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
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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
Deadline over, BPL franchises yet to pay dues
Most of the franchises of the Bangladesh Premier League are yet to submit their overseas players’ payment sheets to the governing council despite the deadline ended on Wednesday. The BPL authority asked for the sheets after many foreign players had complained that they did not receive their full payment, which tainted Bangladesh’s image
Shakib home for a break
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan arrived in Dhaka yesterday from India to take advantage of the two-day break from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The former Tigers skipper has been suffering from mild fever but he was hopeful that he can fly to India as per schedule on May 11 to join his franchise ... Read more
Khulna set to be new Test venue
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna could become the seventh Test venue of Bangladesh when the country hosts West Indies in November, said officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. BCB took an initiative to hold a Test match and an one-day international as the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong is all set ... Read more
Nasir denied Canada visa
Exhibition T20 Nasir denied Canada visa Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain cannot go to Canada due to visa complications. Nasir was scheduled to fly out for Canada tomorrow to play a T20 exhibition match between Asia XI and Rest of the World XI to be held in Toronto on May 12, but he didn’t get the ... Read more
New Tigers coach likely this month
No sooner had Stuart Law departed yesterday, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) intensified its search for the new head coach. Law’s replacement could be named as early as this month with the major candidates being asked to come to the BCB headquarters and give their interviews. In previous times the BCB had to look for ... Read more
BPL franchises say ‘no’ to icons
The Bangladesh Premier League franchises raised a common voice to scrap the icon player system and to halve the limit of the foreign players’ wages from the next edition of tournament. They raised the demand during a meeting with BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal last week as they felt the prevailing system sometimes could cause ... Read more
Law leaves with happy memory
Outgoing national coach Stuart Law leaves the country today with happy memories after completing his nine-month stint with the Bangladesh national cricket team. Law had taken over as the head coach of Bangladesh in July last year on a two-year contract, replacing compatriot Jamie Siddons, but stepped down from the position recently citing family
Rajshahi make it four in a row
Rajshahi continued their dominance in the first-class competition as they clinched their fourth consecutive National Cricket League title with a crushing nine-wicket victory over Khulna in the final with two days to spare on Saturday. Opener Mizanur Rahman cracked an unbeaten 80 from 75 balls to guide Rajshahi to 129-1 after
Mashud attributes unity to Rajshahi success
Rajshahi cricket team’s mentor Khaled Mashud attributed the unity between the players and the hunger for success to their victories in four consecutive National Cricket League championships. Rajshahi maintained their dominance in the country’s lone first-class cricket tournament by defeating Khulna by nine wickets in the final to take their fifth overall crown, and fourth
Anamul misses double ton
No play today; Day 3 tomorrow Anamul Haque missed a maiden double hundred but Khulna continued to dominate Dhaka Metro yesterday on a rain-interrupted second day of the National Cricket League second phase game at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium. Khulna declared their first innings on 618 for eight; stumps were drawn with Dhaka
Many aspirants for BD coach’s job
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is yet to officially start the hunt for Stuart Law’s successor but refreshingly many have shown interest in becoming the Bangladesh head coach. Former Australia batsman Dean Jones was the first to express his interest, before 49-year old former England all-rounder Dermot Reeve also threw his hat in the ring
BCB keen on series against SA in May
Bangladesh is keen to play a series against South Africa in May at home or away and has taken necessary initiatives to arrange the series, Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal told reporters on Saturday. The BCB has drafted a letter to South Africa, according to Kamal, with a proposal for a series
BCB body says ‘no’ to Pakistan tour
The cricket operations committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board in a meeting on Tuesday has unanimously recommended the Board not to proceed with the planned Pakistan tour as they felt that it is not the right time to visit. The meeting which was attended by few other top officials on invitation came to a conclusion that ... Read more
Pakistan tour is just a goodwill tour, says Kamal
Under fire Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal defended his decision of sending the national team to Pakistan and denied that the decision has any link with his candidature for the vice-president post of the International Cricket Council. Kamal spoke exclusively with New Age’s Atif Azam at his home on Tuesday after his return ... Read more
Aminul to be approached to coach Academy
Former national skipper Aminul Islam Bulbul will be approached by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to take the role of the head coach of the BCB National Academy, said a top official on Tuesday. Aminul is currently working as the development officer of the Asian Cricket Council in Malaysia and is all set to receive the ... Read more
Stuart Law quits as Bangladesh coach
Stuart Law has resigned as Bangladesh coach after nine months in the job, citing family reasons. He will stay on till the end of June, when his contract expires. His decision to quit comes less than a month after Bangladesh reached the final of the Asia Cup, widely seen as one of their finest achievements
Kamal springs big surprise
Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal sprung a big surprise on Sunday when he unilaterally decided to send the national cricket team to Pakistan for a short trip later this month. No BCB officials in Dhaka had been aware of such a big decision and were surprised to know it from international media, who ... Read more