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Bangladesh suffered another injury scare when batsman Junaed Siddique sprained the Achilles tendon of his left foot while batting for his club Surjo Tarun in the Dhaka Premier League against Mohammedan Sporting Club at the BKSP ground on Friday. His injury came in less than a week after paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza injured his knee ... Read more

Three in a row The 2007 World Cup was the first to be held in the West Indies. It was a departure of sorts from previous editions. The ten Test nations together with ODI status holder Kenya were joined by qualifiers from the 2005 ICC trophy: Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland, making it the ... Read more

National cricketer Mahmudullah was handed a one-match ban and Sakib al Hasan was fined Tk 10,000 for breaching the code of conduct during their respective Dhaka Premier League matches on Friday. Abahani all-rounder Mahmudullah was suspended after his verbal exchange with Gazi Tanks fielder Sabbir Rahman, who also was handed a one-match ban by the ... Read more

In a bid to inspire and connect the country’s people with the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, a road show titled ‘Catch Bangladesh Catch’ reached Panchagarh yesterday after starting from Dhaka on Monday. A colourful procession with festoons, banners, flags was brought out from Martyrs Memorial premises that ended at Panchagarh Government Auditorium after parading ... Read more

ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003 Cup Facts The 2003 World Cup, the eighth cricket World Cup, was the first to be held in Africa. The co-hosts were South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The majority of the matches were played in South Africa, with Zimbabwe hosting six matches and Kenya two. The 2003 World ... Read more

Defending Dhaka Premier League champions Mohammedan Sporting Club sacked skipper Khaled Mashud on Thursday and replaced him with national star Sakib al Hasan after just two matches of the new season. Mashud, who helped the side regain the trophy after eight years in the last season, was made their new head coach as well as ... Read more

Paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza can still play in the World Cup if he can recover from the knee injury within the period the doctors have set for him. Mashrafee, who collapsed on the pitch and hurt his knee after he had been back by his non-striking batting partner on Sunday, was advised ‘a conservative management ... Read more

Old DOHS, powered by the first century of the tournament by Mehrab Hossain Jr, recorded their second successive win, this time against Victoria SC by narrow eight runs in the Dhaka Premier League in Rajshahi on Wednesday. In the other matches of the day, Kalabagan KC eked out a one-wicket win over Gazi Tanks

The Bangladesh Tourism Board has drawn up an elaborated programme to promote Bangladesh during the upcoming Cricket World Cup, to be held in February-March next year. The board has already signed a contract with the ICC becoming its local partner, which will allow the organisation to promote the country through TV commercials and other

The good, the bad, and Mugabe The 2003 World Cup was the first to be held in the continent of Africa with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya as co-hosts. Zimbabwe at that time was in turmoil under the iron fist of Robert Mugabe and his party ZANU-PF, a rule that victimised white farmers. Mugabe had ... Read more

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club have all but confirmed a place in next season’s Premier Cricket League with a massive 140-run victory over Uttara Sporting Club in the First Division Super League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday. Rampant through thirteen consecutive wins in the league, Sheikh Jamal are just one win

All 19 Bangladeshi cricketers who have applied to play in the next Indian Premier Cricket League have been put on the list for January 8-9 auction to be held at Mysore Hall, the Royal Gardenia Hotel, in Bangalore. A total of 416 foreign players, including the Bangladeshis, have expressed their willingness to be a part ... Read more

Pacer Mashrafee bin Murtaza suffered yet another injury, in his right knee, when he was playing for his club, Abahani, in the Dhaka Premier League against Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Pratishthan in the BKSP ground on Tuesday. Mashrafee collapsed on the crease after facing just one ball when his non-striking partner

Only three Bangladeshi cricketers – Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful–have been bracketed in the top categories of Indian Premier Cricket League players’ auction, to be held in Bangalore on January 8 and 9. Sakib has got the highest base price of $200,000 among the Bangladeshis. Tamim on the

Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club lost a valuable point when they were held to a dramatic tie in their second match of the Dhaka Premier League by newcomers Prime Doleshwar at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Tuesday. Abahani and Bangladesh Biman recorded their second consecutive win in the other matches of

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets info next week The fate of the ICC World Cup tickets will be known next week as the Local Organising Committee (LOC) still could not confirm the major aspects of its sales. Yesterday the LOC sat for their meeting later than the scheduled time, subsequently pushing back Bangladesh Cricket ... Read more

The International Cricket Council has expressed its satisfaction over the Bangladeshi venues for the upcoming World Cup, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday. An ICC delegation inspected the World Cup venues last week and they have already submitted their report to concerned authorities. They also sent a copy of the

Police arrested a man in Dhaka late on Sunday for allegedly selling forms to young people promising to appoint them as security volunteers for the upcoming World Cup. Zahidul Islam alias Shawon was arrested by Mirpur police after dozens of his victims laid siege to his Mirpur section 6 residence alleging him of cheating them ... Read more

ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003 Sachin & Vaas far ahead The 2003 World Cup saw the entrance to the global stage of a lot of young players who are today at their peak, and those who have dominated the international arena. Champions Australia welcomed the monstrously athletic Andrew Symonds, who amazed crowds with ... Read more

Bangladesh League Cox’s Bazar Ctg Abahani’s home ground Cox’s Bazar will host matches of the upcoming Bangladesh League as the league committee yesterday approved the seaside venue as the home of Chittagong Abahani. Following unavailability of MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong ahead of the ICC World Cup 2011, Chittagong Abahani and Chittagong Mohammedan sought the ... Read more