Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed former South Africa pacer Alan Donald as the new pace bowling coach of the national cricket team, confirmed BCB’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus. Jalal also informed that the former South African fast man has signed a contract with the BCB till the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to ... Read more
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Australian cricket legend Shane Warne passes away at 52
Shane Warne, one of the finest bowlers of all time who revived the art of leg-spin, has died aged 52 following a suspected heart attack. According to initial reports, the former Australian cricketer died of a suspected heart attack. The legendary spinner, who was named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of
Bangladesh begin maiden campaign Saturday
Bangladesh women’s team will make history before the first light of dawn breaks out in Bangladesh on Saturday as they will begin their maiden campaign in the ICC Women’s World Cup with a group phase match against South Africa. The match will begin at 4:00 am Bangladesh Standard Time at the University Oval in Dunedin. ... Read more
Shakib, Tamim return to Test squad for South Africa series
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal have been included in Bangladesh’s 18-man Test squad for their two-match series against South Africa starting on March 31 in Durban. Shakib was rumoured to skip the Test series against the Proteas but the all-rounder, who last played in the format against Pakistan back in November 2021, ... Read more
Changed mindset helps Liton flourish
A change of mind set has opened Liton Das’ eyes to the possibilities of scoring big in Twenty20s and the wicketkeeper-batter hopes to continue with the same mentality in the future. Bangladesh completed a comprehensive 61-run win over Afghanistan in the first T20 International in Dhaka on Thursday, a win where Liton played a significant part ... Read more
Liton, Nasum star in Tigers’ win
Liton Das hit a brilliant fifty while Nasum Ahmed ended with his career best bowling to earn a crushing 61-run win for Bangladesh against Afghanistan in their first of the two-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Liton smacked a 60 off 44 balls, his fifth T20I fifty, while
FIFA and UEFA suspend Russia from all games over Ukraine crisis
Continental bosses UEFA and global governors FIFA have made the joint decision on a temporary expulsion for Russia from all club and national fixtures. The decision by the world and European governing bodies means the Russian national team will be unable to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar in
Women’s team crushed to defeat in warm-up
Sharmin Akhter’s lone battle went in vain as the Bangladesh women’s cricket team suffered a 109-run defeat against their English counterparts in their first warm-up match ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Lincoln Green in New Zealand on Monday. Sharmin made 81 off 137 balls but didn’t find much support
Shakib to play SA Tests: Hassan
Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will play the two-match Test series against South Africa, scheduled in March-April, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan. The BCB president confirmed it to the media following Bangladesh’s third ODI against Afghanistan in Chattogram today. “As he is not playing in the IPL [this season] anymore, then ... Read more
Bangladesh crushed to defeat by Afghanistan
Bangladesh failed to bag their full 30 points after they conceded a seven wicket defeat against Afghanistan with a robust hundred from Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the third and final one-day international match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. Rahmanullah Gurbazh smacked an unbeaten 106 off 110 balls, his third ODI ton
Lahore win first PSL title after thrashing Multan
Lahore Qalandars win maiden Pakistan Super League title after thrashing Multan Sultans by 42 runs Lahore Qalandars Sunday put up a clinical performance to defeat Multan Sultans by 42 runs and bag their first Pakistan Super League (PSL) title. Although Lahore had handed Multan a stiff 181-run target, they were stillrequired to be at their ... Read more
BCB to discuss with Shakib on Test availability for next one year
Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to hold an in-person meeting with Shakib Al Hasan within a couple of days to know his next one-year plan before they sew up the central contract of the Tigers for 2022. BCB’s cricket operations chairman Mohammad Jalal Yunus further informed the reporters on Monday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury ... Read more
Leeds sack Marcelo Bielsa as manager after disastrous slump in form
Move comes after string of heavy defeats pushes Premier League club towards relegation zone Premier League club Leeds have fired manager Marcelo Bielsa following Saturday’s 4-0 defeat to Tottenham. The loss at Elland Road was their fourth defeat in five matches – a disastrous run in which they conceded 20 goals and slid towards the ... Read more
Sonny Ramadhin, legendary West Indies’ spin bowler dies aged 92
Former West Indies spinner Sonny Ramadhin has died aged 92. Born in Trinidad, he took 158 wickets in 43 Tests between 1950 and 1961, but he was best known for his exploits in the 1950 series against England. Bowling in tandem with slow left-armer Alf Valentine, the pair took 59 wickets in a spectacular series ... Read more
Bangladesh Test squad to train at Kirsten academy
Bangladesh Test side will train at the Gary Kirsten Academy in Cape Town when the limited-overs side will be busy in 50-over action against South Africa, said Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus. The Tigers are scheduled to fly to South Africa next month for a three-match one-day
Women’s team vows to make WC memorable
Bangladesh women’s team captain Nigar Sultana vowed to make their maiden ICC Women’s World Cup journey unforgettable by achieving a rare success in the global event, starting on March 4 at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. ‘Being our maiden World Cup, we are keen to make it unforgettable where we are aiming to
Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup qualifying play-off against Russia
The Polish national football no longer wants to play the play-off match for the World Cup qualifying against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Polish football federation president Cezary Kulesza said on Saturday. The two sides are set to go head-to-head on March 24 – with the game
Liton ton powers Bangladesh to series win
Powered by Liton Das’ brillian century and Mushfiqur Rahim’s valiant 86, Bangladesh secured a thumping 88-run victory over Afghanistan in the second ODI and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday Liton struck a cracking 136 off 125 balls, his sixth ODI, ton while
UEFA move Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Paris
UEFA has moved this season’s Champions League final from Saint Petersburg in Russia to Paris in France. At an extraordinary meeting of the Uefa executive committee, the decision was made to shift the May 28 showpiece game out of the 68,000-capacity Gazprom Arena. The title match will now be played at the 80,000-seat Stade de ... Read more
Afif, Mehidy record stand stun Afghanistan
From six down with just 45 on the board after 11.2 overs, it needed something miraculous from Bangladesh to turn the game around in their favour. And that’s what Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Afif Hossain ensured as the duo stitched together a record unbeaten seventh-wicket stand to help Bangladesh stage one of the