Cricket

The International Cricket Council is considering a constitutional change incorporating the two-tier system for Test cricket with promotion and relegation between them, said the officials on Thursday. Under the proposed system, seven nations will be placed into division one and five in division two, with promotion and relegation decided in every two years.

Bangladesh national team player Mahmudullah’s century and three-wicket haul helped his side Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club win by 11 runs against Brothers Union in their Dhaka Premier League at BKSP on Thursday. In another match at Fatullah, former national player Rajin Saleh’s ton went in vain as his side Cricket Coaching School lost to Legends ... Read more

Working committee finalises draft structure The Bangladesh Cricket Board has finalised draft structure of the new selection policy for the national cricket team in their attempt to resolve any kind of dispute, said official on Thursday. BCB’s working committee approved the proposed structure of new selection committee which will comprises seven to eight members including ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board will resume the High-performance unit programme from July 10, said officials on Thursday. The decision was taken during the meeting of BCB officials for the High Performance unit at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Eight cricketers with suspect bowling action found in the Dhaka Premier League will be eligible to ... Read more

Mohammedan Sporting Club regained the top spot in the Dhaka Premier League after Prime Bank Cricket Club collapsed spectacularly to hand them a massive 82-run win at Mirpur on Wednesday. Replying to Mohammedan’s 224 all out, Prime Bank, who resumed the reserve day’s play at 41-1, seemed coasting when they reached 113-1 before they lost ... Read more

Shamsur Rahman’s emphatic century went in vain as his side Gazi Group lost to Abahani Limited by 32 runs in their Dhaka Premier League match at the BKSP on Wednesday. Abahani were looking for the first win in four matches after putting 276-6 in 50 overs on the back of an unbeaten 90 runs from ... Read more

Pace bowler Shahadat Hossain said on Wednesday that he felt like making a new beginning of his career when he returned to competitive cricket coming out from the temporary ban of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. He picked the important wicket of Saeed Anwar jr in his six overs that cost him 49 runs to make ... Read more

Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club kept their winning run in the Dhaka Premier League as they beat Kalabagan Cricket Academy by 49 runs in Duckworth/Lewis method on Tuesday to reach the top of the points table. In the rain-affected match at Fatullah, Doleshwar reached 287-6 before KCA, who are right at the bottom of the table ... Read more

Rain forced two Dhaka Premier League matches on Tuesday to enter into the reserve day as Abahani Limited’s encounter with Gazi Group Cricket and Mohammedan Sporting Club’s match with Prime Bank Cricket Club could not be completed due to heavy downpour. Prime Bank were 41-1 in 6.2 overs after dismissing MSC for 224 runs in ... Read more

Paceman Shahadat Hossain was left waiting by rain to prove his mettle in a competitive match as he returned back to cricket coming out from the temporary ban of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. Shahadat was serving the ban of BCB as he was found guilty of abusing a child that he employed, caused ... Read more

Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed, suspended for illegal bowling action by International Cricket Council, is making progress in the right direction contrary to the common observation, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. Taskin is currently playing in the Dhaka Premier League for Abahani Limited as well as completing his rehabilitation programme chalked by

Struggling Dhaka Premier League outfit Abahani Limited were desperately looking for all-rounder Sakib al Hasan to bail them out from their current precarious situation. Sakib is presently involved in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament with the Kolkata Knight Riders but could be available for them from May 24 should everything

Mohammad Sharif grabbed the first hat-trick of the season as Gazi Group took the edge in the rain-hit Dhaka Premier League match against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in Mirpur on Wednesday. The match went into the reserve day as rain-intervened at least three times at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium making it impossible for the official ... Read more

Kalabagan Krira Chakra faced a remarkable collapse to lose against Brothers Union by nine runs in their Dhaka Premier League match on Wednesday at BKSP. Chasing Brothers’ 262, Kalabagan were on 238-3 after the end of 45 overs before they lose their last seven wickets for just 15 runs to be dismissed for 253 in ... Read more

Gone are the days when the Dhaka Premier League was known as a common habitat for some of the modest Pakistani cricketers, who would find it as a happy hunting ground. They were replaced by a group of Indian journeymen in the ongoing campaign as teams preferred them over cricketers from other countries for some ... Read more

Abahani Limited’s hopes of qualifying for the Super League received a serious blow when they suffered their third successive loss to lowly Kalabagan Cricket Academy on Monday. Mahmudul Hasan struck a fine century to help the Academy side post their maiden win in seven matches by three wickets in a high-scoring contest at the Fatullah ... Read more

Wicket-keeper batsman Nurul Hasan made his first List ‘A’ century to help Prime Bank Cricket Club beat Legends of Rupganj by 60 runs in their Dhaka Premier League match on Monday. Nurul, who made his international debut early in the year, made 108 runs that was the backbone for Prime’s 299-9 before their bowlers bundled ... Read more

Naeem Islam struck a dogged century but it could do little to stave off a six-wicket loss for Mohammedan Sporting Club to Prime Doleshwar in the Dhaka Premier League in Mirpur on Monday. Doleshwar joined Mohammedan on top of the league with the win, their fifth in the league which came after two successive defeats ... Read more

The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis on Monday rescheduled the eighth and ninth round matches of the Dhaka Premier League, deferring it at least for four days. The eighth round matches will be held on May 24 and May 26 instead of May 20 and May 22. The schedule of ninth round matches also have ... Read more

Bangladesh’s pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman’s amazing performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League has made him the most cherished young cricketer as he is leading the poll for the best emerging player of the IPL. The ninth edition the IPL has introduced a new section which named ‘Emerging Player of the Season’ and cricket lovers ... Read more