Cricket

Pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Monday said he was eying a return to first-class cricket after nearly three years of hiatus with the forthcoming Bangladesh Cricket League, franchise-based four day tournament. Mashrafee’s last first-class appearance came with Khulna Division against Barisal Division at the National Cricket League, traditional first-class

Bangladesh national team’s fielding coach Richard Halsall on Sunday said he is hopeful that England series will take place despite the security concern. Halsall, the former Zimbabwean Test cricketer and the former fielding coach of England national cricket team, returned to Dhaka on Sunday to join the national side.

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan said on Sunday that he is looking forward to bowl upfront in the innings for Jamaica Tallawahs against Guyana Amazon Warriors in their final match of the Caribbean Premier League. Sakib picked three wickets in one over to guide his side win against Trinbago Knight Riders in the second qualifying final. ‘Obviously

English bowlers made a combined effort to dismiss Pakistan in the fifth and final day to win the third Test match of the series at Edgbaston by 141 runs. James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, Steven Finn and Moeen Ali all took two wickets apiece to bundle out Pakistan for 201 runs in 70.5 overs.

England Cricket Board’s security adviser Reg Dickason will leave for India and Bangladesh today to assess security situation ahead of their tour in these countries. The Bangladesh Cricket Board official said they are ready to fulfill the requirement of England team’s security adviser when he arrives next week.

Sakib al Hasan made important contributions with the bat and ball to help his side Jamaica Tallawahs beat Trinbago Knight Riders on Saturday in the second qualifier to confirm their berth in the final of Caribbean Premier League. Andre Russell made a belligerent 44-ball 100 and Sakib played a second fiddle with his 23-ball 19 runs ... Read more

Bangladesh national team coach Chandika Hathurusinghe returns today to take up the responsibility of the Tigers’ ahead of the home series against England. Hathurusinghe, who was enjoying vacation along with his family members, is due to arrive at 10:40pm through a Singapore Airlines. His arrival is expected

Rehabilitation will be the key for pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman after his scheduled shoulder operation at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London on August 11, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials. Shoulder specialist Andrew Wallace, who earlier had successfully operated Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, will conduct the operation to help Mustafiz find

On August 6, 2006, Bangladesh handed one-day international debut to two teenage prodigies during the fifth match of a series against Zimbabwe at Harare. The series was already lost, but plenty was at stake for the Tigers. Back then Bangladesh and Zimbabwe were fierce rivals. So, the Tigers had to win the game to restore ... Read more

Three sports journalist bodies in separate statements on Thursday protested the behaviour of Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan and his move of restricting the press freedom. The journalist bodies reacted after four media houses were denied an entry to cover an unscheduled press conference of Nazmul at his Beximco office on Friday.

Former Pakistani paceman Aaqib Javed said that in order to prepare oneself as a good fast bowler one must assess himself and practice accordingly. Aaqib passed another day with the Bangladeshi pacer on Thursday and gave them some tips as part of his short-term training with them. ‘If you know which category you belong to, then your ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Control board is still undecided when and where paceman Mustafizur Rahman’s shoulder operation will take place, said BCB president Nazmul Hasan on Wednesday. Mustafiz has already taken advice from two shoulder surgeons in England –Lennard Funk and Tony Kocchar – to assess his condition and his reports were

Pace bowler Shafiul Islam said on Wednesday that he is striving hard to return in the national team and working hard to keep his fitness and regain form to do that. Bangladesh team had a wonderful year in the 2015 especially in the one-day international format but Sahfiul, who had been a regular member of ... Read more

In an unprecedented move, the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday barred some media houses from entering an unscheduled press meet of its president Nazmul Hasan at his corporate office. Nazmul invited the press to the headquarters of Beximco, a corporate house to which he is an employee, but the reporters of daily newspapers Prothom Alo,

More than one month has passed since Dhaka Premier League ended but most of the clubs were yet to complete the payment for the players in full, said players and the officials. The DPL payment issue resurfaced on Tuesday as a group of Brothers Union players, led by senior cricketer Shahriar Nafees, met BCB chief ... Read more

Bangladesh paceman Al-Amin Hossain on Tuesday said that he has been enjoying the challenge of his fellow pace bowlers to get a place in the national team and he thought it was helping the team as well. Recently Bangladesh team has changed their perennial mindset of spin-based attack to incline more on pace-based attack especially in ... Read more

Bangladesh will not be a part of any Twenty20 internationals in Florida as India will play two T20I’s against West Indies, according to West Indies Cricket Board on Tuesday. WICB announced that India will play against West Indies on August 27 and 28 at Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale, USA. Earlier it was reported in

Pace bowler Rubel Hossain said on Monday that he was eagerly waiting to meet Pakistani paceman Aaqib Javed to learn a few tricks that he believes would help him to be a more competent bowler. Former UAE coach Aaqib, who played 22 Tests and 163 one-day internationals for Pakistan, is now in Dhaka to oversee ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan has failed to make justice to his reputation so far in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League being one of the world’s premier all-rounders as his performance has been limited to mediocrity with both bat and ball. Sakib’s Jamaica Tallawahs have been impressive in the tournament as they won six of their 10 matches ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is yet to get an appointment from professor Lennard Funk, shoulder surgery specialist in Manchester, for the assessment of pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman’s injury, said BCB official on Monday. Mustafiz, who met London-based shoulder specialist Tony Kocchar several twice, is trying to seek an appointment of Funk