Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs on the fourth day of their one-off Test to secure the format’s biggest victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Taskin Ahmed was peak of Bangladesh bowlers in the second innings with 4-37 while Rahmat Shah top-scored ... Read more
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Bangladesh set to take on India at ODI World Cup on October 17 in Pune
ODI World Cup is scheduled to begin Oct 5 Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a draft fixture list reported by ESPNcricinfo, the Bangladesh cricket team is likely to play India during the group stage of the one-day international men’s World Cup on October 19 in Pune, India. England are drafted to face New Zealand ... Read more
Liton confident of playing on grassy surface
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Liton Das, Bangladesh’s substitute captain in Shakib Al Hasan’s absence in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, is keen to test their skills on a green-top wicket and says he is confident of upholding the challenge and winning the Test. The Test that begins on June 14 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, ... Read more
Women cricketers see pay rise
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan Papon announced Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium that the board has significantly increased the salaries and match fees of women cricketers. Nigar Sultana and Co would have a pay ceiling of Tk1,00,000, with a Tk50,000 minimum. The eighth board meeting of the BCB also ... Read more
Shanto nominated for ICC Player of the Month
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Najmul Hossain Shanto’s superb form got recognition when he found a place in the three-member shortlist for ICC Player of the Month for May. He will have to compete with Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Ireland’s Harry Tector for the prestigious award. Shanto’s prolific series against Ireland at Chelmsford earned him ... Read more
Shahadat, Mushfik get maiden call up for Afghanistan Test
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh team management has called up uncapped batsman Shahadat Hossain Dipu and fast bowler Mushfik Hasan for the one-off Test against Afghanistan that scheduled to start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on June 14. The 21-year old Chittagong Division’s middle-order batsman Shahadat made his first-class debut in 2021 and scored ... Read more
BCB appoints mental coaches for the Tigers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Allan Brown as the mind trainer for the Bangladesh national team to ensure their mental health amidst the hectic international schedules. BCB’s cricket operations deputy manager Shahriar Nafees affirmed on Sunday that the Australian has started his stint with the Tigers, as they have started ... Read more
Warner plans Test exit at SCG
Sport Desk : dhakamirror.com Veteran Australian cricketer David Warner announced his plans to retire from Test cricket, claiming that he wants the match he plays in the longest format of the game—against Pakistan in Sydney in 2024 to be his last. Speaking to reporters in Beckenham ahead of next week’s World Test Championship final against ... Read more
‘A’ team in trouble against Windies
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A yet another listless batting performance saw Bangladesh A struggling against their West Indies counterparts on day two of the third and final unofficial Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. At stumps, Bangladesh reached 157-7 in their first innings, in reply of West Indies 445 all out, trailing ... Read more
ICC leaders in Pakistan to secure cricket World Cup participation
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Senior International Cricket Council (ICC) officials are set to travel to Pakistan to secure the country’s participation in this year’s 50-over World Cup in India which has been in doubt for political reasons. Bilateral cricket has been a casualty of the soured relations between India and Pakistan over the last decade, ... Read more
Australia announce 15-member squad for World Test Championship final
Josh Hazlewood included Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Australia have confirmed their 15-member squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India beginning on June 7 at The Oval, London. Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, who had injury concerns during the Indian Premier League, has been cleared to play in WTC final and has found a ... Read more
Liton not losing sleep over bad patch
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh batsman Liton Das asserted that he is not losing sleep over his recent bad patch with the bat as he is confident of overcoming it shortly. The 28-year-old performed dismally in the recently concluded three-match one-day international series against Ireland, as he could manage 0, 21, and 35 at their ... Read more
MS Dhoni fans won’t let him retire even when he is 75 years old, says Harsha Bhogle
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Chennai Super Kings are set to bring their fifth Indian Premier League trophy home, and as there have been speculations that it might be the last season of their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the 41-year-old is planning to bow out on a victorious note. Though there are no confirmations yet, ‘MSDians’ ... Read more
Bangladesh to get $100,000 from World Test Championship
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Cricket Board will receive $100,000 from the ICC World Test Championship, the smallest fraction of a total prize purse of $3.8 million, alongside New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies. Bangladesh finished in ninth position among nine teams in the Championship, the final of which will be played at The Oval, ... Read more
Not much changes in WC squad: Nazmul
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan hinted that the Bangladesh squad that played against Ireland in the home series in March is set to be finalised as the squad for the forthcoming ICC World Cup scheduled for October-November of this year in India. The Tigers played a three-match one-day international ... Read more
Taskin eyes World Cup challenge in India
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com As the conditions in India are known to be quite challenging for pacers, Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed wants to take on that challenge and flourish with the ball in the forthcoming ICC World Cup scheduled to be held there in October-November this year. Earlier, the Indian Express reported that the majority ... Read more
BCB boss hints at inclusion of Afif, Mahmudullah
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan hinted at the inclusion of Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, and veteran Mahmudullah in the Tigers’ squad for the forthcoming ICC World Cup, scheduled to be in October-November in India. Mosaddek, who played his last one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare in August 2022, performed well ... Read more
Shakib ruled out of third ODI against Ireland with finger injury
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out from the third and final one-day international against Ireland after he suffered a finger injury while fielding in the second ODI in Chelmsford, England on May 12. The third and final ODI will be played at the same venue on Sunday. ‘Shakib ... Read more
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak critically ill
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com FORMER Zimbabwe national cricket team captain Heath Streak, who is currently serving an eight year-ban from the game for breaching the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code, is reportedly critically ill, prompting calls for prayers from the public. David Coltart, who served as Zimbabwe’s minister of education, sport, arts and culture from ... Read more
Pakistan appoint Grant Bradburn as cricket team head coach
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Saturday that veteran New Zealand batter Grant Bradburn has been appointed as the head coach of the national men’s side for the next two years, following a robust recruitment process. The New Zealander also served as the head coach of the side during the recently-concluded ... Read more