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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

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to introduce a two-tier National Cricket League from next year in order to raise the competitiveness, said the officials on Monday. The idea came during Monday’s meeting between divisional teams’ representatives and the members of the tournament committee at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Batsman Mushfiqur Rahim believes that there is no need to feel tension before the forthcoming ICC World Cup as it might not be as difficult as it appears at the moment. The conditions of Australia and New Zealand, co-host of the world’s biggest cricket tournament, appeared to be a serious concern for teams coming from ... Read more

Chief selector Faruk Ahmed is all set to achieve a rare honour when he will announce the 15-member Bangladesh squad for ICC World Cup next week. Faruk will be only selector to take the honour twice having already selected Bangladesh squad for World Cup 2007, arguably the most successful World Cup for the Tigers. ‘Definitely I am ... Read more

The title race of the Dhaka Premier League was thrown wide open after Legends of Rupganj and Prime Doleshwar beat two frontrunners Abahani Limited and Prime Bank Cricket Club respectively on the second round Super League matches on Saturday. Kalabagan Cricket Academy also returned to winning ways

The national selectors are passing a very busy time as they are weighing all of their options before they finalise the 15-member Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming cricket World Cup. The chief selector, Faruk Ahmed, told the media on Friday that they had already discussed player possibilities and would come up with the final squad ... Read more

Opener Tamim Iqbal said on Thursday he was ready to go under the knife to fulfil his dream of becoming the first Bangladeshi to score a hundred for his country in the upcoming World Cup. Tamim will leave Dhaka today to meet Australian orthopaedic surgeon David Young on December 29 as an MRI recently revealed ... Read more

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan went back to the batting basics in three recent training sessions as he prepared himself for the upcoming ICC World Cup by trying to focus on the technical aspect of his batting. Bangladesh Cricket Board’s game development manager Nazmul Abedin conducted the sessions this week when Sakib batted for hours to make ... Read more

Final preparations for the World Cup loom large over the upcoming Test series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which starts at the Hagley Oval on Friday, with seven one-day games to follow the two matches in Christchurch and Wellington. Both sides will be fine tuning their World Cup selections, with final squads needed for Jan. ... Read more

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal will fly to Australia on Friday to seek the opinion of Melbourne-based orthopaedic surgeon David Young for his recent knee injury, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday. BCB physician Debashis Chowdhury said that scan reports have identified a grade one meniscus tear on Tamim’s left knee and his treatment would be ... Read more

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan has been signed by Melbourne Renegades for Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20 league, the franchise and the player confirmed on Wednesday. Sakib will provide cover for the departing Andre Russell, who will join the West Indies ODI squad in South Africa, for the second half of the league. ‘I kept you all