Cricket

Mushfiqur Rahim set another example of his fighting mentality when he scored a century in the second innings of the first Test against West Indies in St Vincent on Tuesday. Embattled by so many criticisms of his captaincy, Mushfiq held his nerve in crunch moment to score 116 off 243 balls that enabled Bangladesh avoid ... Read more

All-rounder Mahmudullah brushed aside the criticism that he is still playing in the Bangladesh team because of his family relationship with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim. Mushfiq got engaged to Mahmudullah’s sister-in-law Jannatul Khifayet Mondi last October and the wedding is set for September 27. Incidentally, Mahmudullah’s

A 15-member Zimbabwe A team captained by former Test cricketer Vusimuzi Sibanda arrive Dhaka today to play two four-day and three one-day matches against their Bangladeshi counterparts. Zimbabwe formed a strong second string side with the aim to include some them in the Test squad on merit of their performance in the series. The Zimbabwe national team ... Read more

The manner in which Nasir Hossain got out can best describe Bangladesh’s batting in the first innings. The team had already lost its top half, so the need of the hour was someone to try to stay at the crease and help them avoid the follow-on. Nasir was completely oblivious to the fact and batted in ... Read more

West Indies left-arm orthodox spinner Suleman Benn said the difference between his success and that of the Bangladeshi spinners was the fact that they bowled too slow on the surface. Benn grabbed 5-39, his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests, as Bangladesh responding to the West Indies first innings of 484 for seven declared, was routed ... Read more

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan on Monday said he is relieved to be back in cricket and is looking forward to the forthcoming Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, where Bangladesh will start their campaign to defend their gold. Sakib, who appeared for Under-19 team against Bangladesh A team, picked up a wicket while batted with immense ... Read more

The disciplinary panel on Monday started the final hearing of the appeals against the BCB anti-corruption tribunal’s verdict in the Bangladesh Premier League’s match-fixing trial. The disciplinary panel had earlier completed their preliminary hearing on August 6. Former national team captain Mohammad Ashraful and

The Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium of Khulna got the green light to host a Test match at the last minute after the Bangladesh Cricket Board made a revised itinerary on Monday. The BCB was heavily criticised when it did not include Khulna for hosting a Test match while they approved Chittagong venue to host two ... Read more

Taijul Islam became the sixth Bangladeshi bowler to take five or more wickets on debut as Bangladesh could finally assert some authority in the first Test against West Indies on Sunday. The hosts declared their first innings on 484-7, adding 77 runs to their overnight 407-3 before their bowlers struck back to reduce Bangladesh to ... Read more

Three Bangladesh captains lost their job for opting to bowl first in a Test match and two of them – Naimur Rahman and Habibul Bashar – are here in West Indies now in different roles. The other captain to suffer the fate, Khaled Mahmud, has now a policy making role in the Bangladesh Cricket Board ... Read more

The beauty of Kraigg Brathwaite’s batting is his patience, something in the mould of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who prefers staying at the crease instead of going for wild shots every now and then. A country known for its vast talent pool of power-hitters, West Indies were desperately looking for someone like Brathwaite to provide them some much-needed ... Read more

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan returned to competitive cricket when he played for the Under-19 side against Bangladesh A team during the two-day practice match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh Cricket Board reduced Sakib’s six-month ban imposed on him on July 7 and announced that he will be available for national duty and domestic ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board began the election procedure for the two vacant vice-president posts at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. The interested candidates will be allowed to buy and submit the nomination papers at the BCB headquarters till September 11. However, the withdrawal of Afzalur Rahman Sinha has

Heavy rain washed away the opening session of second day’s play in the Bangladesh-West Indies first Test, providing the visitors some much-needed relief at St Vincent on Saturday. The Tigers were facing an uphill task after West Indies ended the opening day’s play at 264-3, thanks to an unbeaten 123 of opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who ... Read more

Rarely a team rely too much on debutant players like Bangladesh did on the opening day of the first Test in St Vincent on Friday when maximum workload was shared by two newcomers Taijul Islam and Shubhagata Hom. Mushfiqur Rahim’s decision to protect his eight batsmen and expose the inexperienced attack, forced Taijul and Shubhagata feel ... Read more

Bangladesh national football team captain Mamunul Islam completed his signing on Saturday for the cash-rich franchise of the Indian Super League, Atletico De Kolkata, on a three-month deal for its inaugural edition beginning from October 12. The Kolkata-based franchise, owned by former Indian cricket star Sourav Ganguly and co-owned by current La Liga champions Atletico Madrid,

The Bangladesh Olympic Association will be pinning their hopes for medals on cricket and kabaddi and is aiming for a better show in shooting, archery and gymnastics in the impending Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, starting from September 19. Initially, the BOA decided to send athletes from 21 disciplines

West Indies batsmen took full advantage of Bangladesh’s weak bowling attack, making a solid start to the rain-hit first Test in St Vincent on Friday. Chris Gayle and Kraigg Braithwaite each slammed a fifty to help the home side reach 182-2 at tea on the first day as Bangladesh toiled on what looked like

Reporter’s Diary Welcome on board Liat airline Hours before leaving for the West Indies, I met Mashrafee bin Murtaza at the Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters in Mirpur. Mashrafee had just returned from the Caribbean after completing the one-day international series, naturally I wanted some tips from him about my tour. The talismanic paceman issued just ... Read more

West Indies-Bangladesh 1st Test begins today Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe will be looking for a draw by banking on his batsmen as he has a limited stock of bowlers, when the Tigers take on the West Indies in the first of two-match Test series at the Arnos Vale in Kingstown today. GTV and Ten Cricket ... Read more