The ongoing saga involving the Dhaka Premier League has blatantly exposed the incapability of the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh as it failed to serve the interest of the players and lost the confidence of its senior members. The multiple roles of senior officials, a lack of self-respect
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Corporate cricket from June 14
A 32-team cricket competition will be contested between the local corporate houses from June 14-21 at the Shaheed Sohrawardi Indoor Stadium at Mirpur, it was revealed at a press conference on Wednesday. Moment’s 360 initiated an eight-a-side tournament titled
BCB ends league stalemate
League to start on July 1, rotational policy for players The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to start the Dhaka Premier League from July 1 with the players’ recruitment to be made through rotational policy on June 20, said BCB president Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday. All the representatives of the DPL clubs sat with
Nasir needs no surgery
In-form Bangladesh batsman Nasir Hossain heaved a sigh of relief after he was told by a physician in South Africa on Tuesday that no surgery will be required in his injured shoulder. Nasir met Joe de Beer, an internationally reputed orthopaedic surgeon in Cape Town to seek advice regarding the shoulder problem that prevented
Tigers keep mum after closed-door meeting
The national cricketers, led by skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, were united to press for a few demands and held a closed-door meeting in one of the dressing rooms at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday. The Tigers intended to meet BCB president Nazmul Hasan
No TV deal until BCB election
The long overdue deal of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s next TV broadcast and marketing rights is unlikely to be completed before the next board election, officials said on Sunday. The BCB faces a race against time to ink their television broadcast and marketing rights deal before the forthcoming home series against New Zealand which
BCB brings SLG to shoot Tigers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board had acquired a device called SLG (speed-light-gate) in order to examine the actual fielding and fitness level of the Tigers. The device that is widely used by the cricket giants of the world will help the coaching management of the Tigers in obtaining the right data on their
Enamul joins Wolverhampton
National left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr joined Wolverhampton Cricket Club in the Birmingham Premier League as part of his preparation for the forthcoming series against New Zealand amid uncertainty over the future of the Dhaka Premier League. Enamul, who was included in the Test squad for the tour
Game On promises to pay BPL dues
Bangladesh Premier League’s event management company Game On Sports Management promised to pay a part of their dues for it’s second edition to the Bangladesh Cricket Board by next week, said a BCB official on Thursday. Game On owes Tk 19 crore to the BCB and after lot of uncertainty
English lesson for nat’l cricketers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will conduct English language courses along with other educational programmes for the national cricketers through their educational partner American International University of Bangladesh, said an official of the BCB on Thursday. AIUB, the educational partner of BCB from October 2012 till
DPL sans Sakib, Tamim, Nasir
The forthcoming Dhaka Premier League that was delayed due to the non-participation of the national cricketers is set to lose some of its attraction as three major national stars in Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Nasir Hossain will be unavailable. All-rounder Sakib al Hasan is expected to join English
Proper care can reduce pacers injury: Mashrafee
The dearth in Bangladesh’s pace bowling department due to a prevailing injury crisis can be overcome through the work of the coaching management of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, said Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Wednesday. Bangladesh returned home from Zimbabwe without any
Mushfiq rues captaincy error
The Bangladesh national cricket team returned home empty-handed on Tuesday from their just concluded tour of Zimbabwe despite being overwhelming favourites as they failed to live upto expectations. Bangladesh had to be content with drawing the Test and
BCB election looming large
The election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board plunged into a deeper crisis as divisional and district sports association members felt deeply wounded as board president Nazmul Hasan met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss election related issues recently without their knowledge despite being promised earlier.
BCB hopeful of DPL in June
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said it is confident of starting the Dhaka Premier League in June after it held a successful meeting with the representatives of the clubs on Monday. BCB president Nazmul Hasan attended the meeting, which discussed some new formats including the introduction of a new payment method for the players
Some solace for Tigers at last
Bangladesh ended their tour of Zimbabwe with a consolation win in the second and final Twenty20 International by 34 runs at Bulawayo on Sunday to level the two-match series 1-1. In pursuit of the Tigers’ 168-7, the hosts were restricted to 134-9 in 20 overs as ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan recorded his best bowling ... Read more
BCB set for crucial meeting as many issues pending
The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s ad-hoc committee members will be passing a busy time when they attend the executive board meeting on Monday as several key issues remained to be solved. The most important issue is the BCB elections as they are running out of time after all the member nations of the ICC completed forming ... Read more
Panic in Mirpur as beams dislodged
Three beams at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium were displaced prompting the Bangladesh Cricket Board to move carefully at the stadium as a precautionary measure. The incident which occurred at night came to notice on Sunday and the shop owners were panicked with the memory of the recent collapse of Rana Plaza still
Tigers throw it away
Zimbabwe win first T20I by narrow six runs Sakib al Hasan returned to his all-round best but Bangladesh wasted an opportunity to end their miserable run in Zimbabwe losing the first Twenty20 International by six runs at Bulawayo on Saturday. The Tigers seemed to be coasting to an easy win
Tigers eye T20 remedy
An out-of-sorts Bangladesh side would be keen to end their disastrous tour of Zimbabwe with their heads held high as they take on the hosts in the first game of the two-match Twenty20 international series at Bulawayo today. The tour has so far been a disappointing one for the