The World Cup Opening Committee promises to stage a grand 135-minute spellbinding show for the VVIP guests and fans to spark the opening of the World Cup Cricket Championship on February 17 here at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The spectacular show is expected to begin at 5.50 pm. Prior to the main event, a pre-show
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Decorations two days before WC
Dhaka Mayor Sadeque Hossain exchanged views with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal on the progress of work which the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has taken up in collaboration with the BCB at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur yesterday. The renovation and repair of streets and upgradation of drainage system, which ... Read more
Fighting fire with fire
In March 2010, Tamim Iqbal went to Michael Atherton for some tips in his home town Chittagong. But the former England captain-turned-commentator did not feel himself qualified enough for the job. A few months later in his column in London Times, Atherton revealed the truth saying he thought Tamim was far better a batsman than ... Read more
Mahmudullah ready to take up challenge
All-rounder Mahmu-dullah is ready to take up the challenge of batting powerplay during the upcoming World Cup as prescribed coach by Jamie Siddons. Siddons suggested Mahmudullah and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim take the role of power hitting after seeing their encouraging performances in the first phase of ongoing
Gazi firm in title race
A brilliant century by Nasir Hossain helped Gazi Tanks beat Abahani by five wickets in their Super League match on Monday and bolster their title chance. A six-wicket haul by Tanvir Haider powered Old DOHS to a 12-run victory over Mohammedan SC in Rajshahi despite their Pakistani recruit Shoaib Malik scoring a
Street cricket semis tomorrow
Cricket Kids, Tauqeer Sporting Club, Amigos and Orient Sporting Club reached the semifinals of the Polar Street Cricket held at the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club ground yesterday. The best six teams were divided into two groups and played each other in the quarter final. The two semifinals along with the final will be played tomorrow ... Read more
U-15s win two-dayer
The Bangladesh under-15 cricket team defeated hosts Cricket Association of Bengal Under-15s by an innings and 52 runs in the two-day match at the CAB Academy ground yesterday. Put into bat first, the visitors piled up a huge total on the first day (Saturday) before declaring their innings at 300 for five. Three half-centuries by ... Read more
Beggars to be ‘paid’ during World Cup
The mayor of Chittagong said yesterday that he would pay hundreds of beggars a daily wage to keep them off the streets during the cricket World Cup. Manzur Alam said that about 300 disabled beggars would be given Taka 150 a day after the tournament’s opening ceremony on February 17 to compensate them for loss ... Read more
‘Rana inspired us’
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was a tearaway fast bowler in the 2003 World Cup, slowly moulding himself into the senior bowler in the 2007 event. But through it all, he did it with as much passion and fervour as is related to the Narail Express. His early breakthroughs in big matches has always been a boon ... Read more
Three make a crowd
In a country where left-arm spinners are as available as Miss Worlds are in India, it was not an easy task for Sohrawardi Shuvo to break into the Bangladesh national cricket team. Despite his immense talent, the former BKSP boy had to wait until March, 2010 to make his debut and bowl only three overs ... Read more
Siddons’ solution to Powerplay woes
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons sees a solution to batting Powerplay woes in Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim after their performances in the recently-concluded first phase of the Dhaka Premier League. Mushfique and Mahmudullah were in terrific form in the league making 576 runs (in 10 innings at 72) and 376 runs (in 10 innings at 62.67) ... Read more
Sakib goes with Boost as well
A day after becoming the brand ambassador of Castrol, Sakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh, signed a contract to play the same role for the popular energy enhancing drink Boost on Thursday. It puts Sakib in an elite group of cricketers such as Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who ... Read more
Awaiting a grand opening
The eyes of the world will be fixed firmly on the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in Bangladesh on February 17 as it will play host to the opening ceremony of the ICC cricket World Cup 2011. And Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday assured that all possible efforts were being made to ... Read more
Consistently inconsistent
Mohammad Ashraful could not sleep for the whole night sensing the prospect of seeing his name in the newspaper the next morning as he was expecting a call into the Bangladesh Under-13 team for the trip to the Indian town of Shiliguri. He pored through several newspapers and found the squad list but his name ... Read more
Dollar bankrupts Sky Blues
In the best all-round display this season, Dollar Mahmud muscled high-flying Abahani into submission in Bangladesh Biman’s one-wicket victory in the Premier Division Super League yesterday. Dollar obliterated the Sky Blues, who were poised for their tenth win during the Bogra encounter, before tail-ender Talha Jubair smashed Alauddin Babu for a six over mid-wicket to
Second time lucky
Right-arm fast bowler Rubel Hossain wanted to quit cricket and concentrate on his studies as he was not getting the right kind of break he would have liked at the start of his career with the third division team Hillol Sporting Club in 2005. At that point in time GrameenPhone launched its first pacer hunt ... Read more
Mashrafee starts rehabilitation
Mashrafee bin Murtaza started his rehabilitation immediately after returning from Sri Lanka when he bowled with an 18-metre run-up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. He also had several work-outs with the trainer and the physio as well. Earlier, Mashrafee had bowled at the indoors with 16-metre run-up when he left the capital for ... Read more
Mahir ton guides Willes Little Flower to victory
Mahir Jawad scored a sparkling 106 to guide Willes Little Flower School & College to a 117-run win over Badda High School and College on the opening day of the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National Under 16 Cricket Tournament 2011 (Dhaka Metro) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, Willes posted a mammoth ... Read more
Mash vows to be fit before WC
Fast bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza expressed his desire to give a last fight to regain his fitness before the World Cup when he visited the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium on Monday after arriving from Sri Lanka. Mashrafee looked confident after meeting Australian orthopaedic surgeon David Young in Colombo on January23, for his opinion on his ... Read more
Rich like Riyad
Muhamudullah Riyad, the youngest of three brothers, was brought up in a cricketing environment as his elder Emadullah played in the local cricket league of Mymensingh, who was also his first coach. He had won the man of the match award in the Nirman School Cricket final in 2000 where he was spotted by a ... Read more