The preliminary camp of the national cricket team for a tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe begins today without interim coach Shane Jurgenson and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim. Jurgenson is currently on leave and is expected to take the charge once the players start their skill training next week while Mushfiq is away with his family after ... Read more
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Rubel undergoes successful surgery
Bangladeshi pace bowler Rubel Hossain had a lengthy but successful operation on his injured right shoulder in South Africa on Friday, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday. ‘He had an arthroscopy operation on his right shoulder that took nearly three hours and a half but it was successful,’ said Monirul Amin, a physician of ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan banned from Mumbai stadium after row
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been banned from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium for five years after a row with staff at an IPL cricket match. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said the actor’s behaviour had been “improper”. Khan, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders, was involved in a scuffle with staff after
Shah Rukh Khan defends ‘scuffle’ in Mumbai
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has defended his actions after angry exchanges and scuffles with staff at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Khan said he became angry when security “manhandled” children he was with. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) said the actor could be banned from the stadium
Shah Rukh Khan faces Mumbai stadium ban over ‘brawl’
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may be banned from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium after reports that he was involved in a brawl with the staff. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said the actor misbehaved with the staff during an Indian Premier League (IPL)
‘Tigers’ camp not needed’
There is a very slim chance the Tigers’ training camp will get underway as per schedule after the stalemate regarding the resumption of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket Super League ended on Tuesday. The cricket operations committee earlier decided to start the camp on May 20 with twenty-seven cricketers under the guidance of interim coach ... Read more
Mohammedan accuse BCB of ignoring bylaws, vow not to return
Though Mohammedan Sporting Club agreed to play their remaining matches of the Dhaka Premier League, they are unhappy at the way the Bangladesh Cricket Board handled the recent crisis. The BCB had announced to resume the league from May 31 after the representatives of the six clubs, including Mohammedan, sat at a meeting with the ... Read more
Spin wins it for KKR
DLF IPL 2012 Spin wins it for KKR Kolkata Knight Riders played three spinners for the first time in this year’s IPL against Mumbai Indians last night and the decision paid rich dividends as the visitors successfully defended a paltry total of 140. The three spinners, Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan and Iqbal Abdullah stifled ... Read more
League deadlock ends
The Bangladesh Cricket Board finally managed to convince the six bickering clubs to end the stalemate in the Dhaka Premier League and resume the Super League from May 31. The BCB high ups on Tuesday had a successful meeting with representatives from Abahani Limited, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Victoria Sporting Club, Old DOHS,
BCB announces tri-nation T20 fixtures
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday announced the fixtures of the national team’s upcoming tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe next month. South Africa is the third team apart from hosts Zimbabwe and visiting Bangladesh in the tournament which begins on June 18
No room for BPL champions in CL
Any team representing Bangladesh in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 in India in October is unlikely despite the country having launched a high-profile tournament in the shape of Bangladesh Premier League earlier this year. The Champions League came into discussion once again after India said it has no
Nasir features in Canada T20
Bangladesh’s all-rounder Nasir Hossain had a decent performance in Asia XI’s three-wicket win over International XI in an all-star Twenty20 cricket match in Toronto on Saturday. Nasir, the only Bangladeshi to have featured in the game at the Rogers Centre One Blue Jays Way, was expensive with the ball, giving away 22 runs in his ... Read more
Shane Tigers’ interim coach
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed Shane Jurgensen as the interim head coach of the Tigers. This was decided at the cricket operations committee’s meeting which also discussed the proposed tours to Zimbabwe, Europe and Trinidad & Tobago. “Our bowling coach Shane Jurgensen will look after the national team as the interim head coach
Sakib the only shining light in KKR defeat
Bangladeshi all-rounder Sakib al Hasan was the only successful bowler for Kolkata Knight Riders on a day that saw Rohit Sharma’s blistering knock of 109 get his side Mumbai Indians a 27-run victory at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. After sitting out the last seven matches, which they won, the world number one
Pybus gives green signal to BCB
Former Pakistani coach Richard Pybus is almost certain to replace Australian Stuart Law as the head coach of the Bangladesh national team after he was satisfied with the available facilities and a fruitful discussion with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday. The Englishman arrived in the capital on Thursday evening to hold talks with the
Zimbabwe in June, Ireland in July
The Tigers have good news in the form of on-field action next month and in July as they have received positive feedbacks from both Zimbabwe Cricket and Cricket Ireland. They go into the training camp from May 16 to prepare for what looks like a tri-series against Zimbabwe and South Africa that starts in Harare ... Read more
Sachin Tendulkar features on Time magazine cover
Sachin Tendulkar’s super-human feats have earned him the title of “The God of Cricket” from his fans around the world. Time magazine’s latest issue – which is scheduled to go on the stands on May 11, 2012 – features him on the cover with the same title. This is the second time he would feature ... Read more
Pybus arrives for interview
Newell, Greatbatch also on Tigers coaches’ shortlist The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has narrowed down the national team head coach’s shortlist to three candidates, and is likely to make their choice very shortly as one of the front-runners arrived here last night. Richard Pybus, the English coach who is based in South Africa, is in ... Read more
Nasir finally gets Candian visa
Bangladesh’s all-rounder Nasir Hossain was finally granted a Canadian visa under special arrangement to play in an exhibition match in Toronto on Saturday. Earlier, the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka had denied Nasir the visa he sought to play the KAT ROSE Twenty20 Cricket All-Star Exhibition match for the Asia XI against International XI at
Tigers’ camp next week
Rubel flying to South Africa for treatment The conditioning camp for the national cricketers will start sometime during the next week as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is desperately trying to arrange some international matches before the Tigers’ next scheduled assignment — the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September. ... Read more