All members of the Bangladesh team will leave together today for Trinidad after captain Mushfiqur Rahim along with Tamim Iqbal and Nasir Hossain returned home yesterday after playing the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL). Vice-captain Mahmudullah Riyad and Mohammad Ashraful earlier returned home as their teams made an early exit from the competition. The three other
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No quick fix, says Pybus
ICC World Twenty20, Srilanka 2012 No quick fix, says Pybus Urges realism ahead of T20 World Cup The Bangladesh cricket team will enter the last stage of their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup, when they leave for Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday. The unofficial tour, which begins on September 6, will see the Tigers ... Read more
Farhad in, Nazmul out
Selectors on Thursday have recalled all-rounder Farhad Reza in the 15-member Bangladesh squad for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka in September- October. Farhad, 26, replaced paceman Nazmul Hossain, who was part of the Bangladesh squad that toured Ireland and the Netherlands in
Tigers begin their camp today
The Bangladesh national cricket team will start their preparation camp ahead of the West Indies tour, followed by the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 to be played in Sri Lanka, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Coach Richard Pybus will have 15 cricketers of the 19-member squad in the camp
BCB names 19-man squad
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 19-member squad for the national team camp yesterday keeping all the players who played in the Tigers’ recent tour of Europe. The Akram Khan-led selection panel made the shortlist from the 30-member preliminary squad they announced for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka
Enamul Junior hauls 4 wickets for ‘A’ Team
Bangladeshi bowlers showed a controlled aggression to check Karnataka State Cricket Association XI batsmen on the first day of the third four-dayer match in the Shafi Darashah Invitational Tournament at Alur, Bangalore on Monday. Enamul Haque Junior scalped four wickets as Karnataka put up 256 for seven before the bails were drawn on day one. ... Read more
U-19s start with loss
Bangladesh Under-19s suffered a 31-run defeat to their West Indies counterparts in their first unofficial practice match at Brisbane in Australia yesterday. Opener Liton Kumar Das played a patient knock of 63 off 104 balls that saw two fours and a six, after which number six batsman Al-Amin took charge during his 24-ball 44 that ... Read more
Tigers return quietly
The Bangladesh national cricket team returned home quietly on Sunday after completing their tour of Europe where they played six Twenty20 Internationals against Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. The tour, organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board as part of the Tigers’ preparations for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, had a mixed experience for ... Read more
Tigers to return on Sunday
The Bangladesh national cricket team will return home on Sunday after completing their Europe tour where they played six Twenty20 international matches against Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. Opener Mohammad Ashraful and Jahirul Islam along with coach Richard Pybus, fielding coach Jason Swift and bowling coach Shane Jurgenson are expected to reach the country next
Tigers end tour on losing note
The Tigers ended their tour of Europe with a one-wicket defeat as the Netherlands snatched a last ball victory in the final T20 International at Sportpark Westvliet in The Hague last night. A second upset was inflicted upon Bangladesh by an associate team in the space of three days with Scotland earlier defeating the Tigers ... Read more
Whitewash pleases Pybus
Head coach Richard Pybus was happy with the workout the Bangladesh team had in Ireland after they completed a 3-0 whitewash in the Twenty20 series at Stormont in Belfast on Saturday night. He was particularly pleased with the spinners, who helped his side control the home side’s belligerent batsmen in all three games. Elias Sunny got ... Read more
Tigers’ depth makes Mushfiq happy
If there were anything for Bangladesh to achieve from the just ended series against Ireland, it was the ranking, something that did not come their way as they played fewer matches than it required. After a 3-0 win it came almost as an embarrassment as Bangladesh ended up in fourth position, something which even left ... Read more
Tigers’ chance to seal series
Rejuvenated by a comprehensive victory in the first match, the spirited Tigers will try to seal the three-match series when they take on Ireland in the second T20 international at Stormont in Belfast today. The match will start at 5pm local time (10pm Bangladesh Standard Time). Mushfiqur Rahim’s men have displayed no deficiency in acclimatising ... Read more
Ashraful, Junaed recalled for Zimbabwe tri-series
Former captain Mohammad Ashraful returned to the national fold as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-man squad on Thursday for the hastily-arranged Twenty20 tri-series in Zimbabwe. The Twenty20 tournament, which also involves South Africa and hosts Zimbabwe, will be held from June 17 to 24 with all the matches scheduled at the
Sahara set to sponsor Tigers
India’s business giant Sahara Group is set to become the new sponsor of the Bangladesh national cricket team after it appeared as the highest bidder in the tender which was opened on Wednesday, officials said. ‘We are delighted to announce that Sahara has appeared as the highest bidder to become the new sponsor of our ... Read more
Tigers excited to start training
The Tigers returned to business yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur to prepare for the tri-nation T20 tournament in Zimbabwe in June. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful and Alok Kapali did not join the conditioning camp for the 27 selected cricketers. Shakib and
Tigers return to training sans coach, captain
The preliminary camp of the national cricket team for a tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe begins today without interim coach Shane Jurgenson and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim. Jurgenson is currently on leave and is expected to take the charge once the players start their skill training next week while Mushfiq is away with his family after ... Read more
Tigers’ camp next week
Rubel flying to South Africa for treatment The conditioning camp for the national cricketers will start sometime during the next week as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is desperately trying to arrange some international matches before the Tigers’ next scheduled assignment — the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September. ... Read more
Akram’s heroic decision
Akram Khan doesn’t have to look too far for support after taking such a bold decision. As he submitted the resignation letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday morning, messages from former teammates poured in; his family and friends have backed him fully. More importantly, Akram has won the respect of almost everyone ... Read more
Cloud over cricket
Chief selector resigns over interference Akram Khan quit as chief selector yesterday, thirty-six hours after Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal dropped Tamim Iqbal from the Asia Cup squad. The resignation of the former national captain is being hailed by the cricket community as the meddling in team selection is rapidly outgrowing the national ... Read more