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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

ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003 Australia first, daylight second The 2003 World Cup was cricket’s eighth global event and it was jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. It was also the largest World Cup in terms of the number of teams participating. Bangladesh had become a Test side in November 2000, ... Read more

Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League DOHS, Kalabagan stroll Old DOHS rode on their overseas players to beat Mohammad Ashraful-led Cricket Coaching School (CCS) by 64 runs in one of three Premier League matches yesterday. Bilal Hossain’s half-century and a five-wicket haul from veteran Rashed Hanif ensured a perfect start for the two-time former champions who ... Read more

Festivities for the 2011 World Cup begins today through a road show that will go through all 64 districts across the country. The programme styled “Catch Bangladesh Catch” will start off with a rally from National Eidgah to the Paltan Ground this afternoon at

Cup facts The 1999 World Cup was the seventh World Cup and the fourth to be held in England. This time, Scotland also hosted a few matches. There were twelve teams in the tournament. Three Associate nations were added to the nine Test playing nations, and the twelve were divided into two

Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League Smooth sail for biggies There were no hiccups on the opening day of the Premier Division Cricket League as giants Mohammedan, Biman and Abahani posted comfortable victories against their respective rivals at different venues across the country. After a short break the national cricketers got back to their business in ... Read more

Tigers’ first roar The 1999 World Cup in the United Kingdom was a happy one for Bangladesh. Not only did they qualify and play their first World Cup, they were also the only non-Test playing Cup debutants to win two matches. Bangladesh’s first victory was against Scotland in the Group B match at Edinburgh on ... Read more

Another SA heartbreak South Africa and Australia faced off in the 1999 World Cup semifinal at Edgbaston on June 17 for what, according to many, was the best one-day match of all time. It was a match coloured by what had gone before and one that was full of drama. South Africa won the toss ... Read more

Dhaka Premier Cricket League Preview The smaller of big names The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League is not just about Abahani and Mohammedan and the money they spend, the country’s most popular cricket competition also accommodates diverse teams, some of whom hardly have the club structure these days. A handful of clubs however still follow ... Read more

The Premier Division Cricket League will now start from December 18 across the country. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has fixed the new schedule after discussion with the participating clubs’ representatives yesterday. “Everybody was desperate to start the league and that’s why we have decided to arrange the

Zulu rules in rookies’ Cup The 1999 World Cup was a tournament for the newer faces in world cricket, with the bowling and batting charts headed by players in their first World Cup. Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar, who broke into the national team two years earlier, terrorised batsmen with his extreme pace, and presented the world ... Read more

The Victory Day Cricket match between Shaheed Jewel XI and Shaheed Mushtaque XI, a regular annual event of Bangladesh Cricket Board, will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on the occasion of the Victory Day, reports UNB. The 40 over-a-side match, playing with red ball and white dresses, will start at

Bangladesh signed off what is likely to be their last international engagement before next year’s World Cup with a comprehensive series win over Zimbabwe, even as coach Jamie Siddons expressed his desire for more international cricket ahead of the cricket’s showpiece event. As expected Shakib Al Hasan’s men won the series, 3-1, against the bottom-ranked ... Read more

The ongoing renovation works at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and the Fatullah stadium forced the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis to defer the Dhaka Premier League, which was scheduled to begin today. The top domestic one-day competition may now begin on December 17, though the organisers