Scarcely had the ball sailed over the thirty-yard circle did Mushfiqur Rahim let out a war cry signalling victory, that too in his first match as captain of the Tigers. It all seemed to be slipping away just as it had in that heartbreaking third ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare in mid-August, when Mushfiq had ... Read more
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Focus on new regime
Bangladesh-West Indies lone T20 today With today’s T20 International the series between Bangladesh and the visiting West Indies gets underway at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. It will no doubt be a huge challenge for the Tigers when they play the shortest version of the game after a gap of almost one and a ... Read more
Sublime Samuels thumps BCB XI
Marlon Samuels rediscovered his form in style with an explosive unbeaten hundred to put the BCB XI bowlers to the sword as West Indies posted a 75-run victory in the T20 warm-up match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday. The right-hander, along with Andre Russell took full advantage of the home side’s poor bowling attack ... Read more
West Indies start with big win
West Indies were given a ritualistic welcome to the country despite their shortcomings as the BCB XI simply surrendered in the practice match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday. The visitors won by 65 runs after going past their own struggles with the bat to score 217 for nine in 45 overs (after being unnecessarily ... Read more
Optimism despite loss
At the end of yesterday’s 65-run defeat at the hands of the West Indies, Alok Kapali said that there’s a lot of optimism for the Tigers in the series proper, despite a lot of shoddy batting. In front of a 7,000-strong holiday crowd at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium, Kapali was one of only two performers ... Read more
Jurgensen named Tigers’ bowling coach
Australian Shane Jurgensen has been appointed as the new bowling coach of the Bangladesh cricket team on the recommendation of head coach Stuart Law, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Friday. The 35-year-old Queenslander, a former bowling coach of New Zealand, is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday, two days before the Tigers face ... Read more
‘Suarez best signing’
Barclays English Premier League ‘Suarez best signing’ Liverpool legend Alan Hansen believes Luis Suarez is the signing of the year and has the potential to become an international superstar with the Reds. The Uruguayan has made a remarkable impact since his move from Ajax in January, having scored nine goals since his Anfield arrival. Away ... Read more
Good start key: Riyad
Mahmudullah Riyad is usually a man of few words, but the newly-appointed vice-captain of the Tigers makes his point precisely. Despite the West Indies having the ICC Emerging Player of the Year, Devender Bishoo, as their leading spinner, the Tigers are concerned of the opposition pace attack. Kemar Roach, Ravi Rampaul and Carlos Brathwaite make ... Read more
An opportunity, not revenge for Sammy
The only two times Darren Sammy played Tests against Bangladesh were during the 2-0 defeat in 2009. But earlier this year, he was at the helm when the Tigers were shot out for 58 runs. Despite the World Cup West Indies would be willing to reverse those Test defeats but are not yet calling this ... Read more
Batsmen vs WI
Shahriar to lead BCB XI Shahriar Nafees will lead a batsman-heavy BCB XI side against West Indies in the first practice match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium on Friday. The left-handed Nafees, who is part of the Tigers’ ODI plans but was ignored for the only Twenty20 against the tourists, will have Junaed Siddiqui, Mohammad ... Read more
Hungry for more
Siddikur Rahman rose to stardom when he became the first Bangladeshi golfer to win an Asian Tour event (Brunei Open in August 2010). Since then, he has been there or thereabouts amongst the top Asians wherever he played, even though he hasn’t managed to win another tour event. Hungry for more success, Siddikur now feels ... Read more
Sammy & Co come to town
The West Indies cricket team arrived in the capital last night to play a Twenty20 international, three ODIs and two Tests against the Tigers. The 19-member team touched down at the Shahjalal International Airport at 8:00pm for a month-long tour. Darren Sammy’s men will however have none of the Trinidad & Tobago players as five ... Read more
Greens trump Reds
The return of competitive Twenty20 cricket was welcomed yesterday by a large crowd who were treated to a late onslaught, but saw little from those Tigers who will take on West Indies in the same format next week. Around 8,000 people turned up at the floodlit Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium expecting to find the usual Twenty20 ... Read more
Sakib back to join Tigers
Former skipper Sakib al Hasan surprisingly returned to Dhaka on Sunday to join the practice camp for the West Indies series without completing his obligation for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League Twenty20. Sakib was on leave until October 3 and had the option to extend it providing KKR progress
No DRS in WI series
The use of the Decision Review System (DRS) for the Bangladesh-West Indies series has been shelved, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board. BCB media chairman Jalal Yunus said yesterday that according to the board’s agreement with Nimbus, the facilities for DRS use are not enough
More matches for Tigers
The Tigers will return to training today split into two groups — BCB Red and BCB Green — as they prepare for the two practice Twenty20 games this week. The Mushfiqur Rahim-led BCB Red side will train from 9:00am while Shahriar Nafees’s BCB Green will be on from 2:00pm. The two sides will meet tomorrow ... Read more
Amla to lead SA in Aussie one-dayers
Hashim Amla will lead South Africa during the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day internationals against Australia. Afrikaans daily Beeld reports that Proteas coach Gary Kirsten confirmed on Friday that the number three batsman will take over the captaincy from the injured AB de Villiers. Wicketkeeper-batsman de Villiers was ruled out for between four and six weeks ... Read more
Naeem, Kapali in T20 fold
Sunny only uncapped among 18 Naeem Islam and Alok Kapali earned recalls, while Elias Sunny was the only uncapped player to be picked when the national selectors named 18 players yesterday in the Tigers’ squad for the only Twenty20 and the three-match one-day series against the West Indies. Bangladesh Cricket Board’s media release stated that ... Read more
Finally discovered
In the early spring of 2002, Surjo Tarun was a Premier League club in a hurry. They were desperately looking for young players and in their search, the officials stumbled upon a skinny lad who practiced at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. Elias Sunny was already popular in the age-group competitions and almost everyone in the
Tamim-Imrul fury on final day
Reds coast to 7-wicket win BCB Red’s batting muscle took them to a seven-wicket win yesterday in the four-day practice match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. After Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes laid into the BCB Green bowlers in a two-hour blitz, Shuvogoto Hom Chowdhury and Mushfiqur Rahim steered the 234-run chase in ... Read more