Shakib Al Hasan said that winning today’s first one-dayer of the five-match series is inspiration enough for himself and his team. The Bangladesh team that is reeling from the one-off Test loss by 130 runs has a great opportunity to salvage their tour to Zimbabwe. They get their first shot at redemption in the opening ... Read more
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World Cup venues in shambles
In less than a year after renovating the stadiums for the World Cup Cricket 2011, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has received dozens of complaints from different venue managers. Many important areas at the five venues now need to be repaired or reconstructed as the construction firms concerned failed to maintain certain
Alok piqued, Akram irked
Twenty-five cricketers have been selected to attend the Bangladesh A Team skill camp which will start from Sunday. All-rounder Alok Kapali was the notable omission from the list and when asked, chief selector Akram Khan said: “What he [Kapali] told me over telephone was that he was not interested to play for the
Cook puts India to sword
Alastair Cook’s 182 not out led England into a commanding position against India on the second day of the third Test at Edgbaston here on Wednesday. At stumps, England were 456 for three for in reply to India’s mediocre 224 — a lead of 232 runs. Cook’s fellow left-hander Eoin Morgan was unbeaten on 44 ... Read more
Five days of up & down
Only a handful turned up each day at the Harare Sports Club ground during the one-off Test. Cricket is still regarded as a sport that is undergoing a renaissance in this country and hence, the interest has been understandably low. But for those who took the trouble of attending Zimbabwe’s first Test in six years ... Read more
Onus on Shakib
UCB ODI Series – Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Onus on Shakib The five-match one-day series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe begins tomorrow at the Harare Sports Club ground and it is already a huge ask for Shakib Al Hasan’s men to make a quick recovery. The complexity of the task, especially after the 130-run defeat in the ... Read more
Akram banks on Sumon to regain lost pride
The cricketers started the preparation on Wednesday to begin the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe with an aim to regain some pride after wobbled in the one-off Test which left the whole cricket fraternity astonished. Though Bangladesh did not loss the last six ODI series against Zimbabwe dating back to 2006, the scenario is now ... Read more
Sakib nominated for ODI cricketer of the year award
Sakib al Hasan is the only cricketer from Bangladesh to have been nominated in any category for the International Cricket Council’s annual awards ceremony to be held in London on September 12. Sakib has been shortlisted for the one-day cricketer of the year category. Last year Bangladesh had two cricketers nominated for an award at ... Read more
‘It is not just another loss’
Bangladesh surrendered meekly in Test cricket on numerous occasions since their elevation to the top flight in 2000. There have been questions raised about Bangladesh’s ability in the longer version of cricket following every pathetic defeat against the top-ranked sides. The cricket fraternity and the fans got frustrated after all those poor showings. But the ... Read more
Smith’s hunger could be back after marriage: Wessels
Former South African cricket captain Kepler Wessels feels current Test skipper Graeme Smith’s interest in the game had taken a tumble but the hunger could be back after his recent marriage to Irish singer Morgan Deane. Wessels told ‘Sportsday’ since Smith has relinquished his one-day and Twenty20 captaincy to AB de Villiers, he could be ... Read more
If those words were runs
One could easily gauge the mood of Stuart Law yesterday; the look in his eyes, though he was wearing sunglasses, was one of frustration. As well as being upset by the worst possible start to his coaching tenure in terms of result, Law was as frustrated by the happenings behind the scenes in the dressing ... Read more
Into the abyss
Tigers perish in one-off Test As far as hitting an abyss goes, the Tigers have hit an even lower one at the Harare Sports Club yesterday, if that was possible. The 130-run defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe in the one-off Test ranks among the poorest days in Bangladesh cricket, if not the most disappointing ... Read more
We never wanted a draw: Shakib
Shakib Al Hasan said that the Tigers never had the thought of drawing the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe, which they ended up losing by 130 runs yesterday. “We never thought of drawing the Test match, defend and spend time at the crease,” he said during the press conference
Arg-Nig tickets on sale
Tickets for the Argentina-Nigeria International friendly match scheduled for September 6 went on sale yesterday at eight branches of IFIC Bank in the capital yesterday. However the sale of tickets did not gather much pace on the opening day as around 250 tickets of the allotted 11000 were sold. Those tickets were of both the ... Read more
Graeme Smith marries Morgan Deane
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has married Irish singer Morgan Deane at a private ceremony in Cape Town. The couple tied the knot at St Bernard Catholic Church in Claremont on Saturday before joining family and close friends at a reception overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Smith, 30, proposed to Deane in April, when the opening ... Read more
Zimbabwe triumphant on Test return
Zimbabwe celebrated in style after ending their six-year absence from Test cricket with a 130-run victory over Bangladesh here on Monday. The jubilant home team had set the tourists a daunting target of 375 to win, and secured the victory when Kyle Jarvis trapped Robiul Islam lbw for 12 to end Bangladesh’s second innings on
Price of neglect
When the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) agreed not to host Test matches against New Zealand late last year, they voluntarily signed up for a day like Sunday. On top of their reluctance to play Test cricket for 14 months, the BCB already has a problematic first-class structure in place. If one is to look at ... Read more
Mountain to climb
The Tigers have a long climb ahead after Brendan Taylor’s century put Zimbabwe in control of the one-off Test match at the Harare Sports Club yesterday. The tourists were 112 for three at stumps on Day Four, requiring a further 263 runs with seven wickets in hand after Zimbabwe declared their second innings during the ... Read more
Superb Abahani lift Super Cup
Abahani clinched the Super Cup title beating holders Mohammedan Sporting Club 3-2 in penalty shoot-out in the final at the Bangabandhu national stadium on Saturday. Earlier, the stipulated 90 minutes of the game and 30 minutes extra time ended in a 2-2 tie thanks to Abahani’s Ghanaian striker Ntiny Twaunu Frank who restored parity scoring ... Read more
Zimbabwe lead by 175 runs with 6 wickets remaining
Zimbabwe opened up a 175-run lead over Bangladesh with six wickets remaining on Saturday, but they were left to rue a late collapse in the final overs at the Harare Sports Club. Openers Tinotenda Mawoyo (35) and Vusi Sibanda (38) looked in good form before Sibanda, who made 78 in the first innings, fell to ... Read more