Mahmud-ullah promised to make an impact in the impending World Cup after the all-rounder had rediscovered his batting and bowling form and is confident to leave his recent bad patch in international cricket behind him. After playing in every game of all formats since the tour of West Indies in 2009,
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Ashraful just one big innings away
Experienced batsman and former captain Mohammad Ashraful believes he is just one big innings away from returning to his blistering best during the forthcoming World Cup. Ashraful was one of the key figures in Bangladesh’s successful campaign in the West Indies four years ago but with another World Cup looming, he is still uncertain about ... Read more
Mashrafee happy at return
Out-of-favour paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza returned to competitive cricket with a decent performance with the ball during the Dhaka Premier League title deciding match between Abahani and Mohammedan SC at the Fatullah stadium on Saturday. Mashrafee, playing for Abahani, claimed a wicket for 55 runs in his 10 overs and also took
Spin is king
There is little doubt that the effort of the spinners was the key behind the Tigers success in the last two series against New Zealand and Zimbabwe. The slow bowlers took 56 wickets amongst them in the last eight matches; a statistic, which clearly shows how heavily the Bangladesh team are dependant on them. Nobody ... Read more
Rubel aims to be among top three
Pacer Rubel Hossain has set himself a target to be among the best three bowlers at the upcoming World Cup as the Bangladesh national team finished their three-day preparation camp in Chittagong on Friday. Rubel, who injured his right-hand index finger while trying to catch a ball coming from Tamim’s bat during practice at the ... Read more
Tamim hungry for century
When Tamim Iqbal is on song, the Bangladeshi fans hardly have any chance to be disappointed. Expectations run very high whenever the Chittagong lad gets going but the irony is that despite his master blaster reputation Tamim has never scored a century in his own ground. Before the beginning of his practice session on Thursday ... Read more
Fighting fire with fire
In March 2010, Tamim Iqbal went to Michael Atherton for some tips in his home town Chittagong. But the former England captain-turned-commentator did not feel himself qualified enough for the job. A few months later in his column in London Times, Atherton revealed the truth saying he thought Tamim was far better a batsman than ... Read more
Mahmudullah ready to take up challenge
All-rounder Mahmu-dullah is ready to take up the challenge of batting powerplay during the upcoming World Cup as prescribed coach by Jamie Siddons. Siddons suggested Mahmudullah and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim take the role of power hitting after seeing their encouraging performances in the first phase of ongoing
Wise head on small shoulders
Mushfiqur Rahim, the tiny boy from Bogra, had never touched a cricket ball until early 2000 when a camp at the Bangladesh Krira Shikha Protishthan got under way in his home town. His uncle Badal, who had been a great source of motivation in his life apart from his parents, took him to the sports ... Read more
Three make a crowd
In a country where left-arm spinners are as available as Miss Worlds are in India, it was not an easy task for Sohrawardi Shuvo to break into the Bangladesh national cricket team. Despite his immense talent, the former BKSP boy had to wait until March, 2010 to make his debut and bowl only three overs ... Read more
Second time lucky
Right-arm fast bowler Rubel Hossain wanted to quit cricket and concentrate on his studies as he was not getting the right kind of break he would have liked at the start of his career with the third division team Hillol Sporting Club in 2005. At that point in time GrameenPhone launched its first pacer hunt ... Read more
Rich like Riyad
Muhamudullah Riyad, the youngest of three brothers, was brought up in a cricketing environment as his elder Emadullah played in the local cricket league of Mymensingh, who was also his first coach. He had won the man of the match award in the Nirman School Cricket final in 2000 where he was spotted by a ... Read more
Footballer father, cricketer son
His action said is to have some similarity with South African Makhaya Ntini, but Nazmul Hossain reminded all of Australian legend Glen McGrath with his accuracy in a foggy January morning in 2009 when his three-wicket burst left Sri Lanka reeling at an unprecedented five for six in the tri-series one-day final in Dhaka. Until ... Read more