Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal said on Friday that he will join the forthcoming Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 competition instead of the second version of the Sri Lankan Premier League due to uncertainty. Tamim was picked up by St. Lucia for the inaugural
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The first round of the 33rd National Cricket Championship concluded on Friday at different venues of the country with Khulna, Pabna, Gaibandha and Mymensingh Districts registering wins over Meherpur, Natore, Kurigram and Kishorganj Districts respectively. Khulna prevailed by 155 runs over Meherpur at Satkhira,
Salim dubs Ash a man-of-street
Dhaka Gladiators owner Salim Chowdhury labelled suspended national captain Mohammad Ashraful as a man-of-street and insisted that one cannot say him guilty based on the statement of the cricketer. ‘Listen, if a man-of-street claims that I am convicted
Mushfiq makes Ashraful’s day
Suspended batsman Mohammad Ashraful received some moral support from national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim for his bold confession on Thursday as he is trying hard to acclimatise to his new lifestyle. Mushfiq seemed to have made the day for one
Sakib, Tamim to play in CPL T20
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan and opening batsman Tamim Iqbal are set to face each other in the inaugural game of the Caribbean Premier League T20 as both of them were selected in the players’ draft at Jamaica on Wednesday. Sakib was chosen to feature for Barbados while Tamim
Tears earn Ashraful more sympathy than hate
Mohammad Ashraful may have his cricketing career at risk after the Bangladesh Cricket Board suspended him indefinitely on charge of match-fixing, but his tearful confession on television has earned him more of sympathy than hate. Questions are also rife whether the cricket board made
Ashraful feels relieved
Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful, who was banned from cricket temporarily, said that he felt relieved after he had apologised in public for his involvement in match-fixing. Ashraful broke the silence to the media hours later after the Bangladesh Cricket Board had banned him for making a confession to the Anti Corruption and Security
Gladiators break silence
Dhaka Gladiators, one of the prime accused in the ongoing match-fixing scandal, have broken its silence saying that it will accept punishment if it is proven guilty of match-fixing that has rocked the country’s cricketing. Gladiators also admitted that its chairman Salim Chowdhury,
Banned Ashraful apologies to nation
Banned former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful on Tuesday apologised to the nation for letting them down by involving himself in match-fixing and spot-fixing in the local and international matches. His apology came hours after the Bangladesh Cricket
The rise and fall of a superstar
No one related with Bangladesh cricket could possibly have envisaged the rise and fall of Mohammad Ashraful, the country’s first cricket superstar. Ever since he made his bow in a Test match against Sri Lanka in 2001 as a precocious 17-year old, the only way was up for the big-hitting batsman.
‘The BPL is a pain’
The Bangladesh Premier League turned into an issue of headache instead of becoming one of the major cricket competitions in the country, said the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. The cash-rich tournament made within the similar
ICC to probe Tigers’ int’l matches
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Monday that the International Cricket Council will investigate the alleged involvement of Bangladeshi players in match-fixing or spot-fixing during international matches. The name of former national skippers Khaled Mahmud
Ashraful awaits fate today
The Bangladesh Cricket Board could seal the fate of batman Mohammad Ashraful after his confession of match-fixing to the ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit when it sits in an emergency meeting today. The meeting was called to apprise the BCB members about the ongoing investigation into the match-fixing scandal in the Bangladesh Premier League ... Read more
ACSU spends a busy day
Gladiators MD quizzed, report unlikely today The two-member ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit panel had a busy day on Sunday when they interrogated some officials of the Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Gladiators at a city hotel. The officials interrogated include Gladiators
Nazmul leaves for Australia today
Injured pace bowler Nazmul Hossain is set to leave for Australia today to undergo an operation on his left knee after sustaining an injury during the Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year. Nazmul is expected to be operated on by Australian surgeon David Young in Melbourne on June 6, who had previously performed ... Read more
Bangladesh draw against Singapore
Bangladesh played to a 1-1 draw with Singapore in their 3rd Group F match of the AFC Under-14 Championship Qualifiers at the Zeyar Thiri Stadium in the Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw on Sunday. Ian put Singapore ahead in the 9th minute while Bangladesh was lucky to get the equalizer via a suicidal goal by ... Read more
National Cricket C’ship from June 7
The 33rd National Cricket Championship will begin on June 7 at different zonal venues across the country. Fifty-eight district teams will compete in the first phase of the meet at 14 zonal venues of Kushtia, Satkhira, Moulvibazar, Noakhali, Chandpur, Pirojpur,
Mashud denies wrongdoing
Former national skipper Khaled Mashud denied the allegation of introducing Mohammad Ashraful to the bookies but observed something sinister in the Bangladesh Premier League while working as the coach of Duronto Rajshahi. ‘It is totally baseless,’ Mashud told a news conference
Rangpur seal Women’s Cricket League title
Rangpur Division clinched their first ever Women’s Cricket League title in the final of the tournament’s sixth edition against Khulna Division by six wickets at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Saturday. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Khulna could manage only 129-9 in 49 overs. In reply, Rangpur coasted to 130-4 in 46.3 ... Read more
Shock, disbelief as new scandal emerges
The country’s cricket lovers woke up in disbelief on Friday after media reports suggested the poison of match-fixing had been injected into the veins of the national players by some stalwarts of the past way back in 2004. It was reported that embattled Mohammad Ashraful