Curtain on the BPL raises today The speculation is over and it is now official that the Pakistani cricketers will not be allowed to play in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament this season. The curtain of the money-spinning tournament rises today with a colourful ceremony as the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to keep the ... Read more
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Last-minute PCB decision puts franchises in trouble
The last-minute decision of Pakistan to keep its players off from the Bangladesh Premier League put the franchises in deep trouble to find replacements despite the assurance given by Bangladesh Cricket Board. The BCB waited until 10:00am on Wednesday for the Pakistani players and instructed the franchises to look for alternatives after a negative reply ... Read more
Kings to unveil Lara today
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings will unveil their Brand Ambassador Brian Lara at a ceremony today, said the franchise. Lara, the biggest name to be associated with the tournament, will be arriving in the morning and is expected to stay during the entire
PCB plays the BPL card finally
No confirmation of players arriving, tournament could be delayed After keeping Bangladesh waiting for days Pakistan has finally played its Bangladesh Premier League card on Tuesday confirming that it is unable to send its players for the Twenty20 tournament. The decision puts the future of the tournament in doubt as it left some of the franchisees ... Read more
Laziness gets better of Aftab
Discarded Bangladesh national team batsman Aftab Ahmed blamed himself for losing his focus over cricket and aims to make a come in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. After making his Test and one-day international debut in the national side back in 2004, Aftab was considered as one of the brightest prospect and even ... Read more
Mushfiqur to keep leading
BCB announces list of contracted players Mushfiqur Rahim has been retained as captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team and Mahmudullah Riyad will continue as his deputy for the upcoming tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the BCB’s (Bangladesh Cricket Board) ad-hoc executive committee at the ... Read more
Hooper, Greatbatch run for Tigers’ coaching job
Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper and New Zealand opener Mark Greatbatch are among the candidates willing take up the job of Bangladesh cricket team’s head coach, officials said on Monday. The position fell vacant after Englishman Richard Pybus refused to continue because of a contract dispute with the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Tamim returns fresh, modified
Having scored two half-centuries and two scores of above 30 in six games, Tamim Iqbal’s short stint with the Wellington Firebirds in the HRV cup, a T20 competition in New Zealand, turned out to be quite a successful one for the left-handed opener. The batsman, who opened the innings alongside Jesse Ryder in the competition, ... Read more
Sakib says he too suffered in receiving BPL payment
Former Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan admitted that he was among the local players who became victims of not getting fully paid from their Bangladesh Premier League franchises and had asked for a better paper work from the organisers this term. Sakib led Khulna Royal Bengals in the inaugural edition of BPL as an icon ... Read more
Counting on NOCs
Preview: Barisal Burners Counting on NOCs Barisal Burners were one of the most hyped teams during the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for a number of reasons. From acquiring the services of Chris Gayle, albeit for a short period of time, to being on the winning end of the ‘semifinal controversy’ last ... Read more
Mismanagement hinders build-up, say BPL teams
With less than 72 hours left for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to kick off, the franchisees and the tournament’s governing council are still facing umpteenth problem. The cash-rich Twenty20 tournament was generally hailed as a success in the first edition despite a pay dispute and the farce before deciding the semi-final ... Read more
Will their makeover change fortunes?
Preview: Sylhet Royals Will their makeover change fortunes? Having won only two of their ten matches in the first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, Sylhet Royals went for a complete makeover at the players’ auction this year. Their most expensive buy, Mushfiqur Rahim, who was bought for 205,000 dollars, has been given the responsibility ... Read more
Mismanagement hinders build-up, say BPL teams
With less than 72 hours left for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to kick off, the franchisees and the tournament’s governing council are still facing umpteenth problem. The cash-rich Twenty20 tournament was generally hailed as a success in the first edition despite a pay dispute and the farce before deciding the semi-final ... Read more
Premier Bank to sell BPL tickets
The tickets for the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be sold at Premier Bank counters in three cities from today. The online sale has already begun yesterday at www.easy.com.bd and www.activeservices.net. Twenty-one branches of the bank — 17 in Dhaka, two in Chittagong and one in
BCB boss blasts Kamal over ‘unconditional’ comments
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan took a swipe at his predecessor AHM Mustafa Kamal for denying the fact that the country had made an unconditional commitment to tour Pakistan. Kamal recently said he made a commitment about the Pakistan tour but it was not unconditional as has been described by Nazmul in the
Newcomers count on local force
BPL Preview: Rangpur Riders Newcomers count on local force The newest franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20, the Rangpur Riders, will begin its journey in the T20 competition with a side that will depend mostly on local players. With a few known foreign recruits in the team, the Riders will hope that their ... Read more
Saqlain spins North into final
BCB North Zone moved into the Bangladesh Cricket League final with a crushing 170-run win over Prime Bank South Zone in their last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. They were joined by Walton Central Zone in the final after playing a drab draw against Islami Bank East Zone in Bogra where ... Read more
No payment, no NOC-players tell BPL franchisees
With the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League less than a week away, many franchises are yet to complete the payment of local players and obtain a no-objection certificate from its organisers. The BPL governing council asked the franchisees to submit the NOC as there are many claims and counter-claims, which left the authority confused ... Read more
U-18 longer version to begin from Jan 14
The longer-version Young Tigers Under-18 National Cricket Competition will begin from January 14 in five venues across the country with the aim to build a team for the Under-19 World Cup, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Friday. Dhaka South, Khulna, Rangpur, Dhaka Metro and Chittagong are placed in Group A while
Tamim ends on a high
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal finished his stint for the Wellington Firebirds with a 41 against Otago at the Wellington ground yesterday. The Firebirds, who were chasing a target of 170, ended on 158 for 6 with Tamim the top-scorer. The left-hander will play no further part in the HRV Cup as he is scheduled to ... Read more