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Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Friday made a passionate statement in support of his two bowlers who were reported with for suspect bowling action during the ICC World Twenty20. Mashrafee said they played their Friday’s qualifying match against Ireland only for Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed, who were reported by the match officials after ... Read more

Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny, who was reported with suspect bowling action, will travel to Chennai today for biomechanics test, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Friday. BCB cricket operations committee chairman Akram Khan told New Age that Sunny’s fellow suspect paceman Taskin Ahmed will visit the same biomechanics centre

Peter Borren came close to tears when he took his seat for the formal press conference. It was the only thing that the Netherlands skipper had to do in the whole evening as rain denied any chance of playing against Oman on Friday. The match was washed out without a ball being bowled, resulting the ... Read more

With the rain making the chance of any play increasingly difficult, Rameez Raza was reading a book sitting on the right corner of the press box. It was a quiet afternoon at the HPCA stadium. Only very few journalists had arrived. Commentators were passing a lazy time as there was no sign of play. Actually ... Read more

The mood in the Bangladesh tent became somber the moment manager Khaled Mahmud received the report of the match officials about the suspect action of two key bowlers on Wednesday. But Bangladesh looked determined not to allow it taking any toll in their performance as they were preparing to face Ireland in another crucial ICC ... Read more

Taskin and Sunny reported for suspect bowling action Bangladesh were left stunned as two of their bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny have been reported with suspect bowling action after their Wednesday’s match in the ICC World Twenty20. Match officials conveyed the message to manager Khaled Mahmud shortly after Bangladesh posted an eight-run win over ... Read more

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe hoped two of his stalwarts Sakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will soon rediscover their batting form in order to give Tigers a strong chance in the ICC World Twenty20. Sakib and Mushfiq failed to shine in any of the Asia Cup matches and continued their struggle in the World Twenty20 ... Read more

Ireland will bank on history, not their recent form when they take on Bangladesh in a crucial ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dharamsala today, said batsman Garry Wilson. The Irish have lost three of their last four Twenty20 internationals, respectively against Papua New Guinea, UAE and Oman, coming into the crunch match against the Tigers.

Netherlands gave Bangladesh a big scare before falling just short as the Tigers pulled off a cliffhanger by eight runs in their ICC World Twenty20 opener in Dharamsala on Wednesday. The victory was not assured until the final over when Netherlands needed 17 runs but Taskin Ahmed kept his composure under pressure to give away ... Read more

Opener Tamim Iqbal had the bowlers to thank to save him from an unwanted record as they successfully defended a modest score to give Bangladesh an eight-run win over Netherlands on Wednesday. Tamim made a carry through the innings and made 83, setting up Bangladesh’s innings of 153-7, but it still looked to be inadequate ... Read more

It was not long ago, Mashrafee bin Murtaza faced with a question exactly when he was planning to retire from Twenty20 International cricket, considering his age, lack of pace and reflex. Mashrafee provided half the answer during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan when his two successive fours off Mohammad Amir turned the table in ... Read more

Netherlands captain Peter Borren appeared dejected as his side wasted a very good opportunity to produce an upset against Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 on Wednesday. The Dutch restricted Bangladesh to a reasonable 153-7 and then controlled their innings for a long period before losing their grip on the match for a heartbreaking eight-run ... Read more

Since his meteoric rise as a cricketing superstar, Mustafizur Rahman was never required to travel with the national team outside home. So, it was obvious that the curious international media would take a look at him during Bangladesh’s first training session in Dharamsala on Tuesday. Mustafiz left everyone disappointed as he spent the session mostly

The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala has a panoramic view unmatched to any other cricket venues in this part of the world. Hills covered by the snow on the background are bound to give everyone a heavenly feeling at the first visit of the venue. But the Bangladesh cricket team was not in ... Read more

The receptionist at the Hotel Kunal, Dharamsala could offer nothing but a big smile at first instance. He had rooms available, but he could not give them to four Bangladeshi journalists, who were looking for lodging in this chilly and hilly north Indian city. Initially he was reluctant to give any reason as well. But ... Read more

Netherlands captain Peter Borren on Tuesday praised Bangladesh heavily for their recent show in the Asia Cup and hoped that the tournament will take its toll on the Tigers in their ICC World Twenty20 qualifier against his side. Beaten finalists in the Asia Cup, Bangladesh got hardly any time to recover before they were required ... Read more

The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team targeted Pakistan as they left for India on Tuesday to take part in the ICC World Twenty20. Skipper Jahanara Alam said they are confident of putting up an impressive show in the tournament despite being pitted against some of the leading sides. Bangladesh are currently ranked ninth in ICC ... Read more