Cricket

Chief selector Faruk Ahmed said on Monday that he welcomes the concept of including national coach Chandika Hathurusinghe in the selection panel as it will reduce the so-called gap between the coach and the selection committee members. BCB is mulling with the idea of including Hathurusinghe in the selection panel in the forthcoming days as ... Read more

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said on Sunday that he is inspired to do well in the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League after being hurt as top clubs snubbed him in the players’ draft. Mashrafee was picked up by Kalabagan Krira Chakra after the top clubs of the country were reluctant to secure his service for ... Read more

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma will face his familiar foe Mustafizur Rahman in unfamiliar colours as his side Mumbai Indians will take on Mustafiz’s Hyderabad Sunrisers in their Indian Premier League match today at Hyderabad. Mustafiz has already grabbed the right-handed batsman four times in five international matches they have played against each other

Shahadat’s ban upheld, Roquibul suspension uplifted The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday imposed a life-long ban on its commercial partner Rizwan bin Faruqe for manhandling an official during the Asia Cup final in March. BCB vice-president AZM Nasir announced the punishment after a meeting of the disciplinary committee in the afternoon. Rizwan is under contract ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan won the battle against his national team-mate Mustafizur Rahman as Sakib’s Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mustafiz’s franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets at Hyderabad on Saturday. After winning the toss Sunrisers scored 142-7 before KKR reached their target scoring 146-2 in 18.2 overs. KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir

It seems the ghost of ICC World Twenty20 defeat to India will continue to hunt the Bangladeshi cricketers for quite some time. Batsman Mahmudullah earlier this week said that he is looking to get over the one-run loss and concentrate on business ahead in the upcoming Dhaka Premier League. Mushfiqur Rahim, the first of three ... Read more

Traditional powerhouse Mohammedan Sporting Club will bank on the experience and enthusiasm of batsman Mushfiqur Rahim to bring back their glory days in the upcoming Dhaka Premier League cricket. Mushfiq joined the club for the first time in his career and promised to make it memorable through giving their fans some occasion to cherish. ‘Naturally

Mustafiz’s Sunrisers face Sakib’s KKR today Bangladeshi pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman might have to wait longer to play against compatriot Sakib al Hasan despite his team taking on Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League today. Mustafiz made a promising debut in the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad and is all certain to feature for ... Read more

Wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Kumar Das was looking to put an impressive performance in the Dhaka Premier League to return back to the national fold. Liton, who came to the spotlight after contributing heavily for Abahani Limited in the last edition of DPL, will be playing for the same outfit with a similar motto.

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan failed to get a place in the starting XI of the Kolkata Knight Riders for the second match in a row during their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians in Kolkata on Wednesday. Kolkata Knight Riders started their 2016 IPL campaign in an impressive fashion on Sunday when they ... Read more

All-rounder Mahmudullah put his disappointment of not being able to take Bangladesh home against India in the ICC Twenty20 behind to focus entirely on the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League. Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim wasted a golden chance to beat the former T20 world champions at Bangalore when they could not fetch required two runs from

The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to host West Indies in the coming months as they want to complete the domestic tournaments without any disruption, said its official on Tuesday. The decision came within a week after BCB president Nazmul Hasan announced West Indies intended to play Tigers at home in a one-Test series in ... Read more

Legends of Rupganj have formed the most expensive team for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League, according to an estimation which made them only one of the two clubs to spend over Tk two crore during Sunday’s players’ draft. Although Legends spent Tk 2.11 crore taka to buy 15 players they do not have any of ... Read more

Title-aspirants Abahani Limited appeared to be the biggest gainer as the much-talked-about players’ draft for the upcoming Dhaka Premier League ended at a city hotel on Sunday. Abahani secured the services of mercurial all-rounder Sakib al Hasan, dashing opener Tamim Iqbal and paceman Taskin Ahmed among others in so-called

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan failed to get a place in the playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match of Indian Premier League 2016 against Delhi Daredevils in Kolkata on Sunday. New Zealand’s Colin Munro, West Indies’ Andre Russell and two Australians John Hastings and 45-year old Brad Hogg filled the allotted ... Read more

Forget Sakib al Hasan or Tamim Iqbal, the biggest attraction in the players’ draft for the Dhaka Premier League was coach Khaled Mahmud for his dramatic switch to Abahani Limited from Prime Bank Cricket Club on Sunday. Mahmud guided Prime Bank to title last season and has a long-standing relationship with the corporate house, which ... Read more

Kevin Pietersen has admitted trying to return to international cricket by playing for South Africa is ‘a thought in my head,’ reports Cricinfo. Pietersen would become eligible for South Africa in 2018 – four years after his England career was ended following the 2013-14 Ashes when he was sacked

The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to become guarantor for Dhaka Premier League clubs as players’ transfer for its forthcoming edition will take place through controversial ‘players’ by choice’ draft system today. The ‘players’ by choice’ draft will be held at a city hotel from 11:00 am with BCB vice-president Mahbub Anam acting as the commissioner ... Read more

A brace each from Senegalese Camara Sarba and Nigerian Sunday Chizoba helped Abahani Limited register a thumping 5-0 win over Team BJMC in their second match of the Independence Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. In the other match of the day, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club all-but confirmed their semi-final berth after a ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Friday promised to look an alternative for controversial ‘players’ by choice’ system for the Dhaka Premier League. Amid huge pressure from the participating clubs, the BCB brought back the lottery-based transfer system for this season much to the chagrin of players,