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All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan finished on top of the one-day international wicket-takers chart with his 46 scalps. The left-arm spinner became the first Bangladeshi to complete the feat after yet another productive year. The wickets came at an average of 26.0 and a strike-rate of 32.4. He took three four-wicket hauls, including his best of 4-33 ... Read more

Tigers send India packing The 2007 World Cup was a tournament of upsets. Over the length of the tournament there were three upets, four if Ireland’s Super Eights victory over Test playing Bangladesh is considered. The most important of all these upsets was the one that saw the game’s financial superpower, India, exit the tournament. ... Read more

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will buy the first World Cup ticket on December 31, a day before the tickets are made available for the public on the New Year’s Day. Each person will be eligible to buy two tickets from different City Bank booths across the country, although the purchaser will not receive the original ... Read more

Two contrasting half-countries by Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Yousuf helped Mohammedan SC return to their winning ways after a tie-match as they defeated Surjo Tarun by three wickets in the third round Dhaka Premier League at the BKSP on Friday. In the day’s other matches, Abahani continued their winning streak, convincingly defeating

Bangladesh suffered another injury scare when batsman Junaed Siddique sprained the Achilles tendon of his left foot while batting for his club Surjo Tarun in the Dhaka Premier League against Mohammedan Sporting Club at the BKSP ground on Friday. His injury came in less than a week after paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza injured his knee ... Read more

Three in a row The 2007 World Cup was the first to be held in the West Indies. It was a departure of sorts from previous editions. The ten Test nations together with ODI status holder Kenya were joined by qualifiers from the 2005 ICC trophy: Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland, making it the ... Read more

National cricketer Mahmudullah was handed a one-match ban and Sakib al Hasan was fined Tk 10,000 for breaching the code of conduct during their respective Dhaka Premier League matches on Friday. Abahani all-rounder Mahmudullah was suspended after his verbal exchange with Gazi Tanks fielder Sabbir Rahman, who also was handed a one-match ban by the ... Read more

In a bid to inspire and connect the country’s people with the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, a road show titled ‘Catch Bangladesh Catch’ reached Panchagarh yesterday after starting from Dhaka on Monday. A colourful procession with festoons, banners, flags was brought out from Martyrs Memorial premises that ended at Panchagarh Government Auditorium after parading ... Read more

ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003 Cup Facts The 2003 World Cup, the eighth cricket World Cup, was the first to be held in Africa. The co-hosts were South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The majority of the matches were played in South Africa, with Zimbabwe hosting six matches and Kenya two. The 2003 World ... Read more

Defending Dhaka Premier League champions Mohammedan Sporting Club sacked skipper Khaled Mashud on Thursday and replaced him with national star Sakib al Hasan after just two matches of the new season. Mashud, who helped the side regain the trophy after eight years in the last season, was made their new head coach as well as ... Read more

Paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza can still play in the World Cup if he can recover from the knee injury within the period the doctors have set for him. Mashrafee, who collapsed on the pitch and hurt his knee after he had been back by his non-striking batting partner on Sunday, was advised ‘a conservative management ... Read more

Old DOHS, powered by the first century of the tournament by Mehrab Hossain Jr, recorded their second successive win, this time against Victoria SC by narrow eight runs in the Dhaka Premier League in Rajshahi on Wednesday. In the other matches of the day, Kalabagan KC eked out a one-wicket win over Gazi Tanks

The Bangladesh Tourism Board has drawn up an elaborated programme to promote Bangladesh during the upcoming Cricket World Cup, to be held in February-March next year. The board has already signed a contract with the ICC becoming its local partner, which will allow the organisation to promote the country through TV commercials and other

The good, the bad, and Mugabe The 2003 World Cup was the first to be held in the continent of Africa with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya as co-hosts. Zimbabwe at that time was in turmoil under the iron fist of Robert Mugabe and his party ZANU-PF, a rule that victimised white farmers. Mugabe had ... Read more

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club have all but confirmed a place in next season’s Premier Cricket League with a massive 140-run victory over Uttara Sporting Club in the First Division Super League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday. Rampant through thirteen consecutive wins in the league, Sheikh Jamal are just one win

All 19 Bangladeshi cricketers who have applied to play in the next Indian Premier Cricket League have been put on the list for January 8-9 auction to be held at Mysore Hall, the Royal Gardenia Hotel, in Bangalore. A total of 416 foreign players, including the Bangladeshis, have expressed their willingness to be a part ... Read more