Cricket

The fate of all-rounder Sakib al Hasan’ appeal against his six-month ban will be decided today when the Bangladesh Cricket Board holds a meeting of its board of directors at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The board is expected to show some leniency toward Sakib, who already apologised for his actions that earned him the ban in ... Read more

Mushfiq’s captaincy under BCB scrutiny The year 2014 will go down in the history of Bangladesh cricket as one of their worst not just because they have yet to win any Test or one-day international but because how they lost one after another match after creating opportunities for themselves. It all began with the two ... Read more

Bangladesh, who are struggling as a cricket team in West Indies, suffered a further blow on Sunday when off-spinner Sohag Gazi was reported with suspect bowling action during Friday’s second one-day international in Grenada. The match officials’ report, which was handed over to Bangladesh team manager Habibul Bashar on Saturday, cited concerns about the legality

The pull-shot that Imrul Kayes played off Ravi Rampaul can best describe Bangladesh’s approach in Friday’s second one-day international against West Indies in Grenada. Kayes was struggling to connect to the ball and had to rely on a risky slog to get off the mark after replacing Anamul Haque at the crease. After being unable to

With all the gossips going around Anushka Sharma’s presence around Virat Kohli in India’s disastrous tour of England, a Board of Control for Cricket In India official revealed that the Bollywood beauty was allowed to stay with the Delhi dasher as the two are set to marry soon, reports India.com. ‘The team management was slightly taken ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to resume the money-spinning Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 competition in December, said an official on Saturday. The BPL governing council members on Saturday sat in a meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to discuss the probable date for the competition that

A late revival by Bangladeshi bowlers restricted West Indies to 247-7 after opener Chris Gayle and one-down Darren Bravo struck half-centuries in the second one-day international of the three-match series at St George Park on Friday. Gayle scored his first half-century almost in a year but could not prolong his innings to more than 58 runs ... Read more

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam left Dhaka on Friday for West Indies to join the Bangladesh national cricket team for the one-off Twenty20 International and the two-Test series against the home side. Taijul’s inclusion in the Twenty20 and Test squad, his much-anticipated first call-up to the national team, however, was not officially announced, denying him

Bangladesh-WI second ODI today Bangladesh paid the price for their lack of bowling option and penetrating power as West Indies recovered from a grave situation to romp to a three-wicket win in the first one-day international in Grenada on Wednesday. West Indies were struggling at 34-5 before Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin added 145 runs for ... Read more

Opener Anamul Haque said on Wednesday that he keeps his century against West Indies in the first one-day international of the three-match series ahead of two other centuries he scored so far. Anamul scored 109 runs from 138 balls, his first century away from home, that helped the Tigers post 217-9, though it went in vain ... Read more

Bangladesh let another victory slip from their grasp as they lost to West Indies by three wickets in the first one-day international of three-match series in Grenada on Wednesday. The Tigers were on top when they left West Indies reeling at 34-5 before Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin took the game away with 145-run sixth ... Read more

The 22-member preliminarily squad of the Bangladesh A team will start their preparations for the home series against their Zimbabwean counterparts from August 24, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Wednesday. The Zimbabwe A team will arrive in Dhaka on September 10 to play two four-day games and three one-day matches during their stay.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to protect the pace bowling prodigy Taskin Ahmed from excessive workload, ruling him out of Test contention until the World Cup next year, said the officials. Taskin came to spotlight by picking up five wickets on his one-day international debut against India in June and is presently touring West Indies ... Read more

Bangladesh team are looking forward to starting their campaign in the West Indies with a full-fit squad when they play their first practice against Granada national team today. The Tigers completed a full-fledged practice session on Saturday, despite several players still missing their kit bags that was supposed to reach them in 24 hours,

Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday announced a strong 15-member squad for the forthcoming Asian Games with uncapped all-rounder Mukter Ali being the only surprise inclusion in the touring party. Selectors opted to have the best possible squad for the Twenty20 meet and packed the squad with as many as seven all-rounders including Mukter, a medium

Bangladesh cricket team have reached West Indies safely and had their first training session in Granada on Friday, said an official. Manager Habibul Bashar told New Age over phone from Grenada that they did not face too many difficulties on their way to the Caribbean apart from a slight delay in Dubai. ‘We had a slight delay ... Read more

Selectors are unlikely to bring any major changes to the Bangladesh squad for the Asian Games as it seeks to retain the gold medal, said chief selector Faruk Ahmed. ‘I have told you earlier that we will send our best possible team,’ Faruk told New Age on Thursday. ‘There is very little room for change. ... Read more

Former assistant coach of England Richard Halsall has joined the Bangladesh cricket team as a fielding consultant for the West Indies tour, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Thursday. Halsall, 46, accepted the BCB’s offer to undertake the responsibility of a fielding specialist for the series and has already reached the West Indies to join up ... Read more

Drawing inspiration from their past success and seeking to revive their fortune Bangladesh’s 15-member ODI squad led by Mushfiqur Rahim left Dhaka for West Indies on Wednesday. During the tour, Bangladesh will play two Test matches along with three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international. The Tigers, who are having

All is not lost for spinner Sohag Gazi and Arafat Sunny, the only two pool players not to be picked by any club in the first phase of inter-club players’ transfer for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League. Sohag and Sunny hit the headlines on Tuesday as no club showed any interest in them despite both being ... Read more