Tasnim, a second year student of Rajshahi University, never thought a day like this would ever come to her life. The launching ceremony of the biography called, ‘Mashrafee’ not only produced the ‘day of life’ for the young lady but ended the wait for millions of fans of Bangladesh’s charismatic captain to know many facts of ... Read more
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Bahrain break hosts’ hearts
Scoring goals remained Bangladesh’s Achilles’ heel as the hosts bowed out of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup with a 0-1 defeat to the hands of Bahrain Under-23 team in the first semi-final in Dhaka on Monday. Midfielder Ebrahim Alhooti broke the hearts of the hosts by scoring the all important goal in injury time of the ... Read more
The new kid on the block
One six of a reverse sweep or three fours in one over sometimes can be more effective than three first-class double centuries in a calendar year. If anyone argues with that he may consult with Mosaddek Hossain, the new boy in Bangladesh national cricket team, who is now waiting to make his international
Zimbabwe relish chance against young Tigers
Zimbabwe coach Dav Whatmore is relishing an opportunity in the remaining two matches as Bangladesh keep on experimenting with their squad in the ongoing Twenty20 International series in Khulna. The home side brought at least four changes to their squad for the last two matches, scheduled on January 20 and 22 as they seek to ... Read more
Maldives-Nepal 2nd semi today
Group ‘B’ champions and one of the favourites to lift the title, Maldives take on Nepal in the second semi-final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Dhaka today. The winner of the match will take on Bahrain Under-23, who won the first semi-final against hosts Bangladesh on Monday, in the final of the competition on ... Read more
Whatmore anticipates fight
Zimbabwe coach Dav Whatmore believes Bangladesh is a good side in other formats but in Twenty20 they have got to improve and his charges are capable of giving them a good fight. The Sri Lankan-born former Australian Cricketer, who coached Bangladesh from 2003-2007, spoke to journalists at Khulna on Wednesday ahead of the four-match
Tigers in search of T20 combinations
Bangladesh will not feel shy of making some experiments in forthcoming Twenty20 international series against Zimbabwe as the series is all about finding the right combinations, said coach Chandika Hathurusinghe. The Tigers have a settled unit in one-day international cricket but they are still searching for an answer about how to deal with Twenty20s,
Abul shines for East Zone
Paceman Abul Hasan grabbed five-wicket to help Islami Bank East Zone restrict Walton Central Zone below 400 runs on the second day of their Bangladesh Cricket League match on Wednesday despite a century from Sharifullah. In the other match of the opening round, Ariful Haque scored 115 runs as BCB North Zone plundered 392 runs
T20 trophy arrives today
The ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 trophy will arrive in Bangladesh today as part of its global journey. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan will have a photo session with the trophy on its arrival in Dhaka. After that the prestigious silverware will be taken to the Bashundhara City shopping mall and will be on display there ... Read more
U-23 boys face Maldives in must win game
Bangladesh Under-23 football team will be desperate for their first win in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup when they take on SAFF semi-finalists Maldives in Dhaka today. The SA Games-bound Bangladeshi boys began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Bahrain Under-23s while the Maldivians are right on top of Group B with
Super-sub Mithun rescues hosts
Substitute player Mithun Chowdhury rescued Bangladesh with a 76th-minute strike as hosts held Malaysian XI Felda United by 1-1 in their second Bangabandhu Gold Cup match in Dhaka on Wednesday. After a barren first-half, Muhammad Hadin put the visitors ahead in the 55th minute. The result means, Bangladesh are now sharing
Aussie researcher hails Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s success in cricket is due to their passionate support base from different corners, said an Australian researcher representing the International Cricket Council. Sheila Nguyen is leading a research team of Australia’s Deakin University that arrived in Bangladesh to prepare a report on Bangladesh’s success story in order
No room for chuckers in pacer hunt
Players with flawed action will not be welcomed as the Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to resume the pace bowler hunt programme on January 17. The BCB had organised the programme twice in the past but reaped little reward as most of the bowlers picked up by the coaches had actions that were fundamentally flawed. As a ... Read more
Bangadandhu Cup : Hosts look to seal semi berth
Hosts Bangladesh will look to confirm their semi-final berth in their second match against a Malaysian XI as Bangabandhu Cup returns to Dhaka today after two days of break. Sri Lanka take on Nepal in the other match of the day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. All eyes will be on the hosts, who began ... Read more
Tanvir, Farhad slam centuries
Tanvir Haider and Farhad Hossain stole the show with centuries on the opening day at the country’s franchise-based first-class tournament, the Bangladesh Cricket League on Tuesday. Tanvir, unbeaten on 108, helped Walton Central Zone recover from 4-26 to post a respectable 303-5 at stumps against East Zone in Bogra. Tanvir, who came
Hom feels at home with T20
Having given an unexpected chance, all-rounder Shuvagata Hom is out to prove his Twenty20 credentials in the forthcoming home series against Zimbabwe. Hom is one of the three uncapped cricketers picked by the selectors for the first two-match of the Zimbabwe series consisting four Twenty20 internationals beginning
Walton to sponsor Zim T20Is
Local electronic giants Walton will sponsor the forthcoming Twenty20 international series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, announced the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. The BCB officials at a press conference hailed Walton for their unequivocal support as the company also sponsored different domestic events unlike others, who are interested
‘Tired’ Zimbabwe in town
Zimbabwe cricket team shrugged off their fatigue to arrive in Dhaka on Monday to play a four-match Twenty20 international series against Bangladesh. The visitors, who were busy playing against Afghanistan in UAE until late hour on Sunday, were welcomed by heavy traffic congestion as the city experienced an unusual
Sakib feels no lack of motivation
Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan said on Monday that the four-match Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe will be great opportunity for them to improve their skill and confidence ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 and Asia Cup Twenty20. Bangladesh team is now at Khulna to play the series that will commence on Friday and Sakib said that ... Read more
BCL begins today amid concerns
The fourth edition of Bangladesh Cricket League, the franchise-based first-class competition, begins today concurrently in Bogra and Rajshahi amid concerns over an uninterrupted proceedings of the tournament. The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced the complete fixture of the double- league basis tournament, but it was learnt that