Visiting South Africa signalled their intent when they thrashed Bangladesh Cricket Board XI by eight wickets in their lone Twenty20 warm-up match of the tour at Fatullah on Friday. Fierce bowling, backed up by agile fielding and athleticism in the deep, helped the side rattle the second string Bangladeshi team for 99 runs in 18 ... Read more
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Tigers warned of ruthless SA
Bangladesh will need to play cautiously when they take on South Africa in the upcoming home series as the visitors will test their skills with their accuracy and pace, said Bangladesh Cricket Board XI skipper Imrul Kayes on Friday. South Africa made light work of BCB XI to win their lone Twenty20 warm-up match of ... Read more
Fans run riot at Fatullah, 3 injured
Three children received minor injuries on Friday when crowd hustled into the Fatullah stadium to see the warm-up match between visiting South Africa and Bangladesh Cricket Board XI. The entry was free for the game which had prompted many local people to flock to the stadium in their hundreds to see World Cup semi-finalists South ... Read more
SA favourites, says Hathurusinghe
Bangladesh have kept their feet firmly on the ground despite their recent success and are ready to face South Africa, coach Chandika Hathurusinghe said on Friday, ahead of the home series against the Proteas. The Proteas are relatively unknown opponent for Bangladesh, having never played the Tigers in any formats since 2011, which make the ... Read more
SA serious even with warm-up
Visiting South African cricket team are taking their upcoming series against Bangladesh so seriously that they will be on their toes even during their only practice match of the tour scheduled at Fatullah today. All-rounder Jean Paul Duminy said on Thursday that he considers the series against Tigers does not start with the international Twenty20 on ... Read more
Proteas say sorry for security breach
The visiting South African cricket team apologised on Thursday to the Bangladesh authority for using a drone during a practice session in Dhaka that breached national security and general safety regulations. Bangladesh cricket authorities ordered a halt to use of the drone which had been taking photos of the South African players during the Proteas’ first ... Read more
BCB call up surprises Razzak
Veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak said on Thursday that he was surprised at not being informed of his inclusion in the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI for practice match against South Africa. Razzak is part of 14-man squad that will play the Twenty20 warm-up match against the Proteas at Fatullah today. ‘I was browsing the internet when my ... Read more
Sohag back for SA T20
Uncapped Jubair in for injured Taskin Selectors on Wednesday recalled off-spinner Sohag Gazi and added leg-spinner Jubair Hossain in Bangladesh’s 14-man squad for the two Twenty20 internationals against visiting South Africa scheduled in next week. Sohag did not play for Tigers since he was suspended from bowling for a flawed action in October last year. ... Read more
SA expect to combat heat and Tigers
The sweltering heat and the new-found confidence of Bangladesh will be the biggest challenge for South Africa in the upcoming home series against Tigers, said batsman Faf du Plessis on Wednesday. Du Plessis will lead South Africa in two Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh next week before Hashim Amla takes over the charge for the one-day ... Read more
SA take authorities by surprise with drone
Visiting South Africa sprung a surprise on Wednesday when they used a drone camera in their first training session, apparently to record the movement of the players. The team’s technical analyst Prasanna Agoram used the camera through a remote control to take an aerial view of the practice session, prompting an immediate protest from the ... Read more
Razzak, Al-Amin picked for BCB XI
Veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak and paceman Al-Amin Hossain were given a chance to prove their worth after they were picked to represent the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in a Twenty20 warm-up game against visiting South Africa. The match is scheduled on July 3 at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. Opener Imrul ... Read more
Tigers’ CT berth not in real threat
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury on Tuesday dismissed the fear that the planned tri-series in Zimbabwe could create any obstacle to Bangladesh’s Champions Trophy qualification. Pakistan, West Indies will join Zimbabwe in the tri-series in August hoping to overtake Bangladesh in one-day rankings and qualify for the tournament in 2017.
Tigers switch to Twenty20 mood
Bangladesh cricket team switched to Twenty20 mood ahead of their home series against South Africa when they played warm-up match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. Members of the national team and High Performance Unit were divided in BCB Red and Green, respectively led by national captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza and vice-captain Sakib al ... Read more
Selectors to continue ‘until next meeting’
The Bangladesh Cricket Board extended the contracts of two selectors Minhajul Abedin and Habibul Bashar only until its next meeting, said an official on Tuesday. Minhajul and Bashar, who are serving the selection committee since 2011, ended their term on Tuesday and were expecting to get a fresh term after national cricket team’s recent successes. ... Read more
Proteas land in Tigers’ den
The South African national cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday fully knowing the challenge that they are going to face during their visit of over a month. Batsman Faf du Plessis led the Twenty20 squad that landed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 5:30pm, nine hours after their scheduled arrival. They were scheduled to arrive ... Read more
Jubair in on coach, captain insistence
Selectors on Wednesday included leg-spinner Jubair Hossain in Bangladesh’s 14-man squad for one off Test against India following the recommendations of coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim. Having not played any competitive match for the last two months, Jubair was unlikely to make the cut but selectors said they were forced to rethink
Frustrated Jubair keeps patience
Leg-spinner Jubair Hossain is frustrated to go into the series against India consisting of lone Test match with lack of match practice but remained hopeful to come up with his best, if selected in the final XI. Jubair did not play any competitive match for the last two months and yet got selected in the 14-man ... Read more
Mushfiq may not keep wickets in India Test
Bangladesh’s Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim may have to rest his keeping gloves in the lone Test match against India in order to give him more time to heal his wounds, said Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Monday. India is set to start their campaign against Tigers with a Test match at Fatullah from ... Read more
Ex-BCB GS Moni dies
Former general secretary of the Bangladesh Cricket Board Aminul Huq Moni breathed his last on Sunday night at United Hospital in Dhaka. He was 66. He was put on a life support at city’s United Hospital since he suffered a massive heart-attack on April 8 after he had been ill for the last two years. ... Read more
Soumya calls Bangladesh favourites against India
Perhaps buoyed on by the performance against Pakistan, batsman Soumya Sarkar on Saturday declared Bangladesh as ‘favourites’ in the upcoming home series against India. A full-strength Indian side will arrive in Bangladesh on June 6 to play one Test and three one-day internationals against Bangladesh. ‘I think we are the favourites,’ Soumya told reporters at the