Cricket

Batsman Mominul Haque said on Sunday that he is eyeing to improve his performance in one-day internationals and preparing himself accordingly for the ICC World Cup. Despite remaining one of the Bangladesh’s batting nucleuses in Test cricket he is unable to make his mark in ODIs, a mystery that still remained unsolved. Whereas

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday brought back the controversial technical committee, raising fears of conflict of interest in certain activities as happened in the past. Six former cricketers – Jahangir Shah Badshah, Atahar Ali Khan, ASM Faruque, Ishtiaque Ahmed, Mainul Haque, and Shafiqul Haque – have been primarily

Mahmud named Tigers’ manager for World Cup Former national captain Khaled Mahmud on Thursday was appointed as the manager of the Bangladesh cricket team for the upcoming World Cup in Australia-New Zealand. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has finalised the much-anticipated appointment during the 10th meeting of Board of Directors at Hotel Radisson Water Garden in

Big Bash team Melbourne Renegades came forward to quench the thirst of Sakib al Hasan fans, posting his post-match interview on their official website and Facebook page, after broadcaster Star Sports-4 snubbed the Bangladesh all-rounder. Sakib won the man-of-the-match award against Brisbane Heats on Tuesday after a stunning performance that saw him claim 4-13,

Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a 20-year career. The 38-year-old stopped playing internationally in July 2012, but had been a Twenty20 regular, both in the Indian Premier League and in domestic competition in Australia. Lee, who made the announcement at the Sydney Cricket Ground, ... Read more

Not on too many occasions Bangladesh national cricket team has faced such a serious selection dilemma. Two in-form players of equal caliber vying for one slot is something that rarely happened to Tigers in the past. This is what could happen in the upcoming World Cup, not just for one slot, but for a few. It ... Read more

First BCB meeting of the new year today The Bangladesh Cricket Board is likely to bring some major changes on its standing committees today when it holds its first meeting of the year for the board of directors. The meeting was scheduled to start at 2:00pm at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium; but the BCB later ... Read more

Sakib al Hasan apart if anyone has better ideas about Australian conditions in the World Cup-bound Bangladesh squad he must be Anamul Haque or Soumya Sarkar. They are the two of the three cricketers from Bangladesh’s current squad to play in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2012 with paceman Taskin Ahmed being the other.

Sakib al Hasan celebrated his ascension to the top all-rounders’ ranking in all formats with an amazing bowling performance, setting up a five-wicket win for Melbourne Renegades over Brisbane Heat in Big Bash at Melbourne on Tuesday. Sakib made full use of a slow wicket to return with 4-13, the second best figure of the season, ... Read more

Two young left-arm spinners Taijul Islam and Arafat Sunny ruled out any competition between them and rather said that they want to complement each other during the upcoming World Cup. With Sakib al Hasan in the squad and certain to play every game barring injury or suspension, Taijul and Sunny will be vying for the slot ... Read more

Bangladesh cricketer Sakib al Hasan accomplished a rare feat on Monday when he climbed to the top of all-rounder’s rankings in all three formats. Sakib was top all-rounder in different format at different times but rarely achieved the feat at a time in all three formats. His achievement came after Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews

Bangladesh will formally begin their preparation for the ICC World Cup today with strength and conditioning session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Star all-rounder Sakib al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal will miss the session as they are currently in Australia. Sakib is playing in Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20

The country’s cricket fraternity on Sunday heaved a sigh of relief after paceman Rubel Hossain walked out of jail following his bail granted by metropolitan sessions Judge’s court. Acting metropolitan sessions judge, Imrul Kayes, granted Rubel bail till the submission of charge sheet in a case filled by film actress Naznin Akter Happy filed

No room for Razzak, Al-Amin as BCB announces squad today Uncapped Abahani opener Liton Kumar Das is set to get a surprise call up in Bangladesh’s World Cup squad as national selectors finalised their 15-member squad on Saturday. Bangladesh Cricket Board will announce the squad today through a press conference where its president Nazmul Hasan ... Read more

National cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim will start his rehabilitation after a week as an MRI test showed that the condition of his shoulder where he had an injury worsened, the Bangladesh Cricket Board physician said on Saturday. The MRI showed the injury in his shoulder had aggravated, Debashish Chowdhury told New Age on Saturday. ‘He will be rested ... Read more

The title race in the Dhaka Premier League is set for a thrilling finale after Prime Bank Cricket Club and Prime Doleshwar SC won their respective matches in the penultimate round on Friday. Fellow contenders Abahani Limited, on the other hand, were thrown out of the race by Kalabagan Cricket Academy, who won a cliffhanger by ... Read more

Decision came days before selectors name WC squad If the Bangladesh’s Cricket Board’s new list of contracted players is an indication of World Cup squad, left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak can take rest and set his plans for watching the matches in television. With the deadline for announcing the squad looming large, the sign is ominous for ... Read more

All’s well that ends well Bangladesh’s cricket had a mixed fortune in 2014 as they had one of their all time low during the first 10 months before reversing their fate in the home series against Zimbabwe to end the year on a high note. Tigers can claim to have seen it all before getting back ... Read more

Abahani Limited cricketer Nasir Hossain was involved in an ugly episode in the Dhaka Premier League on Tuesday when he ran towards Dholeshwar batsman Asif Ahmed during their match at the Sher-er-Bangla Stadium. The incident happened during the 28th over of Prime Doleshwar’s innings when Asif complained of Nasir’s illegal movement in the field and refused

Chief selector confident opener will make the World Cup Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal underwent a successful surgery on his left knee in Australia on Monday, giving himself a chance to represent the country in the forthcoming World Cup. Renowned orthopedic surgeon David Young conducted the operation at Avenue Hospital in Melbourne in the evening to ... Read more