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The Bangladesh Cricket Board umpires committee chairman Nazmul Karim Tinku admitted their mistake of appointing a particular umpire in consecutive matches of a particular team in the Dhaka Premier League. Defending champions Legends of Rupganj alleged that umpire Jahangir Alam and Mizanur Rahman Milon were appointed in consecutive matches of

Suspended only few months ago for ‘severe attitude problem,’ Sakib al Hasan hit the headlines for a wrong reason again on Wednesday when he was fined Tk 10,000 for his behaviour in the Dhaka Premier League match. Sakib, playing his first match for Legends of Rupganj, allegedly charged umpire Mizanur Rahman verbally during their match against ... Read more

For Abul Kalam, an under privileged boy living at a dormitory run by non government Aparajeyo Bangladesh for the last five years, it was not a routine day. Kalam was in a state of euphoria after being able to execute the guideline provided by his senior partner Sakib al Hasan, whom he had only watched ... Read more

Struggling Dhaka Premier League champions Legends of Rupganj received a further blow when their star opener Tamim Iqbal was ruled out of today’s crucial match against Prime Bank Cricketers for injury. Legends, who suffered defeats in consecutive matches to slip from the top of the table, were expecting Tamim and Sakib al Hasan to take the ... Read more

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam gave selectors a sweet headache before the World Cup picking up a hat-trick on his one-day international debut to set up a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Dhaka on Monday. Bangladesh completed 5-0 sweep in the five-match series thanks to this win but gained more than what they have expected with Taijul ... Read more

Bangladesh one-day international skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza believes that the Tigers are ready for the bigger challenges in the upcoming days after their triumph over Zimbabwe in the five-match series that ended on Monday. Mashrafee, who took over the ODI captaincy from Mushfiqur Rahim recently, guided Tigers to a clean sweep 5-0 win in the series ... Read more

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club are eager to erase the memory of IFA Shield and return on a winning note when they take on Indian side Pune FC in the final of the King’s Cup in Thimphu today. The Bangladesh champions reached the final of the three overseas tournaments in the recent time but they could come ... Read more

Bangladesh will not give Zimbabwe an inch concession as they seek 5-0 clean sweep when they take on the visitors in the fifth and final one-day international in Dhaka today. The match will pull down the curtain of the month-long home series which featured three Test matches and five ODIs. If Bangladesh come out victorious today,

Bangladesh’s one-day international skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said on Sunday that he is leading the Tigers successfully due to a combined effort put in by Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and his current deputy Sakib al Hasan. Mashrafee, who succeeded Mushfiq as ODI skipper in this series, said the duo are playing a major role in making ... Read more

Defending Dhaka Premier League champions Legends of Rupganj demanded their crucial eighth round match against Prime Bank Cricket Club to be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium instead of BKSP on December 3. In a letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Saturday, Legends said being the defending champions they deserve to play ... Read more

Zimbabwe stand with their last chance to pull off a consolation win when they face Bangladesh in the fifth and final one-day international in Dhaka today. Zimbabwe are still winless in the tour having lost the Test series 0-3 before defeats in all four ODIs they played so far. Batsman Hamilton Masakadza, who

All-rounder Soumya Sarker was added to the Bangladesh squad for the fifth one-day international against Zimbabwe, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday. Hard-hitting Soumya, who opens the innings for Prime Bank Cricketers in the Dhaka Premier League, can also bowl medium-pace. Soumya has been included as

Zimbabwe cricket team have been fined for slow over rate during the fourth one-day international against Bangladesh, the International Cricket Council said on Saturday. Zimbabwe fell one over short during their stipulated time. The players were fined 10 per cent of their match fees with

Bangladesh showed their true character recovering from a potentially disastrous situation to post a 21-run win in the fourth one-day international and take 4-0 lead in the five-match series against Zimbabwe in Dhaka on Friday. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah each struck a fifty to salvage Bangladesh from 32-4 to guide the hosts to 256-8 and the ... Read more

All-rounder Mahmudullah hit a match-winning fifty in the fourth one-day international against Zimbabwe on Friday and then hit back Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan for implicating him in a so-called player’s syndicate. Nazmul in a press conference on Thursday said junior players were unwelcome in the national team until recently and cited the

Zimbabwe have finally something to cheer in the one-day international series against Bangladesh despite a narrow 21-run loss in the fourth match at Dhaka on Friday. The visitors were competitive for the first time in the five-match series and with little luck could have won the game after Solomon Mire put in a fine all-round

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Thursday claimed that until recently, new players were unwelcome in the national team, as a strong syndicate of seniors always opposed their inclusion. Speaking to a press conference at his Bexmico office, Nazmul said once he took over the board he successfully dismantled the syndicate, contributing to their recent ... Read more