Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday stated that the Tigers are yet to come to grip with the shortest format of the game as it still remained a mystery to them. The honest appraisal came after Bangladesh lost the one-off Twenty20 international to New Zealand by 15 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium
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Ahead from ball one, says Mills
Stand-in New Zealand captain Kyle Mills credited an opening barrage by debutant Anton Devcich and regular wickets with the ball for his side’s victory against Bangladesh at Mirpur in the only Twenty20 International of the tour. Opening batsman Devcich, playing in his first Twenty20 International, belted 59 off 31 deliveries and helped New Zealand reach 70 ... Read more
10-month long camp for athletes
For the very first time, the Bangladesh Olympic Association is planning to bring the athletes under a long-term preparation programme in order to perform well in international meets like the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games next year. The BOA will start a 10-month long residential
Tigers look to end year on high
Bangladesh will look to add to the woes of the New Zealand team and finish the year on a high when they face the visitors in a one-off Twenty20 International at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Bangladesh won the three-match one-day international series by a 3-0 margin to earn their second successive clean sweep against the ... Read more
NZ’s Southee eyes ‘series’ win
The touring New Zealand camp are looking at the final match of their stay in Bangladesh – today’s Twenty20 International – as a chance to leave with a series win, according to Black Caps pace bowler Tim Southee. ‘Obviously the one-day series was disappointing. This is a new series and a chance to go home with ... Read more
Captain needs longer terms, says Mushfiq
The Bangladesh Cricket Board should consider appointing a captain for a long period of time to give him the opportunity to implement his plans, Tigers’ skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said on Tuesday. The captaincy issue was raised on Tuesday during the pre-match press conference as Mushfiq is set to end his term today with the Bangladesh-New ... Read more
Two Dutch players arrive for MSC trial
Two Dutch footballers of Surinamese origin arrived on Tuesday for a trial at Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited’s pre-season training camp. Chevello De Rijp and Melvin Grootfaam have both played for Dutch second division side Stromvogel Telstar in the past. The 23-year-old playmaker
Banned hockey players demand fresh inquiry
Four suspended national team hockey players, under the banner of the Hockey Players’ Welfare Association, claimed on Tuesday that they were suspended unethically and demanded a fresh inquiry into the Asia Cup debacle. Midfielder Russell Mahmud Jimmy, goalkeeper Zahid Hossain and defender Imran Hasan Pintu were banned for three years from
MSC still top in Premier Division chess
Holders Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited are in command of the Rupahali Sarees Premier Division Chess League with eight points after the fourth round of games. Mohammedan beat Leonine Chess Club 3½ to ½ in the fourth round. Mohammedan’s GM Niaz Murshed, Russian GM Volkov Sergey and IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar beat Leonine’s
Messi almost joined Chelsea in summer!
Lionel Messi could have signed for Chelsea in the summer after adidas offered to pay half of his £210million buy-out clause, according to Barcelona sports paper Mundo Deportivo. Messi, who joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old after the club paid for expensive hormone therapy treatment without which he would never have
Kaka prefers Ronaldo over Cristiano
Kaka says Brazil legend Ronaldo was a better player than former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, reports Goal.com. Ronaldo won numerous individual awards during his career, including the Ballon d’Or in 1997 and 2002, while also winning two World Cups with the Selecao. ‘The best player I have ever played with?
Tigers eye T20 payback
With their seventh straight one-day international victory over New Zealand in consecutive series sweeps behind them, the Bangladesh national cricket team look ahead to the one-off Twenty20 international of the tour with a number of points to prove. The Tigers have never beaten the Black
NZ press slate Kiwi cricketers
The New Zealand press reacted with dismay after its cricket team were beaten 0-3 in the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh that concluded on Sunday at Fatullah. The hosts trounced the Kiwis in the ODIs, overcoming the visitors in all three games to record another series sweep after their memorable 4-0 win
Where have the tickets gone?
It was not long ago when Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan expressed his anger over the mismanagement of ticketing services by the BCB during different bilateral series. Soon after he was appointed as the president of the BCB ad hoc committee at a dinner party in London, Nazmul said it was a mystery to ... Read more
BHF comes down harsh on Asia Cup culprits
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Monday suspended four players and released the coach for acting suspiciously during the Asia Cup Hockey in Malaysia in August-September. Bangladesh ended up seventh among the eight teams in the tournament despite going there with high expectation against the backdrop of some
Soumya savours call-up
Uncapped all-rounder Soumya Sarker on Monday said that he was surprised to get a call-up to the national team but was now looking forward to performing if given a chance. Soumya, a hard-hitting opener and a useful seamer, was named in the Bangladesh squad on Monday for the one-off Twenty20 international
U-16 spinner takes nine-for
BCB Under-16 left-arm spinner Siddikur Rahman Shawon took nine wickets in the first innings of a three-day match against the touring Madhya Pradesh CA Under-16s in Cox’s Bazar, claiming the final five wickets on the second day on Monday. Shawon, a BKSP student, had a hand in the run-out of MPCA opener Rishabh Choubey in the ... Read more
Crowd deafening, says NZ’s Munro
New Zealand all-rounder Colin Munro reflected on the intensity of the third one-day international against Bangladesh at Fatullah after the match on Sunday, calling the experience ‘awesome’. ‘We had a lot to play for. Some guys said, ‘It is a dead rubber so go out there and play with freedom”,’ Munro said after his 77-ball ... Read more
3-0 is ahead of 4-0!
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim put their 3-0 win over New Zealand in the just-concluded one-day series ahead of their last home series against the Black Caps in October 2010, which the Tigers won 4-0. ‘Both the series wins are great, but personally I will go for this series over 2010,’ Mushfiq said after Sunday’s four-wicket win ... Read more
Patience bears fruit for Shamsur
Opening batsman Shamsur Rahman Shuvo was a picture of assurance against New Zealand in the third and final one-day international at Fatullah on Sunday, striking an adventurous yet responsible 96 from 107 deliveries. Despite missing out on his maiden hundred in just his second ODI, Bangladesh went on to sweep the three-match series and notched their