The cricketers started the preparation on Wednesday to begin the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe with an aim to regain some pride after wobbled in the one-off Test which left the whole cricket fraternity astonished. Though Bangladesh did not loss the last six ODI series against Zimbabwe dating back to 2006, the scenario is now ... Read more
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Sakib nominated for ODI cricketer of the year award
Sakib al Hasan is the only cricketer from Bangladesh to have been nominated in any category for the International Cricket Council’s annual awards ceremony to be held in London on September 12. Sakib has been shortlisted for the one-day cricketer of the year category. Last year Bangladesh had two cricketers nominated for an award at ... Read more
‘It is not just another loss’
Bangladesh surrendered meekly in Test cricket on numerous occasions since their elevation to the top flight in 2000. There have been questions raised about Bangladesh’s ability in the longer version of cricket following every pathetic defeat against the top-ranked sides. The cricket fraternity and the fans got frustrated after all those poor showings. But the ... Read more
Smith’s hunger could be back after marriage: Wessels
Former South African cricket captain Kepler Wessels feels current Test skipper Graeme Smith’s interest in the game had taken a tumble but the hunger could be back after his recent marriage to Irish singer Morgan Deane. Wessels told ‘Sportsday’ since Smith has relinquished his one-day and Twenty20 captaincy to AB de Villiers, he could be ... Read more
If those words were runs
One could easily gauge the mood of Stuart Law yesterday; the look in his eyes, though he was wearing sunglasses, was one of frustration. As well as being upset by the worst possible start to his coaching tenure in terms of result, Law was as frustrated by the happenings behind the scenes in the dressing ... Read more
Into the abyss
Tigers perish in one-off Test As far as hitting an abyss goes, the Tigers have hit an even lower one at the Harare Sports Club yesterday, if that was possible. The 130-run defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe in the one-off Test ranks among the poorest days in Bangladesh cricket, if not the most disappointing ... Read more
We never wanted a draw: Shakib
Shakib Al Hasan said that the Tigers never had the thought of drawing the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe, which they ended up losing by 130 runs yesterday. “We never thought of drawing the Test match, defend and spend time at the crease,” he said during the press conference
Graeme Smith marries Morgan Deane
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has married Irish singer Morgan Deane at a private ceremony in Cape Town. The couple tied the knot at St Bernard Catholic Church in Claremont on Saturday before joining family and close friends at a reception overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Smith, 30, proposed to Deane in April, when the opening ... Read more
Zimbabwe triumphant on Test return
Zimbabwe celebrated in style after ending their six-year absence from Test cricket with a 130-run victory over Bangladesh here on Monday. The jubilant home team had set the tourists a daunting target of 375 to win, and secured the victory when Kyle Jarvis trapped Robiul Islam lbw for 12 to end Bangladesh’s second innings on
Price of neglect
When the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) agreed not to host Test matches against New Zealand late last year, they voluntarily signed up for a day like Sunday. On top of their reluctance to play Test cricket for 14 months, the BCB already has a problematic first-class structure in place. If one is to look at ... Read more
Mountain to climb
The Tigers have a long climb ahead after Brendan Taylor’s century put Zimbabwe in control of the one-off Test match at the Harare Sports Club yesterday. The tourists were 112 for three at stumps on Day Four, requiring a further 263 runs with seven wickets in hand after Zimbabwe declared their second innings during the ... Read more
Zimbabwe lead by 175 runs with 6 wickets remaining
Zimbabwe opened up a 175-run lead over Bangladesh with six wickets remaining on Saturday, but they were left to rue a late collapse in the final overs at the Harare Sports Club. Openers Tinotenda Mawoyo (35) and Vusi Sibanda (38) looked in good form before Sibanda, who made 78 in the first innings, fell to ... Read more
Shane Warne ‘addicted’ to diet shake?
Shane Warne is hooked on diet shakes, it has been reported. Aussie Rules footballer Steven Baker said that he sometimes ships weight loss drink TaiSlim to Warne when he is not in the country after first suggesting it to the cricketer a few months ago. St Kilda player Baker told the Herald Sun: “I signed ... Read more
Tigers pull it back on Day Two
Shahriar Nafees’s late dismissal undid a dutiful rearguard action by Bangladesh on the second day in the only Test against Zimbabwe. After the bowlers had made the all-important turnaround early in the piece, the third wicket stand between Nafees and Mohammad Ashraful almost strengthened the Tigers’ position. At the Harare Sports Club yesterday, the visitors ... Read more
Zim show no sign of rust
Flay Tigers heavily after 6 years of Test exile Zimbabwe’s first day on their return to Test cricket went according to script as Bangladesh bowlers fell flat and inspired little. The home side dominated proceedings at the Harare Sports Club, ending the Day One of the one-off Test on 264 for two, a total that ... Read more
Shakib rues inexperience
They are too young and have played too few Test matches to be criticised but the three pace bowlers on the first day of the only Test against Zimbabwe failed their skipper who decided to field first at the Harare Sports Club. Shafiul Islam, Robiul Islam and Rubel Hossain have played a sum total of ... Read more
Law’s opening chapter
The only Test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will mark Stuart Law’s beginning as head coach of the Tigers. The debut for the 42-year-old Australian comes at an interesting phase for Bangladesh cricket, especially after a World Cup campaign that flattered to deceive and a four-year period under Jamie Siddons where some of the national cricketers ... Read more
Sabbatical v exile
Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test Starts Today Bangladesh have the chance to crash Zimbabwe’s party when the home side play their first Test match since 2005, six years after their self-imposed suspension from the game’s elite. The game begins at 10:00am local time today on a wicket that, according to those who have seen it up close, is ... Read more
Tigers eager to be Test-ed
A day after their demoralising four-wicket loss in the only practice match, the Tigers were keen to find avenues that could swiftly take them away from their plight. Chief among the problems faced is the belief among the batsmen after two rather poor efforts. In the first innings, the Tigers lasted 60.1 overs where most ... Read more
Tigers suffer shock defeat
Bangladesh’s preparations for the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe hit a snag after the Tigers succumbed to a four-wicket defeat in the three-day warm-up match against the Zimbabwe Board XI in Harare on Monday. Defending a target of 223, Shafiul Islam and Nazmul Hossain picked up early wickets to reduce the