Cricket

Bangladesh’s pace bowling coach Heath Streak expects his charges to trouble the West Indian batsmen in the upcoming tour after a raise of confidence in the last series against India. Bangladesh included four pace bowlers in their 15-member one-day squad for the tour that also featured two Tests and a Twenty20 International. Experienced Mashrafee bin Murtaza

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is keeping the option open for suspended cricketer Sakib al Hasan to make a return to competitive cricket with the Dhaka Premier League, beginning in October. The BCB initially had dropped Sakib a from a list of pool players, but officials said he may be included in the list after a meeting ... Read more

Former national cricketer and member of Bangladesh’s first ICC Trophy squad in 1979 Ziaul Islam Masud died at the Anwar Khan Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday. He was 63. A lethal pace bowler in his playing days, Masud was working as a national umpire and trainer of umpires for the last few years. In a ... Read more

The ICC World Cup trophy was greeted with huge enthusiasm and fanfare as prime minister Sheikh Hasina, national cricket captain Mushfiqur Rahim and the people from all walks life seized the opportunity to catch a glimpse of it. The trophy came as part of its visit to the countries that

Bangladesh Name Squad For Windies Tour Kayes in for Sakib Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday recalled opening batsman Imrul Kayes into the 15-man squad for the three-match one-day international series against West Indies next month. Kayes replaced all-rounder Sakib al Hasan, who is serving a six-month ban, imposed on him by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for ... Read more

Bangladesh national cricket team’s coach Chandika Hathurusinghe said on Thursday he is looking forward to the challenge in West Indies without being too much concerned about how his charges had fared in recent international matches. Bangladesh failed to win a one-day international and Test in 2014, making the year one of the worst in their

The ICC Cricket World Cup trophy arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday as part of its visit to countries that will participate in next year’s tournament to be staged in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29. The trophy will be taken to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today where it will be received by ... Read more

The legal battle over the constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board could resurface after Eid-ul-Fitr as a fresh move is being considered by the organisers involved. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court Appellate Division on July 25, 2013, had ruled in favour of holding the BCB election on the basis of its amended constitution after ... Read more

National cricket team head coach Chandika Hathurinsinghe asked suspended all-rounder Sakib al Hasan to join the practice on August 2, sources confirmed on Tuesday. Sakib came into the practice session of the Tigers on Tuesday and spent a good amount of time in the dressing room. He also had a long discussion with Hathurinsinghe over his practice

Dhaka Bank Limited was unveiled as the title sponsor of forthcoming Bangladesh-West Indies cricket series in West Indies on Tuesday. Bangladesh will leave home on August 13 to play three one-day internationals, two Tests and a Twenty20 International from August 20 to September 17 in the Caribbean. The series will take place in four different islands

The International Cricket Council and Bangladesh Cricket Board have appealed against the verdict of the BCB’s Anti Corruption Tribunal on the Bangladesh Premier League match fixing trial, said the officials on Tuesday. ICC and BCB sent their plea addressing retired justice Mohammad Abdur Rashid, the BCB’s disciplinary panel head as both parties were

Regardless of what happens to his appeal, all-rounder Sakib al Hasan will not be considered for the forthcoming West Indies tour, the Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Monday. Nazmul appeared to have softened his position regarding Sakib, who on Sunday submitted an appeal against his six-month ban and issued a rare public ... Read more

Dhaka Gladiators managing director Shihab Chowdhury had appealed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board disciplinary panel chief against his 10-year ban in the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing verdict, said the official on Monday. Shihab is the only accused convicted in the trial despite not pleading guilty, but the three-member Anti-Corruption Tribunal banned him for 10 years ... Read more

Bangladesh team physio Vibhab Singh informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board that he will leave after the end of his current tenure in July, said an official on Monday. The decision of Vibhab will allow the BCB to have an entire new set-up in the Tigers dressing room with all support staff who were associated with ... Read more

All-rounder apologies to board, team-mates, fans All-rounder Sakib al Hasan on Sunday issued a public apology and passionately appealed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board to review his six-month ban. Sakib met acting chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury at the BCB office in the afternoon to submit his plea before reading out a carefully written statement, admitting ... Read more

Time is running fast for former national captain Mohammad Ashraful to appeal to the Bangladesh Cricket Board disciplinary panel chief against the eight-year ban imposed on him by the Bangladesh Cricket Board Anti-Corruption Tribunal. The Tribunal, set up by the BCB to deal with the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing allegations, on June 18 suspended

Bangladesh national cricket team will play two practice matches in their preparation for their month-long tour to West Indies, said chief selector Faruk Ahmed on Saturday. The Tigers will leave for the West Indies on August 13 to play three one-day internationals, two Test matches and a Twenty20 international beginning on August 20. ‘We will play two ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has at last decided to appoint a permanent chief executive officer as the post remained vacant for the last two years after the sudden demise of former CEO Manzur Ahmed on January 10, 2012. In the last BCB Board of Directors meeting on July 7, the issue of appointing a permanent CEO ... Read more

The Bangladesh national cricket team is scheduled leave for Australia on January 26 next year, 19 days ahead of the forthcoming ICC World Cup 2015, to set up a base camp for their preparations, said an official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday. The ICC World Cup 2015 will get underway on February 14, 2015 ... Read more

Khulna cricket and sports organisers expressed their deep shock at the BCB’s decision to deprive Khulna of hosting any of the Tests or ODIs against Zimbabwe starting on October 26. Zimbabwe national cricket team is due to arrive on October 17 to play three Tests and five one-day international matches against Bangladesh. The first two Tests will ... Read more