ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Siddons seeks to move on Our Correspondent, Chittagong Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons admitted that his confidence was ‘dented’ by the humiliating loss to West Indies last Friday, but was keen on forgetting the setback and moving on. “The boys are still shell-shocked. They are sad about what happened and the ... Read more
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Who will review the TV umpire?
Harper was at his worst during match between Pakistan and Canada Colombo: Heavy pressure seems to be mounting on umpires this World Cup due to the Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS). When a decision is sent up for review, the noise given out through the loud speaker is similar to that of a heart beat
‘Hairsay’ on Murali action angers fans
Hair claims some umpires suspect the spinner’s bowling but will not call him on it Colombo: As if to provoke and disturb the concentration of Sri Lanka’s strike bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair has come out with a timely disclosure. Speaking to an Australian newspaper, he revealed that several International Cricket ... Read more
Overconfidence led to Tigers’ downfall
Overcon-fidence coupled with irresponsible batting led to Bangladesh’s downfall in their crucial World Cup group B match against West Indies, former captains said on Saturday. Bangladesh made a mess of the game facing a rampant West Indian attack and were skittled out for their lowest ever total of 58 runs to concede a humiliating nine-wicket ... Read more
Keep your feet on the ground
Keep your feet on the ground Very rarely do a team’s actions and words combine to paint as clear a picture as Bangladesh’s performance against Ireland and their captain Shakib Al Hasan’s words did at the post-match briefing on the Friday before their debacle against the West Indies. In truth, that picture could only be ... Read more
Stand by them
What transpired after the Bangladesh cricket team’s meek surrender to the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday was nothing less than mayhem. Knives were out from every quarter to savage each and every member of the failed brigade whom they affectionately call Tigers
Tamed Tigers reach Ctg
The Bangladesh cricket team flew into Chittagong yesterday amidst tight security to play their two Group B matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday and next Monday. The security was beefed up following some sporadic incidents which took place after the Tigers’ meek surrender against West Indies ... Read more
Security tightened after WI stoning
Bangladesh World Cup security chief on Saturday said they would tighten the safety procedures after the West Indies team bus was hit by two stones following their big victory over the co-hosts in the capital. ‘We have reviewed the whole security system and decided to strengthen it further,’ said Colonel (retd) Mesbah Uddin Serniabat, the ... Read more
Dejected Sakib sad for fans
Sakib al Hasan perhaps never expected to come to a press conference so early on a day that he started so perfectly after calling the coin correctly against West Indies on Friday. But the game was over in a flash, even before many of the fans could realise what had happened, forcing Sakib to walk ... Read more
We had a point to prove: Sammy
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy said they deserved to be treated as a better team than Bangladesh despite their recent drop in ranking and defeat to the Tigers on home soil. West Indies bowled out Bangladesh for their lowest ever total of 58 runs before completing a nine-wicket victory inside 13 overs, which Sammy hoped ... Read more
Thinking it was the Tigers
The West Indies cricket team yesterday fell victim to a case of mistaken identity amidst widespread frustration when their team bus was hit by rocks and stones near the roundabout at Mirpur 10 by fans who thought that that it was carrying the Bangladesh side. Two windows of the bus were shattered, according to police ... Read more
India and England share thrilling tie
England shared a tie with India in a quite thrilling World Cup Group B encounter in Bangalore as Andrew Strauss inspired his side to level their opponent’s 338 in a pulsating clash. A dramatic finale saw England take 12 runs off the final over to tie the match after an imperious 158 from Strauss gave ... Read more
Bangladesh calm before next storm
Cricket-crazy Bangladesh is enduring a brief respite from World Cup frenzy due to a gap in matches as fans take a breather before the action resumes. Calm descended on the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, a refurbished modern 25,000-seater facility in suburban Mirpur, which witnessed joyous celebrations of cricket’s greatest show over
Australia to tour Bangladesh after World Cup
Australia are all set to tour Bangladesh right after the World Cup as they are due in the capital on April 4 to play three one-day games. But the home side could be without their backroom staff. The four-time world champions will play a practice match on April 7 at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium before ... Read more
Shafiul gives a ray of hope
Paceman Shafiul Islam buried the nightmare he had against India in the opening match with a match-winning performance in Friday’s cracking game against Ireland. Shafiul was humiliated by Indian opener Virender Sehwag on his way to one-day career best 175 runs last Saturday in manner which could have shattered the confidence of any
Bowling offers Ashraful the last straw
Embatt-led former skipper Mohammad Ashraful has planned to pay more attention to his bowling in order to retain his place in the Bangladesh’s starting line-up. Ashraful, making a comeback in the playing XI after four one-day internationals, put in another miserable batting performance having been dismissed for just one run in Friday’s
Tamim cleared after X-ray
Opener Tamim Iqbal has suffered a minor injury while taking a catch during Friday’s crucial match against Ireland, said a team official on Saturday. Tamim took a stunning catch diving to his front to dismiss Ireland batsman Niall O’Brien for 38, a catch that turned the game to Bangladesh’s
Tigers given two days off
Members of the Bangladesh cricket team were given two days off from all sort of cricketing activities after Friday’s nerve-wracking win against Ireland. All players left the hotel to be with their family after a light gym work and swimming and are expected to report back to the team management this
Pakistan win crucial match against Sri Lanka
Colombo: Pakistan after a tough fight defeated Sri Lanka by 11 runs in their crucial Group A match in the ICC World Cup here at the Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. Shahid Afridi came up with another superb bowling performance after taking his first World Cup five-wicket haul in the previous match against
Key Windies star Dwayne Bravo out of World Cup
New Delhi: West Indies’ World Cup hopes suffered a major body blow on Saturday when key all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a knee injury. Bravo, a veteran of 110 internationals, suffered the injury while bowling in his team’s opening defeat against South Africa at the Feroz Shah ... Read more