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Star of the moment Sohag Gazi has set his eyes on becoming the highest wicket-taker in the ongoing Bangladesh-New Zealand Test series after a record-shattering drawn first Test in Chittagong. Sohag hit the headlines when he became the first cricketer in the history of Test cricket to score a century and claim a hat-trick in ... Read more

New Zealand batsman Peter Fulton said on Wednesday that the local conditions were a challenge for the visitors going into the second and final Test match against Bangladesh, scheduled to get underway from Monday. The 34-year-old Kiwi opener, who struck twin fifties in the first Test in Chittagong, opined that heat was a major factor ahead ... Read more

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to shift the planned Twenty20 International match between Bangladesh and New Zealand from Sylhet to Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, said an official on Saturday. Sylhet was scheduled to host the one-off Twenty20 International match of the series on November 6, but the official said they were forced to think

Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan received a perfect boost ahead of the second Test match against New Zealand as he returned to the top of the ICC rankings for Test all-rounders, dethroning South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis. Sakib, with 349 rating points, leads the South African by two rating points after the conclusion of the ... Read more

New Zealand will go into the second Test against Bangladesh with a fresher mind after a three-day break gave them adequate time to relax and analyse their game in the drawn first Test in Chittagong. The Kiwis had a tough time in the first Test conceding a first innings lead before struggling to keep the ... Read more

Middle-order batsman Marshall Ayub denied suffering from any extra pressure to perform in the highest level after making his bow in the first Test match against New Zealand in Chittagong. Marshall scored heavily in the previous editions of the Bangladesh Cricket League and National Cricket League to stake a claim for the number three spot ... Read more

Bangladesh have a bright chance of winning the series with a victory against the touring New Zealand side in the second game of the two-match Test series, said Shane Jurgensen, the head coach of the national team, on Monday. Bangladesh had put on a commendable show in the first Test match in Chittagong to earn a ... Read more

The visiting New Zealand side badly missed the services of their prime spinner Daniel Vettori in the drawn first Test match against Bangladesh, according to coach Mike Hesson. Vettori, who has 51 wickets to his name in nine Tests against Bangladesh, is currently absent from international cricket after undergoing an operation

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is confident about Sylhet Divisional stadium’s chances of hosting ICC World Twenty20 matches next year as the progress of its development work satisfied the inspection team, said a BCB official on Monday. The International Cricket Council delegation, which includes event director Chris Tetley, stadium consultant Eugene

Sohag Gazi became the first cricketer in history to claim a century and a hat-trick in the same match as the first Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand ended in a draw in Chittagong on Sunday. Bangladesh were 173-3 when the stumps were drawn for the fifth and final day as Sakib al Hasan completed ... Read more

Bangladesh will go into the second and final Test match against New Zealand in Dhaka with their all guns blazing after the first Test in Chittagong ended in a draw on Sunday. The Tigers got everything they desired except a victory, but that did not deter skipper Mushfiqur Rahim from expressing his satisfaction over the

The fifth elected body of the Bangladesh Cricket Board headed by Nazmul Hasan took over charge after the first board meeting of the executive members as the ad-hoc executive committee was dissolved on Sunday. The National Sports Council on November 27 last year formed a 13-member ad-hoc executive committee led by Nazmul to hold the

Bangladesh cricketer Sohag Gazi, who performed incredibly in the drawn first Test match against New Zealand that ended on Sunday, had double cause for joy after an impressive all-round performance enabled him to climb upwards in three categories of the official world rankings. The 22-year old off-spinner not only registered

The fate of the Sylhet Divisional stadium, scheduled to host matches of the ICC World Twenty20 next year, will be decided today when the ICC inspection team visits the stadium to see the progress of its development, said BCB officials on Sunday. The eight-member ICC delegation includes event director Chris Tetley, stadium consultant Eugene Van Vuuren,

The first Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand was heading for a draw barring any late drama after rain forced early stumps in the fourth day’s play at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. Bangladesh, however, can claim a moral victory irrespective of the outcome after going past New Zealand’s first ... Read more