South African fast bowler Dale Steyn on Tuesday apologised to the Bangladesh fans who were offended by his comments about Bangladesh team in an interview published in Wisden India. In the interview published on Monday, Steyn insisted that he will not feature his team’s tour in Bangladesh in July to give himself more energy to prepare ... Read more
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Nat’l Cricket C’ship from June 1
The 35th National Cricket Championship-2015 will begin across the country from June 1, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Tuesday. NCC, the 50-over tournament played among 64 districts, will be played in 14 venues across the country. Eight teams will qualify for the second phase after completing the group phase. Dhaka Division will have two teams while
BPL recommences in December
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday said that it will resume the scandal-hit Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament in December this year. BPL was marred by allegations of match-fixing and non-payment of local and international players and was postponed just after its second season in 2013. Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful, Sri Lankan
Pakistan clinch face-saving win
Pakistan ended their month-long disastrous tour with a face-saving win when they crushed Bangladesh by 328 runs in the second Test with a day in hand in Dhaka on Saturday. The Tigers, chasing an improbable target of 550 and resuming on 63-1, collapsed in a quick span of time to be dismissed for 221 runs in ... Read more
Mushfiq refuses to take blame alone
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim refused to take the blame alone for opting to field after winning the toss in the second Test match against Pakistan that ended in 328-run defeat at Mirpur on Saturday. The decision backfired as Pakistani batsmen made the host bowlers toil for nearly two days on a track that had nothing much ... Read more
Misbah hails youngsters for success
Pakistan players were relieved ending the series on a winning note as that will help the team to get some confidence back, said skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on Saturday. Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 328 runs inside four days to clinch the two-match Test series that ended their miserable run in the tour as they were clean swept in ... Read more
Tigers’ defensive mindset surprises Waqar
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said that he was surprised to see Bangladesh playing defensive cricket in the series deciding second Test that ended at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Pakistan defeated Tigers by 328 runs to clinch the series that helped tourists regain some composure at the end of month-long tour where they were defeated ... Read more
Run fest at BCL with 4 tons
Prime Bank South Zone amassed 538-8 replying to 413 runs of Walton Central Zone in their Bangladesh Cricket League game at Fatullah at the end of third day on Saturday thanks to three centuries scored by Shahriar Nafees, Mosaddek Hossain and Sohag Gazi. Resuming on 125-0, South Zone lost the opening batsman Anamul Haque for 83 ... Read more
BPL resumes today with Jamal-Mukis match
Table toppers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on their nearest rivals Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra as the Bangladesh Premier League resumes today after a two-day break. Jamal, the current title holders and only unbeaten side in the League drew their last two matches with Brothers Union ... Read more
Tigers face uphill task
Bangladesh were facing an uphill task to save or win the second Test against Pakistan after they were set a record 550-run target on the third day in Dhaka on Friday. The Tigers have already lost the wicket of opener Imrul Kayes and need to survive two days with nine wickets in hand if they are ... Read more
Tigers hoping against hope
To do a miracle once is one thing and to be asked to repeat it in little over a week is a completely different thing. Bangladesh cricket team is now facing the same demand after Pakistan pushed them to the corner in second Test in Dhaka on Friday. The Tigers are only hoping against the hope ... Read more
All is not round for Sakib
Bangladesh’s all-rounder Sakib al Hasan completed the home series against Pakistan in a bitter-sweet manner as he had blazed with the bat but failed with the ball all through the 28 days campaign. Sakib completed several milestones in the Test match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium but hardly did it meet up the expectations of his billing ... Read more
‘Swanny’ Shuvagata keeps on struggling
Bangladesh’s Shuvagata Hom is yet to find his feet in Test cricket despite being given repeated chance since last year. The inclusion of Shuvagata in the Test squad against Pakistan never came without questions as his role in the team is yet to be defined clearly. While coach Chandiaka Hathrusinghe believes him to be one of ... Read more
Pakistan not taking win for granted
Pakistan are not taking victory for granted despite putting Tigers on the back foot in the series deciding second Test, said their bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed on Friday. Tigers were given the task of scoring the record 550 runs in their second innings and Pakistan bolstered their chances by reducing them to 63-1 in 14 overs ... Read more
Alok smashes double century in BCL
Former national team all-rounder Alok Kapali mesmerised Chittagong with a marvelous double ton for Islami Bank East Zone against BCB North Zone of their Bangladesh Premier League match on Friday. East Zone finished their first innings for 473 before North Zone ended the second day on 63 for the loss of opener Farhad Reza who was ... Read more
Schedule of warm-ups worries Kruif
The Bangladesh Football Federation is yet to finalise the schedule of national team’s two warm-up matches for preparation of the World Cup qualifiers after Afghanistan asked them to host the match on June 2 instead of June 4. BFF also had a discussion with the Singapore Football Association to host their national team to play another ... Read more
Tigers face reality check
After some crushing victories in one-day and Twenty20 internationals followed by a scintillating come-from-behind draw in the first Test, Bangladesh were finally given a reality check by Pakistan on the second day of the second Test match in Dhaka on Thursday. The Tigers are now looking for the kind of miracle that had saved them in ... Read more
Tigers hope for one more miracle
Bangladesh hope that a miracle will help them turn their fate against Pakistan in the second Test match after a dismal day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Tigers are in dire straits in the series deciding second Test as the visitors are comfortably placed when the stumps were drawn in the second day. After putting ... Read more
Playing under floodlights leaves Hathuru fuming
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Thursday reacted sharply as umpires had played 21 minutes extra under flood light in the second Test match against Pakistan on Thursday. According to sources, the Sri Lankan left the field fuming over the fact that he believes had nailed down the possibilities of the Tigers. Bangladesh had lost one of their ... Read more
Rony strikes ton for Walton
Rony Talukdar, the prolific run scorer of the domestic circuit, struck yet another ton as his side Walton Central Zone finished the first day of their Bangladesh Cricket League match against Prime Bank South Zone with 248-7 at Fatullah on Thursday. Opener Rony scored 106 runs with 19 boundaries and a six while Roqibul Hassan scored ... Read more