Cricket

Tamim handed huge fine, banned for a match The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday declared the halted Dhaka Premier League match between Abahani Limited and Prime Doleshwar abandoned, splitting the points between two teams. The decision paved the way for Abahani Limited to regain the title of the league as it took their tally to ... Read more

Former national captain Minhajul Abedin on Wednesday was promoted as the new chief selector of the national cricket team following the resignation of incumbent Faruk Ahmed. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan announced his appointment in a crowded press conference two days after the BCB approved the controversial two-tier selection policy.

The last round matches of the Dhaka Premier League will be held today in three different venues with several permutations and combinations as three teams are still in the contention to win the title. Abahani Limited, who are leading the pack with 20 points from 14 games, are in the advantageous position as a win ... Read more

Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan received his No Objection Certificate from the Bangladesh Cricket Board for joining Caribbean Premier League on Tuesday and he will leave for Jamaica on 26th June to play the tournament. ‘We have given him the NOC to join CPL on condition that he may be called back anytime as per ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Monday said that they will not insist chief selector Faruk Ahmed to stay on if he wants to step down from his post. Faruk, who is in USA now, told reporters that he will resign from his post protesting BCB’s decision of implementing the two-tier selection policy though ... Read more

Abahani Limited took a giant leap towards regaining Dhaka Premier League title when they edged past fellow aspirants Legends of Rupganj by 60 runs in a crucial Super League match at the BKSP on Monday. In a match relatively free from controversy, some that has become the hallmark of Abahani this season, Mosaddek Hossain displayed ... Read more

Former Bangladeshi national team batsman Roqibul Hassan made his first century in the Dhaka Premier League on Monday to help Prime Doleshwar beat Victoria Sporting Club by 91 runs to keep their championship hopes alive. Roqibul made exactly 100 runs, his first List A century in almost six years, to give his side a perfect ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday in its 14th meeting of Board of Directors has approved the controversial two-tier selection panel for the national cricket team, ending all speculations regarding the matter. The two-tier system will have a three-member selection panel, headed by a chief selector, who will submit their team to the cricket operations ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday formed a committee to probe the halted Dhaka Premier League match between Abahani Limited and Prime Dolehswar. BCB president Nazmul Hasan said that few senior cricket organisers and formers players were in the committee that was asked to submit the report within 72 hours.

For a Mohammedan fan, the first few days of this week were tragic to say the least. Firstly, the club failed to make it to the quarter-finals of Federation Cup football and then was crushed heavily by one-time bitter rivals Abahani Limited in cricket. To make the matters worse they lost to Mariner Young’s Club, which ... Read more

Bangladesh’s pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman will need approximately another month to recover his fatigue and injury after a prolonged season though he is improving quickly, national cricket team’s strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan said on Thursday. This meant the 20-year old Mustafizur, who is supposed to join Sussex in this season, needs more time

Liton Das and Sakib Al Hasan starred with bat and ball respectively as Abahani Limited shrugged off their recent controversies to crush Mohammedan Sporting Club by a record 260-run margin in the Dhaka Premier League at BKSP on Wednesday. Liton struck his career best 139 off 125 balls and shared 162-run with Indian recruit Dinesh ... Read more

Indian batsman Pawan Negi made a belligerent century to help his side Legends of Rupganj snatch a win from the jaws of defeat in their Dhaka Premier League Super League match against Victoria Sporting Club on Wednesday. From a precarious 83-6, Negi resurrected his side with an unbeaten 124-run innings to chase down Victoria’s total ... Read more

Holders Prime Bank Cricket Club beat Prime Doleshwar by six wickets in their Dhaka Premier League Super League match on Wednesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to keep their title hopes alive. Doleshwar made 100-6 in 33 overs before rain halted the match before Prime were given a revised target of 118 from 33 overs and ... Read more

League to continue, match referee says did not submit report, umpires charge Tamim with two offences The fate of Dhaka Premier League’s match between Abahani Limited and Prime Doleshwar is hanging in balance as Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis failed to come up with any solution after it was postponed due to an umpiring row. ... Read more

League leaders Victoria Sporting club got their Super League campaign off to winning start as they beat holders Prime Bank Sporting Club by 23 runs in the Dhaka Premier League match at Fatullah on Sunday. In another match of the day, Mohammedan Sporting Club showed miserable batting performance that allowed Legends of Rupganj win the ... Read more

The Super League phase of Dhaka Premier League will start at different venues today with all participating clubs eyeing to begin it on a positive note. With only three points differentiating the six teams each and every game will be crunch for the battle of gaining the supremacy of most prestigious domestic cricket tournament. Table ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Friday defended Abahani Limited saying that they were not significantly benefited by any controversial umpiring decision in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League. Nazmul, who holds a vital position in the Abahani hierarchy, rather accused some clubs of hatching a conspiracy against country’s cricket by raising the issues

Prime Bank complete Super League lineup Victoria Sporting Club edged Gazi Group by 28 runs to finish the first phase of Dhaka Premier League on top of the table, which also ended many speculations regarding the match on Thursday. The match held a day after the original schedule allegedly to give Gazi Group some advantage ... Read more

Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is unlikely to be released for English side Sussex anytime soon as he started his rehabilitation under Bangladesh Cricket Board medical team on Thursday. Bangladesh national team physio Bayzidul Islam and trainer Mario Villavarayen rechecked Mustafizur’s physical condition after he returned from his Sathkhira home.