Cricket

Ashraful ommited, Nafees recalled Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal will miss the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand as he underwent a surgery in Australia while former skipper Mohammad Ashraful was left out of the 14-member Bangladesh squad, announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday. Opener Shahriar Nafees got a national recall after two ... Read more

Manzur Ahmed, a former wicketkeeper-batsman, joined the Bangladesh Cricket Board as its new chief executive officer on Wednesday, ending the country’s cricket oversight body’s long wait for the top executive post. Manzur, who had a distinguished club and zonal cricket career spanning two decades in

Bangladesh cricketers had a fanfare when they were taken to the Kurmitola Golf Club on Tuesday for the practice of golf which has things common with cricket. All 26 the cricketers but Sakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal joined coach Jamie Siddons and his assistant Julien Fountain at the golf club where they stayed for ... Read more

The general perception on Abdur Razzak recently among the cricket fraternity has been that the left-arm spinner has lost his bite after his bowling action went through a change, but the bowler sees it quite differently. He believes that it is the introduction of Twenty20 cricket which has made the bowler’s job difficult these

South African all-rounder Lance Klusener finally refused to be the Bangladesh cricket team’s new bowling coach. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) spokesperson Jalal Yunus said, “Klusener told us on Monday that he is not coming to Bangladesh.” “Klusener couldn’t convince his wife in this

Newly-appointed sports psychologist Soumendra Saha has joined the Bangladesh cricket team on Wednesday, hoping to enhance the mental strength of struggling Tigers. Soumendra was accompanied by his wife Srilekha Saha, a doctorate in sports psychology, when he visited the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to see the practice of national players in

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are yet to get any response from Lance Klusener who is supposed to join the national cricket team in the first week of September as a specialist bowling coach. Apparently there is hardly any chance that the BCB could make the deal with the former South Africa all-rounder

Mohammad Asif’s ex-girl friend has launched a scathing attack at the bowler and accused him of being directly involved in match-fixing. As a panelist on a news channel, Asif’s former girl friend Veena Malik accused the fast bowler of being ‘criminal minded’ and a

 Former cricket captain Imran Khan called for exemplary punishment to be given to any player found guilty of spot fixing during the tour of England. “I think there is a need to send out a message to youngsters…that crime does not pay,” Imran told Geo News on Sunday

The latest match-fixing scandal of Pakistan gripped the Bangladesh cricket team on Sunday as they resumed practice after two days off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The Tigers were also under the scanner just two months ago at the same Lord’s after Sakib al Hasan had confessed a day before their Test match against England ... Read more

The Test match between England and Pakistan has resumed under a cloud of controversy following allegations that some of the tourists were involved in match-fixing. Mazhar Majeed, a 35-year-old agent, was arrested on Saturday night and four Pakistani players gave statements to the police over claims about the

says Fountain Julien Fountain, the newly-appointed fielding coach of Bangladesh, has spent his first week in charge when he attended the practice session of the national cricketers at Mirpur. Fountain shared his first-hand experience in an interview with New Age’s Atif Azam at a city hotel on

Opener Tamim Iqbal is going to receive a cautionary letter from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for showing indecent behaviour against a board decision. The young batsman had vehemently reacted when he learned that he has to sit in the economy class for the Australia trip and had been demanding for business class. The dashing

Shakib Al Hasan picked up three wickets as Northamptonshire made slow progress in their County Championship Division Two match against Worcestershire at the County Ground in Northampton yesterday. The hosts were 308 for eight after tea in their first innings on the third day after the second day’s play was completely washed out due to ... Read more

A year a ago when Mahmudullah Riyad ended his long wait for a Test debut against an struggling West Indies, it appeared that Bangladesh have finally found another off-spinner after the retirement of erratic Naimur Rahman. He along with Sakib al Hasan mesmerised the Caribbeans in the two-Test series

After Khaled Mashud’s long stint, Mushfiqur Rahim came into the scene to stand behind the stumps. But unfortunately the Bogra lad has yet to prove his worth as a wicketkeeper, rather his inconsistent performance caused a concern for the team think-tank, especially ahead of the 2011 World Cup where Bangladesh is one of co-hosts along ... Read more

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has finally agreed to travel to Australia for the treatment of his wrist injury in the economy class after repeated attempts by Bangladesh Cricket Board officials and his family. Tamim earlier refused to accept an economy class ticket and said he would go to Australia on personal expenses unless he could ... Read more

Twenty-two national cricketers have been bracketed in the national pool for this season’s Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday made the announcement, stating that the group comprises of players who have played for the Tigers between January 1 and July 31 this

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has approved the participation of two foreign players in a match for the upcoming Premier Division Cricket League. The board of directors took the decision in a meeting on Sunday where they decided to allow registration of a maximum of five foreign

The long run-up to the 2011 World Cup began yesterday with the national cricketers having a long slog in the nets as well as in the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium outfield. One would be tempted to go the distance and call it the perfect start as Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s men were given a thorough workout, having ... Read more