Bangladesh is in danger of losing its International Cricket Council membership as the Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to hold the election due to legal complications, BCB president Nazmul Hassan felt. Nazmul is set to face some unsavoury questions
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No league until ACSU report
CWAB lifts boycott threat Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh backtracked from their earlier decision of boycotting Dhaka Premier League after they held a successful discussion with the officials of Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday. The withdrawal came amid a new twist of the event
BCB least bothered by boycott threat
The Bangladesh Cricket Board paid very little attention to the players’ threat of boycotting the Dhaka Premier League as it has enough reasons to feel that this is nothing but a call of meow. The cricketers in a meeting on Monday decided to boycott the league unless the BCB meets their certain demands including the ... Read more
Nadir asks BCB to lift his ban
Banned senior umpire Nadir Shah on Tuesday formally appealed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board president to reconsider their decision after receiving his expulsion letter from the BCB recently. Nadir Shah was banned for 10 years on March 18 after the BCB had conducted a detailed inquiry into allegations of corruption brought on by satellite television
Sakib returns to rankings summit
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan regained his number one position in the International Cricket Council’s ODI all-rounder ranking after Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez fared poorly in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. Hafeez replaced Sakib at the top after Bangladesh’s
DPL plunges into deep crisis
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
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