Cricket

Batsman Mominul Haque said on Saturday that he was not thinking about any other format apart from Test cricket although he performed well in the just concluded Dhaka Premier League, country’s traditional 50-over tournament. The left-hander scored 671 runs in 16 matches of DPL with an average of 41.93 runs and a strike rate of 95.99, ... Read more

The curtain of the ninth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League rises today at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong with defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club taking on promoted Arambagh Krira Sangha in the first match. In the second match of the day, last season’s runners-up Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra will lock horns with another ... Read more

Pace bowler Al-Amin Hossain was fined Tk 2,000 on Saturday for arriving late in the ongoing conditioning camp of the Bangladesh national cricket team for their forthcoming home series against England. The lanky paceman arrived two minutes after the scheduled time 8:00am and thus he was penalised. It was known that the new system of ... Read more

Former Pakistani pace bowler Aaqib Javed will arrive here on July 29 to conduct a one-week long camp of specialised pace bowlers, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. Aaqib will take over the camp from July 30, a day after its commencement. ‘He will stay here for a week,’ said a BCB official.

Pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman failed to deliver in his second match for his country club Sussex on Friday after an outstanding debut a day before. Mustafiz bowled 3.2 overs and conceded 31 runs in the match where his side lost to Sussex and put them into the brink of being eliminated from the competition.

Mustafiz rocks on Sussex debut Bangladesh paceman Mustafizur Rahman was the toast of cricket fans once again after he made a successful debut for English county club Sussex in NatWest T20 Blast with a man-of-the-match performance at Chelmsford on Thursday. Mustafiz grabbed 4-23 as Sussex beat Essex by 24 runs by restricting the home side to ... Read more

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday invited Malala Yousufzai for the third Test against England at Birmingham next month, hoping her presence can further inspire the Pakistan team. The Noble Laureate lives in Birmingham after surviving a near-fatal attack by the Talibans for her campaign to get women education mandatory in 2012. She was

Virat Kohli stroked his maiden Test double century as India took control in the first Test against West Indies, reaching 404-4 in first session of the second day on Thursday. Having chosen to bat first on winning the toss, the Indian captain led the way with a thoroughly authoritative innings of 200 not out, decorated ... Read more

Bangladesh’s young pacer Taskin Ahmed said on Thursday that he is determined to play in the forthcoming England series at home by successfully rectifying his bowling action. Taskin along with spin bowler Arafat Sunny was suspended from bowling in international cricket after his action was found illegal during the ICC World Twenty20 in India.

BCB expands programme, 55 players called up from four groups The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday added former national cricketer Mohammad Rafique to its coaching panel for the ongoing camp of High Performance unit. Rafique, the first Bangladeshi cricketer to claim 100 Test wickets, will work as a consultant coach with the spin bowling group ... Read more

Pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman could at last reach England to join Sussex County Cricket Club to rock the NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup and got his trademark jersey number 90. Popularly known as Fizz, the paceman who plays with the same number in limited over cricket for Bangladesh and Indian Premier League ... Read more

Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza is confident that the forthcoming home series against England will go ahead as planned despite concern over security in the wake of recent terror attacks. Bangladesh began their preparation for the October series, which comprises two Test matches and three one-day internationals, through a conditioning camp at Mirpur

Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman believed his stint with Sussex will be a learning curve as he left for England on Wednesday. The left-arm pace bowler had an anxious wait for his UK visa to join Sussex for NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup. ‘I will have many things to learn,’ Mustafiz told reporters ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s bowling action review committee captured actions of two suspected bowlers on Wednesday, the first day of their operation through video cameras to assess them through software for further scrutiny. The committee will work with 10 bowlers, whose bowling actions were reported as suspect during this year’s Dhaka Premier League,

Sri Lankan trainer promises to return soon Members of the Bangladesh national cricket team will reunite today when the preparation camp for the forthcoming home series against England starts in Mirpur. In the absence of head coach Chandika Hathrusinghe, it is however expected that only fitness training will be held in the first few days ... Read more

Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman heaved a sigh of relief as he was finally granted his UK visa on Tuesday paving the way for him to join English county side Sussex for NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup. Mustafiz will now fly for England today at 10:10am by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s bowling action review committee will start its work today with bowlers, whose actions were reported as suspect during recent Dhaka Premier League. Left-arm spinner Naeem Islam Jr of Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani Limited’s off-spinner Amit Kumar will work on the first day with the committee to start

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has undertaken an elaborate programme to instill competitive mindset amongst the age level players, who are being deprived of enough exposures. Unlike past years, the BCB’s game development committee said it will organise several programmes and will also arrange series against overseas teams to groom up the young players.

With a commitment of spreading football outside the capital, JB Bangladesh Premier League has started its official journey through a colourful logo and trophy unveiling ceremony at a city hotel on Monday. Another grand opening ceremony will be held today in Chittagong, where the ninth edition of the professional football league will get underway on ... Read more

Pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is yet to get a UK visa to play for county team Sussex despite six working days have passed since he faced a visa interview. A Bangladesh Cricket Board official privy to the matter said Mustafiz faced visa interview on last Monday but was made to wait as his application is ... Read more