Tamim Iqbal’s dream of playing in English county cricket is about to be a reality as the dashing opener is all set to be signed up by Nottinghamshire. Bangladesh vice-captain Tamim yesterday informed that Notts Outlaws confirmed his services for the next six matches in the Friends Life t20 tournament. Tamim will be the second
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Dhaka ready to welcome soccer giants Argentina and Nigeria
Dhaka is all set to welcome the titans of world soccer, the Argentinean and Nigerian national football teams, for the FIFA friendly international match to be staged on September 6, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), the match was titled ‘Beximco Football Fest’, as the country’s biggest corporate ... Read more
T20 luck not on Tamim’s side
In his short international career, Tamim Iqbal has already passed one test. In the span of five seasons, he has shed the ‘one-hit wonder’ tag to build himself as a Test opener and last year, he blossomed against two top bowling attacks. He was primed for the World Cup but he ended the campaign with ... Read more
Siddons keen to hire a Tiger for his Firebirds
Any of the Bangladeshi players could be reunited with his former coach in New Zealand’s domestic cricket provided the Tigers’ international schedules allow him, Jamie Siddons told a local newspaper. Siddons took over the charge of Wellington after leaving Bangladesh job and has already signed Muttiah Muralitharan as one of the overseas players for his ... Read more
Cricketers’ conditioning camp begins today
Cricket players of the 32-member squad for the pre-season conditioning camp will begin their second phase of the camp at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratishthan today. The six-week camp divided into three phases is run by strength and conditioning trainer of Bangladesh cricket team Grant Luden, the only foreign coach to survive from the post
Shakib’s losing return
Yorkshire gained their first victory of the season in the Friends Life t20 North Group but it was a desperately close run thing as they overcame Worcestershire by just two runs at Headingley. The visitors however remained without a win in three games, but it was just the tonic they needed ahead of Friday night’s ... Read more
Saber wants BCB board elected
The Bangladesh Cricket Board should hold elections to elect its president if it wants to see the development of cricket, former BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury said on Friday. The president of the cricket board is now selected by the government. Saber, who ran the board from 1996 to 2001, said this as he was ... Read more
‘New coach by June 15’
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will confirm the appointment of a new head coach for the national cricket team within the next seven days. “We are at an advanced stage in the process of appointment of the new coach. I’m confident that we will be able to confirm the deal within our target timeline which is ... Read more
Mushfique feels the heat
Until recently wicketkeeper Mushiqur Rahim was one of the very few players in the Bangladesh national cricket team who had little to worry about his place. A sublime show with the bat in the post-World Cup one-day series against Australia, where he made 44 not out and an unbeaten 81 in the first two games, ... Read more
Kagawa heading to Old Trafford?
Japan and Borussia Dortmund star Shinji Kagawa is back on Manchester United’s radar after returning from a four-month layoff with a foot injury, a report said Monday. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side are planning to send a team of scouts to follow the 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Dortmund games next season, the Japanese daily Nikkan Sports
Tigers reunited
The national players reunited after one-and-a-half months as the month-long conditioning camp for them began at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The camp, which will be supervised by trainer Grant Lunded, the only surviving coaching staff in the aftermath of a low-key World Cup campaign, coincided with the taking office of the new selection
Barnes Tigers’ new coach!
South African Vincent Barnes is set to become the new head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team, the Bangladesh Cricket Board president, AHM Mustafa Kamal, told reporters on Wednesday. ‘We had had several talks with Barnes for the last few days and are at the final stage of our negotiation. Hopefully we will be able ... Read more
Who is Barnes? asks Sakib
The selection of Vincent Barnes as the new head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team has left skipper Sakib al Hasan heavily surprised as the all-rounder had no previous idea about the South African. BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday told reporters that they were at the final stage of an agreement with ... Read more
All talk but little action
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal met with numerous former national captains and incumbent Shakib Al Hasan yesterday to share views about improvement of cricket standard of the country. The common view in the marathon meeting was that the structure of domestic cricket should
Danish footballer in line to represent Bangladesh
A Danish footballer of Bangladesh origin named Jamal Bhuyan is likely to represent the national side after he was picked by the Bangladesh Football Federation in the 27-member preliminary squad for the World Cup pre-qualifiers on Friday. Jamal, son of a Bangladeshi living in Denmark, was born and brought up in Copenhagen and
Mashrafe to start rehab soon
Pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will return home tonight from Australia with renewed hope to make a return to international cricket this year. “I’m now fine. Dr. David Young checked me this morning and he was really happy with the improvement and what he told me is that he will be surprised if I miss ... Read more
Twin tons bring Dhaka back in it
National Cricket League Twin tons bring Dhaka back in it Anamul Haque and Mehrab Hossain applied themselves brilliantly on way to hitting twin hundreds as Dhaka staged a fightback against Rajshahi on the fourth day of the National Cricket League final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Riding on a 165-run fifth wicket ... Read more
Easy wins for arch-rivals
Dhaka Abahani moved to the top in the Bangladesh League points table with a 2-0 win over Chittagong Mohammedan SC while their arch-rivals Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club also recorded a win on Friday. Abahani are now sharing the top position with Muktijoddha Sangsad KC bagging 35 points each, though the latter played a game
Rajshahi edge ahead on Naeem ton
Naeem Islam scored a laborious century to put Rajshahi on top against Dhaka on the third day of the National Cricket League final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The seven-hour long marathon innings under humid conditions from Naeem, who made 112 off 281 balls with fifteen boundaries, helped Rajshahi take a small ... Read more
Ex-captains wade in on game development
A number of former national cricket captains have given their opinions on a long-term strategic plan which the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has prepared to improve the standard of the game in the country. They put their suggestion while exchanging views with BCB’s chief executive officer (CEO) Manzur Ahmed, who placed a four-year long plan, ... Read more