Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, has not been included in the 15-man squad for the World Cup. Mortaza had injured his right knee while playing club cricket in Dhaka in December and was striving to recover in time for the tournament. He had begun bowling off a short run-up during net sessions in the last ... Read more
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Mashrafe yes, Mashrafe no
All the talk has centred on the Mashrafe Bin Mortaza question and there seems to be no end to speculations ahead of today’s World Cup squad announcement. The three-member selection panel again sat with the technical committee last evening to deliberate the issue, but the feeling among many (including those who matter) was that the ... Read more
Malik arrives to play for Mohammedan
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to play for defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League. Malik joined compatriot Azhar Mahmud and is expected to play against Bangladesh Biman today. He will be the fifth Pakistani cricketer to play for Mohammedan
Tigers’ squad on hold
To be disclosed tomorrow after review The country will have to wait till the last day of deadline to know the Tigers’ World Cup squad after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to announce the 15-member team on January 19. After a marathon meeting of the technical and evaluation committee that lasted more than three ... Read more
Much ado about nothing
The much talked-about match between arch-rivals Abahani and Mohammedan Sporting Club had an anti-climactic finish with the Dhanmondi outfit recording a 10-wicket victory at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Medium pacer Abul Hasan bowled a fierce spell to take four wickets, including three in
First win for Doleshwar
Prime Doleshwar registered their first win in the Dhaka Premier League when they shocked Kalabagan KC by four wickets at the Fatullah stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh Biman took a giant leap towards Super League after eking out a 12-run win over Orient SC in another match at the BKSP
Battle royal in doubt
The crucial Dhaka Premier League match between two giants Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani, scheduled to be held today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, has become uncertain after a dramatic decision by the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis. In an apparent move to favour Abahani, the CCDM convened an emergency meeting and
A noble gesture
Sakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal on Saturday assured Mizanur Rahman of financial help when the right-side paralysed student met them at the Mirpur academy and asked him to contact them on January 19. Mizanur, a second year student of political science department at the Victoria University, was afflicted with typhoid one year ago which ... Read more
Gazi confirm super league
Gazi Tank Cricketers joined giants Abahani and Mohamme-dan SC in the Super League of Dhaka Premier Cricket with a thumping nine-wicket victory over Orient SC in the ninth round match on Friday. With this win Gazi Tanks took their tally to 14 points, just two points behind leaders Abahani and one adrift of Mohammedan means ... Read more
Biggies roll on in chill
Popular outfits Abahani and Mohammedan braved the chilly weather to win their respective ninth round matches of the Premier Cricket League at different venues yesterday. The foggy weather enforced curtailed-overs affairs in all three matches and it was Shamsur Rahman who hogged the spotlight on the day by hitting a hundred to guide Mohammedan to ... Read more
BCB strikes deal with IBBL
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited signed a deal worth Tk 10 crore with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday for beautification of Dhaka city ahead of the upcoming World Cup. As part of the agreement, the IBBL and the BCB will work together to decorate certain roads of the city with lights, balloons, light-emitting diode (LED) ... Read more
Beximco sponsors Tigers in WC
The Beximco Group struck a deal worth Tk 3.5 crore with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday to sponsor the national cricket team in the forthcoming World Cup. Beximco replaced Grameenphone as the official sponsor of the Tigers. Grameenphone had had to pull out from the World Cup because of a conflict of interest with ... Read more
Old DOHS win big
Two unbeaten half centuries by Javed Omar and Nasir Jamshed gave Old DOHS a 10-wicket win over Surjo Tarun in the eighth round of the Dhaka Premier League at Fatullah on Tuesday. Nazmul Hossain’s blistering half century helped CCS beat Prime Doleshwar by 20 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and Gazi Tanks recorded a ... Read more
Polar Ice Cream Street Cricket from Jan 21
A six-a-side cricket tournament called Polar Ice Cream Street Cricket will start on January 21 to highlight and create the hype for the game before the upcoming World Cup; it was said at a press conference on Tuesday. The tournament, which will be held at the Dhanmondi Club Ground, is open to all and any ... Read more
Giants stroll easily
Table-toppers Abahani returned to the winning ways crushing lowly Orient SC by 178 runs while fellow title chasers Mohammedan Sporting Club and Bangladesh Biman also won their respective eighth round Dhaka Premier League matches on Monday. Biman thrashed Kalabagan by 124 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium but not before a
Shakib sold to Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have snatched Shakib Al Hasan for Tk 30 million ($425,000) on the first day of IPL bid for cricketers. There were high expectations last year with the young all-rounder but frustratingly Shakib remained unsold, but this time the Shahrukh Khan-owned franchise bought him for a bargain price of $425,000
CCS clip Biman’s wings
Cricket Coaching School (CCS) stunned Bangladesh Biman by nine runs in a low-scoring thriller, although the big guns had easier outings during yesterday’s Premier League games across the city. Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club beat Old DOHS by 66 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with their English import Moeen Ali hitting his first ton, ... Read more
Queues for tickets get smaller
Queues for World Cup Cricket match tickets at the branches of the City and the Agrani Bank are getting smaller as most of the most-sought-after gallery and club house tickets for matches in demand have been sold out in three days till Tuesday. Cricket fans standing in queues alleged they were being offered only high-priced ... Read more
Fans wait in endless pain
Thousands of desperate cricket fans were still waiting in front of different City Bank and Agrani Bank branches countrywide for a ticket of the World Cup matches amid endless pain. Some of them have already completed their 48 hours of waiting under the open sky and still did not gain entrance to the bank. The ... Read more
Joy for some, pain for many
Thousands of people were seen waiting in the queues in front of different braches of The City Bank and Agrani Bank for the last two days for the coveted Word Cup tickets. Gopal Bhoumik, who hails from Barisal, was the first to get the e-voucher for his ticket from the City Bank’s Banani branch, one ... Read more