcoming series against New Zealand, officials said on Tuesday. Ireland invited Bangladesh to play three one-day
Akram calls on BCB to shift focus on cricket
Bangladesh Cricket Board needs to shift their focus back on cricket instead of channeling all its energies into the ongoing match-fixing scandal, feels chief selector Akram Khan. ‘We are talking too much on the issue [match-fixing] that is bad for overall cricket of this country,’ Akram told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday.
Clubs snub demands of pay rise
The Dhaka Premier League clubs refused to pay any importance on the proposed pay structure placed by the Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh for the forthcoming edition, said officials on Monday. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis sat
Nadir Shah set to appeal against ban
Banned senior umpire Nadir Shah said on Monday that he is expected to appeal to the Bangladesh Cricket Board president soon to minimize his punishment after receiving his expulsion letter from the BCB recently. Nadir Shah lost his retainership for 10 years on
Police foil Ashraful fans’ rally
Law enforcement agencies obstructed the fans from holding their scheduled human chain programme to voice their demand of nominal punishment for suspended cricketer Mohammad Ashraful after he admitted his involvement in match-fixing. A group of facebook fans, who interacted through
Kiwis seal thrilling win
New Zealand overcame a nervy chase to scamper to a thrilling one-wicket win in their Champions Trophy opener in Cardiff on Sunday. Defending a meagre 138 runs, paceman Lasith Malinga (4-34) and Shaminda Eranga (2-45) shared six wickets between them to give Sri Lanka some hopes,
DESCO suspends SBNS power for two-hour
The Dhaka Electric Supply Company on Sunday cut off the electricity of the Bangladesh Cricket Board office at the Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium for a two-hour period due to non payment of electric bills. DESCO sources said the BCB owes them Tk 1 crore 17 lakh in arrear bills for the last nine months.
CWAB demands rise in pay
The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh demanded a rise in the payment structure of the A+ category players for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League than what was proposed by the clubs. CWAB’s secretary Debobroto Paul along with the
Salim’s new fixing bomb!
Country’s cricket fans were jolted with another match-fixing bombshell on Saturday when a private television channel aired a scroll claiming Dhaka Gladiators owner Salim Chowdhury to have implicated former national skipper Habibul Bashar in the scandal. The news spread very quickly to make the life of Bashar,
BKSP clinch U-16 cricket title
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan secured the Young Tigers Under 16 National Cricket Competition title after defeating Dhaka Metro by seven wickets in the final on Saturday. BKSP won the toss and invited Dhaka Metro to bat first in a reduced 47-over match. Siddikur and Shafiul Hayat helped BKSP dismiss Metro for 103 in 45.2 overs