Bangladesh national team spinners will not have the opportunity to avail the services of their spin bowling coach Saqlain Mushtaq on the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe as he decided to remain beside his ailing wife, said the officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday. The former Pakistani off-spinner joined the Bangladesh national cricket team ... Read more
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Sakib bolsters Leicestershire
Leicestershire have added Sakib al Hasan, the Bangladesh all-rounder, to their roster for the Friends Life t20 tournament in a move which earmarks the tournament as their biggest priority of the season. A young Leicestershire squad is expected to struggle over a long Championship season in Division Two, but the county has T20 pedigree – ... Read more
Siddik takes a big leap
Siddikur Rahman took a big leap in the Chiangmai Golf Classic when he ended the second round in joint ninth position to brighten his chance for a second Asian Tour Title in Bangkok on Friday. The golfing hope of Bangladesh, started the day in 16th place but finished it in a spectacular fashion, when he ... Read more
Razzak 200 not out
In the recent years Bangladesh’s bowling perhaps never faced so much criticism like that they are coming under in Sri Lanka. The run-fest by the Sri Lankan batsmen in the Test series and dozens of over-pitched deliveries in the first one-dayer had kept the bowlers on a knife’s
Bangladesh ousted controversially
In a late twist to events, Bangladesh were controversially deposed off their status as one of the two best runners up sides as Laos and Turkmenistan were confirmed as the two best runners up qualifiers for the AFC Challenge Cup in Maldives next year. The official website of the Asian Football Confederation had shown Turkmenistan ... Read more
Russell, Muktis favourites as semi-final looms
Abahani Limited goes up against Sheikh Russell in a crucial Group B encounter while Team BJMC will lock horns with Muktijoddha Sangsad in Group C to determine two semi-final spots in the Independence Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Sheikh Jamal and Mohammedan Sporting Club have already confirmed their berths in the last
Modest start for Siddik in Bangkok
Ace Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman’s quest for his second Asian Tour started in a modest manner when he was in joint 16th position at the end of the first round of the $7,50,000 inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic in Bangkok on Thursday. Siddik finished the day with three-under-par 69 with six birdies and three bogeys. He ... Read more
Jurgensen yet to lose faith in pacers
When everybody was celebrating Bangladesh’s first Test draw in Galle, coach Shane Jurgensen could not join the party all the time. He admitted to have been burnt deep inside, despite the draw, as the pace unit that he leads in the team still looked very ordinary. As the tour progressed it continued to remain so ... Read more
Mathews puts series before IPL
A tension was clearly visible in his face. But Angelo Mathews was at least successful in not making it public. With the political storm over the participation of Sri Lankan players in the IPL growing intense, Mathews insisted they are not distracted at all. ‘As far as the players are concerned, we’ve got nothing to ... Read more
Bangladesh seal AFC Challenge Cup berth
Bangladesh were confirmed their AFC Challenge Cup finals ticket as one of the two best runners up sides after a lot of uncertainty, according to the official website of the Asian Football Confederation the-afc.com on Wednesday. The website disclosed the information after the completion of the matches of the last group (E) on Tuesday although the ... Read more
SL revel in new Jayasuriya
Seeing Kusal Perera without a bat one has no reason to compare him with Sanath Jayasuriya. He has at least enough hair on his head to distinguish himself from Sri Lanka’s current chief selector who once had redefined the batting in one-day cricket. But the moment Kusal takes it onto the crease, his stance, his ... Read more
Sakib loses his No 1 spot to Kallis
Bangladesh’s Sakib al Hasan was dethroned from his number one spot in the Reliance International Cricket Council’s Test all-rounder ranking by South African Jacques Kallis, said an ICC press note releasing the latest ranking on Wednesday. Former Bangladesh captain Sakib reached a new height in his thriving career when
Bangladesh’s request falls on deaf ears
Zimbabwe Cricket did not bother to listen to the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s request of starting the month-long tour of the Tigers with the one-day international series as the tour will begin with a two-match Test series in Harare. Earlier the BCB requested ZC to launch the series with the shorter version of the game though the ... Read more
Salma to lead women’s cricket team in India
The Bangladesh women’s national cricket team, weakened by the absence of their major bowling strength Khadizatul Kubra, will be led by Salma Khatun as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad on Wednesday for the tour of India starting from April 2. Kubra, who played a significant part in the national set-up and Sharmin ... Read more
Game On misses first deadline
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has the time for Game On Sports Management, the event management company entrusted with the responsibility of running the Bangladesh Premier League, to clear the payments of the tournament’s second edition after the company failed to meet the March 28 deadline, a BCB official said on Wednesday. The BCB is expected to ... Read more
Kings stutter to semis
Chittagong Kings got the better of their nerve to beat Duronto Rajshahi by four wickets in the crucial eliminator setting up a semi-final contest against Sylhet Royals in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Chasing a meagre target of 108 runs for victory, Kings looked extremely nervous when they lost five wickets in quick succession, ... Read more
Gayle back to his supreme best
The demon in Chris Gayle is back and back in some style to create a storm in the Bangladesh Premier League that destroyed Sylhet Royals in the race-to-final against Dhaka Gladiators on Friday. In an astonishing display of power-hitting, Gayle rained down 12 sixes to stroke a swashbuckling 114 from 51 balls, which powered the ... Read more
Gladiators in final after winning cliffhanger
Chris Gayle struck a powerful century but Dhaka Gladiators still suffered a scare before reaching their second consecutive final in the Bangladesh Premier League in Dhaka on Friday. The holders beat Sylhet Royals by just four runs in a roller-coaster race-to-final despite Gayle making 114 from 51 balls to power them to 197-9 in their
Duronto, Kings face off in knockout tie
Captaincy remained the focal point for Duronto Rajshahi and Chittagong Kings as they clash with each other in the first eliminator today where the losers will be eliminated from the Bangladesh Premier League. The winner of the tie, meanwhile, will take on Sylhet Royals to determine which team goes through to the all-important final on ... Read more
Feni taste second win
Feni Soccer Club registered only their second victory after they dished out a single-goal defeat to Arambagh KS in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League at the Shaheed Salam Stadium in Feni on Friday. Liberian striker Anthony Paul Doe scored the all-important goal in the eighth minute, taking advantage of a defensive mistake as Anthony did ... Read more