Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is unlikely to lead the team in the second and final Test against West Indies, which will start tomorrow at the National Stadium in Grenada. Bangladesh captain underwent an MRI exam of his injured right knee on Tuesday afternoon in Grenada. The initial report suggests he has muscle stress in the knee, ... Read more
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Bangladesh U-19 face uphill task
Bangladesh Under-19 are facing an uphill task to avoid another crushing defeat at the hands of England Under-19 side on the last and fourth day of the second four-dayer match at Country Ground in Derby on Wednesday. Till filing of this report, the tourists were batting with 69 for one, still needing 306 runs to ... Read more
Keraniganj, Dhamrai in final of Inter-Primary School Cricket
Keraniganj Upzilla moved into the final of the Dhaka District Inter-Primary School Cricket Tournament when they beat Nababganj Upzilla by 27 runs in their clash at the Kalindi Ground in Keraniganj Upzilla on Wednesday. Batting first
Tigers make good start
Openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes gave Bangladesh a solid start in the 18.5 overs possible before rain prompted an early close to the first Test against a second-string West Indies on Thursday. Tamim was not out on 14 and Kayes was not out on 26, as Bangladesh, electing to bat, reached 42 without loss ... Read more
U-19 team toiling to avoid innings defeat
Visiting Bangladesh Under-19 side are on knife-edge to face a humiliating defeat at the hands of England Under-19 team in the first four-dayer match of the tour at North Marine Road Ground in Scarborough on Wednesday. After facing follow-on, they scored 143 for three on the third day till filing of this report. The Bangladeshi ... Read more
Teletalk cricket
Mohalchhara Aparazita Club registered a 41-run victory over Munigramme Ujjal Smrity Club in the first Teletalk cricket tournament at the Khagrachari Government High School ground yesterday. Mohalchhara were all out for 106 runs in 20.1 over with Biplob making the team highest 49. Rupantor Chakma claimed five wickets for 12 runs while Dabit Chakma picked ... Read more
Tigers warm up well
Bangladeshi batsmen at last shrugged off the lean patch to get back in form and had some useful batting practice ahead of the first Test as the three-dayer warm up game against West Indies A destined to a predictable draw at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Sunday. Opener Tamim Iqbal starred in the drawn match ... Read more
Cobb flays young Tigers
U-19 Cricket Cobb flays young Tigers England Under-19s made a good start in the first four-dayer against visiting Bangladesh Under-19s at North Marine Road ground in Scarborough yesterday. The home side scored 293 for five in 76.2 overs on the first day till last report was received here last night.
Mirpur Friends Club win handsome in qualifying cricket
Mirpur Friends Club hardly to sweat hard as they recorded a handsome 145 runs win over Nawabganj Cricket Academy in the Third Division Qualifying Cricket League match held at the Jagannath Hall ground here on Monday.
2011 WC will remain in sub-continent, says ICC
July 6 : Pakistan’s intent to seek legal recourse on hosting rights issues may have cast a shadow over the 2011 World Cup but the ICC today made it clear that there was no risk of the event being shifted out of the Indian sub-continent. Pakistan’s share of 14 matches has been allotted to other ... Read more
Tigers handed a tough draw
Bangla-desh were handed a tough draw in the ICC World Twenty20 2010 when they were placed in Group A alongside defending champions Pakistan and Australia, the International Cricket Council said. The ICC completed the draw at St Lucia in West Indies on Saturday. Bangladesh, seeded eighth for the tournament, will begin their campaign against holders ... Read more
Ball kills cricket umpire in Wales
ESPN.com news services SWANSEA, Wales — A cricket umpire has died after being struck on the head by a ball. Alcwyn Jenkins collapsed after the blow, which came from a ball thrown by a fielder during a Welsh cricket league match in Swansea on Saturday. He was 72. “I’m led to believe it was one ... Read more
Tigers start mission WI today
Mashrafee bin Murtaza will make his debut as Bangladesh captain when he will lead the side against West Indies A team in a three-day match starting from today at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Bangladesh, who will play two Tests and three one-day international matches during their Caribbean tour, reached West Indies on Tuesday and ... Read more
U-19 team play 2-day match in England from today
Visiting Bangladesh Under-19 team will start their England tour with a two-dayer practice match against the England Under-18 team today. Mahmudul Hasan led Under-19 side arrived here on Wednesday to play two four-dayer, five one-dayer and two Twenty20 matches against
Siddons hails captaincy move
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons has hailed the BCB’s move to change the captain of the side and said it was handed to the right person with Mashrafee bin Murtaza replacing Mohammad Ashraful. ‘It’s good for Ash (Ashraful) and tough for Mash (Mashrafee). It’s tough to captain the national team on the world stage. But Mashrafee ... Read more
Coach positive too
Bangladesh cricket coach Jamie Siddons displayed a similar sort of satisfaction like his ex-captain Mohammad Ashraful on the Tigers’ recent performance in the ICC World Twenty20 after he faced the local media for the first time yesterday since returning from Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. After Bangladesh made their exit from the ... Read more
Bangladesh cricketers leave for West Indies today
New skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza hopes to produce improve performance as Bangladesh cricket team leave for Barbados, West Indies on a five weeks tour today. Ace pace bowler Mashrafe replaced Mohammad Ashraful as captain of the national cricket team. His deputy on the tour will be World’s number one-day all rounder Shakib Al Hasan. BCB ... Read more
Exit Ash, Enter Mash
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is the first paceman in the country to lead the national team as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday appointed him as captain and Shakib Al Hasan as his deputy for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe. The 25-year-old cricketer, dubbed as Narail Express, took over the helm as the fifteenth ... Read more
Ready to face the music
Newly appointed Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza said he is ready to do the hard job as a senior cricketer and face the music on a difficult time despite not having enough experience in the position. ‘Definitely it is a great feeling to be the captain of the national side. I agree that this is ... Read more
Nat’l squad for Windies tour named
In order to bring back the Bangladesh cricket on the right way, which currently has been in a tumultuous position aftermath of the just concluded ICC Twenty20 Cricket World, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a new-look team with naming pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortoza as captain replacing Mohammad Ashraful. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has ... Read more