Cricket

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal said on Saturday that he will only play in the World Cup if he can manage to be hundred per cent fit. Tamim is recovering from a knee-operation and now following a rehabilitation programme to attain full fitness ahead of the World Cup, scheduled to start in Australia and New Zealand from ... Read more

A hiccup marked the beginning of Bangladesh cricket team’s journey to Australia for the ICC World Cup as they were forced to reject the jersey that had been provided to them by the designated vendor. Tex wave, a local clothing company, was assigned to provide five sets of standard jerseys to the team before they head ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board wants Pakistan to payback for its unscheduled visit in 2008 after the Pakistan Cricket Board put some conditions for a planned visit in April this year. It was that the PCB wanted fifty per cent share of the revenue generated in the series and a written commitment of Bangladesh Under-19 team’s ... Read more

The Australian wickets, condition and big venues kept the Bangladesh cricket team occupied as they are preparing for next month’s ICC World Cup, scheduled in Down Under. It prompted the Tigers to change their usual training method and adopt something akin to the condition to give them a chance to do well in the gala ... Read more

Four cricketers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were injured when blockaders threw brickbats on their rented bus while returning to Dhaka after a Second Division Cricket League match at the BKSP on Tuesday. Assistant coach Hasanuzzaman said they came under attack at Hemayetpur area under Savar as blockaders pelted brickbats on the running bus. Wicketkeeper Jewel suffered

Junior Tigers are having a tough time in Sri Lanka as their loss by 4 runs in the second youth one-day international gave the Sri Lanka U-19s a comfortable 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Batting first at Colombo Colts grounds, Sri Lanka posted 179-9 in 50 overs before Bangladesh were dismissed for 175 in 47.1 ... Read more

Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah has set his sights on a quarter-final place in the World Cup as Bangladesh nearing to end of their preparation at home. ‘We are aiming to play with a goal of reaching quarter-finals,’ Mahmudullah told reporters at Mirpur on Monday. ‘It can be possible if we are consistent throughout

Sakib Al Hasan’s journey in Australia’s Big Bash season four ended with a defeat as his Melbourne Renegades lost to Adelaide Strikers by 22 runs in their final league match at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday. The Renegades’ last hope to reach the semi-finals ended in smoke by this very defeat in this ‘do or ... Read more

Bangladesh national cricket team in the preparation for the World Cup survived a scare as left-arm spinner Taijul Islam hurt his wrist during a training session in Mirpur on Monday. Taijul was taken to a nearby hospital for X-ray, which however did not reveal any fracture. ‘It was nothing serious,’ team manager Khaled Mahmud told New ... Read more

Bangladesh national football team suffered a shocking 0-2 defeat against Abahani Limited in their first warm-up match ahead of Bangabandhu Gold Cup at the BKSP on Monday. Abahani’s Hungarian forward Szabolcs Csorba scored both the goals in the second half from the counter attack. National team interim coach Saiful Bari Titu

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