Talent is useless if there is no discipline in batting Bangladesh’s miserable West Indies tour ended with yet another mere capitulation as they suffered a huge 296-run defeat against the hosts in the second Test in St Lucia on Tuesday. The visitors lost eight wickets for just 34 runs in the final session of the ... Read more
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Tigers trapped, says Ramdin
Bangladesh batted exactly the way West Indies wanted, falling into the trap to waste their hard work, said West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin after his side notched a 296-run victory in the second Test to complete a clean sweep in the two-Test series on Tuesday. Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque batted doggedly
‘Don’t come to our country and beg money’
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal and West Indies batsman Darren Bravo were engaged in an unusual bust-up on Tuesday during the fourth day of the second Test adding some spice to an otherwise dull Test series. When Shamsur Rahman got out, Bravo, who usually field at slip, came to non-striking batsman Tamim and sledged him in way ... Read more
Bangladesh ‘A’ take 1-0 lead
Bangladesh A team defeated Zimbabwe A by six wickets in their first four-dayer to take 1-0 lead in the two-match series at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Wednesday. Resuming the day at 43-1, Bangladesh A lost another three wickets to score the required 61 runs on the final day as they made 105-4 in 38.1 ... Read more
U-23s face mighty Uzbekistan today
After a hard-fought 1-0 win over Afghanistan U-23s in their first match, Bangladesh Under-23 national football team face an uphill task when they take on mighty Uzbekistan in their second Group A match at the Ansan Wa Stadium in Incheon today. The match will kick off at 5:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time. Uzbekistan, who are ranked 51st in ... Read more
Sheikh Russell want to make it to final
Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra will leave for Sri Lanka today to take part in the final round of the AFC President’s Cup, which begins in Colombo from September 20. Russell became the first club from Bangladesh to qualify for the final round of the Cup by finishing as Group A champions in the first round ... Read more
Tamim, Mominul defy Windies
Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque shared 66 runs in their unbroken third wicket stand as Bangladesh continued to defy West Indies attack in the second Test in St Lucia on Tuesday. Set an improbable target of 489 runs, the Tigers reached 114-2 by tea on the fourth day, still needing 375 runs or bat out ... Read more
Streak speaks highly of pacers
The second Test against West Indies in St Lucia provided another indication that if Bangladesh’s pace bowlers are given proper wicket and opportunity they can also do well, said bowling coach Heath Streak. Three pacers – Al-Amin Hossain, Shafiul Islam and Robiul Islam – did reasonably well to bowl West Indies out for 380 runs and ... Read more
Mahbub, Nasir elected BCB vice-presidents
The Bangladesh Cricket Board directors Mahbub Anam and AZM Nasiruddin were elected vice-presidents in the election held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. The election got spiced when Najib Ahmed submitted the nomination papers at the last minute for the largely ceremonial posts, but hardly he could manage to
Saqlain continues to torment Zimbabwe ‘A’
Left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib continued to torment the Zimbabwe ‘A’ batsmen after yet another five-wicket haul as Bangladesh A team were scenting a victory at the end of third day of their first four-day match at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium on Wednesday. Saqlain finished with 6-50 in the second innings in addition to his record 9-82 ... Read more
BFF clears three MSC players to play for Sheikh Russell
The uncertainty over three Mohammedan Sporting Club players playing for Sheikh Russell Krira Chkara in the upcoming AFC President’s Cup final round were all but resolved when the Bangladesh Football Federation permitted the trio to play for Russell. Earlier, Mohammedan sent a letter to the BFF asking
Tigers spared follow-on
All-rounder Mahmudullah made a dogging fifty but it did little to hide Bangladesh’s batting woes as West Indies claimed a huge first innings lead in the second Test at St Lucia on Monday. The visitors were dismissed for 161 runs in the first session of the third day, trailing West Indies by 219 runs, which ... Read more
Don’t blame it on wicket
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal refused to put the blame on wicket for their massive batting failure that took them to the brink of yet another embarrassing defeat in the second Test in St Lucia. The wicket provided sharp bounce and movement and West Indies appeared to have taken full advantage to leave Bangladesh struggling at 104-7 ... Read more
Roach revives the memory of Marshall
Any comparison made between Kemar Roach and Malcolm Marshall would irk most of the West Indian fans but he at least revived some memories of the fast bowling great with his fierce spell on Sunday. On his way to 5-33 that left Bangladesh trembling on the second day of the second Test, Roach surprised the batsmen ... Read more
U-23s stun Afghanistan
Bangladesh Under-23 national football team started their Asian Games mission with a 1-0 win over current SAFF champions Afghanistan at the Munhak Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday. Skipper Mamunul Islam was the star of the show as his stunning 84th-minute strike almost from the halfway line gave Bangladesh victory. The other Group B match between ... Read more
Kruif, Mamunul credit counter-attack football
Bangladesh Under-23 national football team Lodewijk de Kruif was basking in pride after his team’s memorable win over Afghanistan in their opening match of the Asian Games in Incheon on Monday. Kruif was happy to see his charges play according to his plan of a counter-attack based football against an opposition who are far above them ... Read more
Tigers on top as WI 380 all out
Bangladesh bounced back firmly in the second Test in St Lucia thanks to three pace bowlers, who bowled their hearts out to leave West Indies all out for 380 runs on the second day on Sunday. Al-Amin Hossain claimed three wickets while Robiul Islam grabbed two as West Indies folded 11 overs into the second session, ... Read more
Tigers tipped to learn from WI
Bangladesh paceman Al-Amin Hossain advised the batsmen to learn from West Indies about how they should play in the wicket in St Lucia during the ongoing second Test. The wicket at the Beausejour stadium appeared tricky for the batsmen, providing sharp bounce and sideways movement that can always be difficult to handle.
Johnson rues missed opportunity
New West Indies opener Leon Johnson has to contend with the fact that had he asked for a review of his dismissal, he might have gone on to secure a century on his Test debut. The left-handed Guyanese batsman thrust into the top of the order in his first Test in Chris Gayle’s absence, top-scored ... Read more
Saqlain destroys Zim ‘A’ with record nine
Left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib created a record by taking nine wickets as Bangladesh A team dismissed their Zimbabwean counterparts for 204 in 74.1 overs on the opening day of the four-day match at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Sunday. In reply, opener Liton Kumar and Sadman Anik made a solid start for the hosts with 30-0 ... Read more