Cricket

Suspended off-spinner Sohag Gazi will need to make drastic change to his action in order to return to international cricket as independent analysis showed he extended his elbow more than 25 degrees during the recent biomechanical test, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Thursday. The International Cricket Council on Wednesday banned

The Bangladesh Cricket Board moved to reactivate the bowling action review committee after the International Cricket Council banned its main off-spinner Sohag Gazi for an illegal action, said an official on Thursday. The ICC banned Sohag from bowling in international cricket after he was found to have extended his elbow for almost 25 degrees during the ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board officials put aside their Eid celebrations for few hours on Tuesday to engage themselves in cricket diplomacy as Pakistan Cricket Board president Shahryar Khan paid a short visit during the Eid-ul Azha holidays. Shahryar undertook the visit with an aim to renew cordial and cooperative relationship between the two boards that ... Read more

Bangladesh’s off-spinner Sohag Gazi and Zimbabwe’s Prosper Utsyeta have been banned from bowling in international cricket after their bowling actions were found to be illegal, said the International Cricket Council on Wednesday. An ICC media release confirmed that an analysis showed that all deliveries of both the players have exceeded the 15 degrees level of ... Read more

Marlon Samuels scored an unbeaten century and grabbed two wickets as West Indies crushed India by 125 runs in the first one-day international to go 1-0 up in the five-match series at Kochi on Wednesday. Samuels signalled his return to ODI cricket with a brilliantly crafted 126 off 116 balls with 11 fours and four ... Read more

Unlucky Bangladesh men’s cricket team earned bronze in the 17th Asian Games by picking up a 27-run win over Hong Kong to end their campaign with some consolation at the Yeonhi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Bangladesh posted 162-6 in 20 overs and later restricted their opponents to 135-7 in a fitting reply to their ICC World ... Read more

Bangladesh’s hope of playing in the Asian Games final were dashed by their poor luck as they were relegated to third-place play-off on the back of a coin-toss in Incheon on Thursday. Match-referee Venkatpathy Raju flipped the coin in the air to fix up the finalists against Afghanistan after rain and Sri Lankan captain Lahiru ... Read more

Reigning champions Bangladesh started their campaign in the 17th Asian Games with a thumping 203-run win over lowly Kuwait at Yeonhi cricket ground in Incheon on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, Bangladesh made merry with Kuwait bowlers to post 224-9 in their 20 overs before spinners helped the side dismiss the cricket-novice opponents

When 58-year old Bastaki Mahmood grasped the ball in the air to help his son Fawad Bastaki register his name in the wicket tally after Tamim played a square cut, it became a precious picture for their family album. A banker by profession, Mahmood maintained his passion for nearly five decades ever since he was introduced ... Read more

Skipper Marshall Ayub struck a fifty while Elias Sunny and Mominul Haque captured three wickets each as Bangladesh A team eased to a 31-run win over Zimbabwe A in the third and final one-day match to take the three-match series 2-1 on Wednesday. With both the side locked 1-1 in the series before the match, Bangladesh ... Read more

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will arrive in Dhaka on October 14 to unveil the logo of new Dhaka Premier League club Legends of Rupganj, the club announced on Wednesday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board approved the name ‘Legends of Rupganj’ in its Tuesday’s meeting for defending champions Gazi Tank Cricketers that was taken over by a ... Read more

Bangladesh’s new one-day international captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza is looking forward to get the best out of his leadership quality in the upcoming days. The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday dismissed wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as the one-day international captain and replaced him with

Mushfiq to continue as Test captain The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday dismissed wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as the one-day international captain and replaced him with paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza, introducing a split captaincy for the first time. Mushfiq, who was earlier appointed captain until World Cup 2015, will continue to lead the Test side, BCB ... Read more

In Bangladesh cricket team’s press conferences, ‘Ifs and Buts’ are commonly used by the person designated to face the media prior or after a match, or a series in order to defend their regular failures. It had been the case for a long time and local and international journalists are very familiar with the jargon more ... Read more

A brilliant all-round performance of Soumya Sarkar propelled Bangladesh A team to a six-wicket win in the second one-day match over their Zimbabwean counterparts helping the side to level the three-match series 1-1 at Fatullah on Tuesday. All-rounder Soumya claimed 2-23 and struck 86 off 83 balls as Bangladesh knocked off a revised target of 158 ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket Board sprung a surprise on Tuesday claiming that the 10-year ban of international umpire Nadir Shah remained in force despite him already conducting a match in a domestic Twenty20 match. BCB President Nazmul Hasan expressed his wonder after watching that the umpires committee allowed Nadir to conduct the semi-final of the Dhaka First Division Cricket ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday has decided to defer the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League until November 2 in order to accommodate Bangladesh A team in a tournament as a part of Kolkata Eden Gardens’ 150th anniversary celebration. The tournament, organised by the Cricket Association of Bengal will be held from October 23 to 30. The BCB ... Read more

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful was given a lifeline to revive his career after a special appeal panel reduced his lengthy ban by three years on Monday, allowing him to return to competitive cricket as early as August 2016. The 30-year-old cricketer was slapped with an eight-year ban from all forms of cricket in June ... Read more

Reigning champions Bangladesh cricket team are afraid that the bad weather could play a big role in their defense of the men’s 17th Asian Games cricket gold medal. Bangladesh will open their campaign on Wednesday against Kuwait, who were through to the quarter-finals on Monday by the toss of a coin over the Maldives

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to name Mashrafee bin Murtaza as the new one-day international captain for the national cricket team when it will hold a crucial meeting today. The BCB, had in principal, agreed to split the captaincy in its previous meeting but decided to wait until the end of West Indies ... Read more