Cricket

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh one-day international skipper Tamim Iqbal expressed their eagerness to have their veteran campaigner Mahmudullah in the squad for the forthcoming ICC World Cup scheduled for October–November in India. Mahmudullah’s inclusion in the side came under scrutiny following his dismal performance in the three-match one-day international series against the touring England, … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza shocked the country’s cricket fraternity on Sunday by bowling off-spin instead of pace while playing for Legends of Rupganj in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League during their match against Abahani Limited at BKSP-3. The veteran pacer is the highest wicket-taker among all Bangladeshi pacers in … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com England’s leading female wicket-taker, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, has announced she has retired from international cricket. Arguably one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Sciver-Brunt said that playing for England ‘saved her life’. Sciver-Brunt made her international debut in August 2004 and went on to collect 335 wickets in 267 appearances, … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After securing a comfortable win in the fourth ODI against New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan has attained the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings for the first time since the introduction of the official team ranking system by the ICC in 2005. Before the commencement of the five-match series against … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Rohit Sharma led Indian men’s cricket team has become the number 1 ranked Test team in the world, displacing Australia at the top of ICC’s Test ranking on Tuesday, May 2. In the latest released rankings by world cricket’s governing body, India moved past Australia with 121 rating points while Pat … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Batting coach Jamie Siddons will not be working with the Bangladesh national cricket team anymore, the Australian confirmed through a Facebook post on Monday. However, Siddons, who will still be working for the Bangladesh Cricket Board, informed that his focus will now be developing players outside the national team. “I’m back … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After Chandika Hathurusingha was appointed for his second term as Bangladesh head coach earlier this year, the Sri Lankan quickly began working to instill an aggressive mindset in the camp. Even as the cricketers concluded a three-day training camp in Sylhet yesterday ahead of their upcoming ODI series against Ireland in … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prolific and fluent Fakhar Zaman’s (180 not out) yet another hundred spearheaded a courageous run-chase as Pakistan gunned down a record 337 winning target at the Pindi Stadium Saturday, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the second ODI in front of packed to a capacity crowd. Followed by his match-winning … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha in his bid to test out several options leading up to the World Cup in India has decided to make things interesting when it comes to picking his second left-arm spin option after Shakib Al Hasan. The choice will be between left-arm spinners Taijul Islam and … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s team pacer Jahanara Alam said on Tuesday that they will be looking to earn as many points as possible during their forthcoming three-match one-day international series against their Sri Lankan counterparts. Bangladesh are currently in Colombo to take part in three ODIs and as many T20Is. The tour will … Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been rewarded with the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for his stellar performances in March 2023, said an ICC press release on Wednesday. Shakib overcame tough competition from Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Asif Khan of UAE to walk away with the … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Young Pakistani pace sensation Naseem Shah has taken the internet by storm as he seemingly proposed to Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela at a public event. In a video, which has now gone viral on Instagram and other social media platforms, we can see Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah sending her a marriage … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh won their first Test in home soil in over three years, registering a seven-wicket win over Ireland in the second session of the fourth day of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Mushfiqur Rahim, the centurion of the first innings, hit an unbeaten … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Mushfiqur Rahim hit an unbeaten fifty that powered Bangladesh to a commanding seven wicket victory against their Ireland counterparts before the tea on the fourth day of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangladesh National Stadium on Friday. It was Bangladesh’s highest chase in the fourth innings at their home venue, as … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Afif Hossain became a regular face in Bangladesh’s playing XI for the past two years in the shortest format of the game. He actually set a record of playing 61 straight matches before getting dropped from the lineup in the final T20I against England in Dhaka. Later in the Ireland ODI … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Australia overtook India to top the ICC-ODI rankings by beating the hosts 2-1 in the three-game series. The visitors outclassed the hosts in the series decider, suffering a 21-run defeat to win the series in Chennai on Wednesday. Australia is now back at the top of the ICC ODI rankings, leaving … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has completed his graduation from the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) and attended the convocation ceremony at the capital on Sunday. Just the day after achieving yet another milestone of scoring seven thousand ODI runs where Shakib scored a magnificent 93 run knock that helped Bangladesh to … Read more

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh enjoyed a first T20I series whitewash in a three-match series after 11 years, inflicting a rare clean sweep on world champions England after winning the third and final T20I against the visitors by 16 runs in Mirpur on Tuesday. The Tigers enjoyed a first three-match series sweep in this format … Read more