One can dream many things, no matter how big it is, but it’s not always that the dream comes true in real life. But it happens sometimes when someone like Mushfiqur Rahim appears bigger than his stature. When the Bogra-lad hit a length ball over the deep mid-wicket boundary, a memorable chapter was in Bangladesh ... Read more
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Focus on new regime
Bangladesh-West Indies lone T20 today With today’s T20 International the series between Bangladesh and the visiting West Indies gets underway at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. It will no doubt be a huge challenge for the Tigers when they play the shortest version of the game after a gap of almost one and a ... Read more
Students on rampage after teacher’s death
A female teacher of the Dhaka Commerce College died after delivery, allegedly due to wrong treatment in Dr Azmal Hospital in Mirpur on Saturday, triggering violent protests by her students. The deceased, Trishna Ganguli, 32, was an assistant professor of the college’s Bangla department. The management of the Dr Azmal Hospital said that Trisha was ... Read more
Tigers put up a fight
Australia take series 3-0 Though there was some sting from the 3-0 series loss and Australia’s gargantuan score yesterday, it hardly dampened the mood of Imrul Kayes, Shahriar Nafees and Mahmudullah as the trio decided to give coach Jamie Siddons an enjoyable farewell. To make it a somewhat memorable last game in charge for Siddons, ... Read more
‘Be patient’
Siddons bids emotional goodbye The final match in a long and winding season for Bangladesh cricket could describe coach Jamie Siddons’s tenure in a microcosm. In certain parts of the game, Bangladesh were brilliant; Imrul Kayes’s belligerent 93, almost as good an innings as played by Michael Hussey on the day. At certain other moments
Bowling now the biggest agony
Australia have severely dented the pride of Bangladeshi bowlers and fielders after they humiliated them in all possible manners in the three-match series that ended on Wednesday. With two convincing wins earlier, Australian have given ample scope to raise questions over the effectiveness of our bowling attack when they posted 361-8 on Wednesday.
Bangladesh batsmen gain some lost pride
Dhaka: Bangladesh batsmen showed great gusto to end the three-match Zoom Ultra ODI series on a high note at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. On the day of Jamie Siddons’s last match as Bangladeshi coach, the batsmen responded with ultra aggressiveness to match up with Australian aggression before losing the match by 66 ... Read more
Tigers aim to end on high note in Siddon’s last match
Bangladesh will look to turn around their fortune in the last match of coach Jamie Siddons in charge in the third and final one-day international game against Australia on Tuesday. The day-night game, which will begin at 2:00am and will be telecast by Neo Cricket and Bangladesh Television, will provide Bangladesh with a chance to ... Read more
Mashrafe yet to decide
The drama over Mashrafe Bin Mortaza playing the three-match one-day series against Australia still hangs in the balance with the first game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur only 48 hours away. Everybody was curious to know whether Mashrafe would make an international return after missing the World Cup due to injury as the ... Read more
Kiwis clinch semi-final place
New Zealand sealed their place in the March 29 semi-finals in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after stunning South Africa by 49 runs in the third quarter-final match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Friday. The protease were bowled out for 172 runs in 43.2 overs as a gritty Jacob Oram captured four wickets followed ... Read more
S Africa-New Zealand quarter-final today
The curtain on the six-week long World Cup fiesta will fall in Bangladesh with South Africa facing New Zealand in a quarter-final match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The carnival began here on February 12 with the Bangladesh-Canada warm-up game in Chittagong and it has gone through a lot of highs and lows before ... Read more
Pakistan outplay Windies to storm into semis
Dhaka: Pakistan thrashed West Indies by ten wickets to move into the World Cup semi-finals here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Wednesday. Chasing an easy target of 113 runs, openers Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez completed the Pakistan victory without being separated, in just 20.5 overs
Afridi leaves Imran behind
It is still too early to think that Shahid Afridi can emulate Imran Khan by leading Pakistan to their second World Cup trophy, but he did at least one thing better than his legendary countryman on Wednesday. With his 4-30 against the West Indies in the first quarter-final, Afridi overtook Imran to become Pakistan’s most ... Read more
Roebuck sees good future for Tigers
Bangladesh have a good future in international cricket despite their modest performances in the ongoing World Cup, leading cricket writer Peter Roebuck told reporters on Wednesday. ‘The future of cricket lies with spinners and this is what their strength is,’ said Roebuck. ‘The Umpiring Decision Review System has made life easier for spinners as they ... Read more
WC set for knock-out stage
Pakistan take on Windies today The much-anticipated knock-out phase of the World Cup is set for a cracking start as unpredictable Pakistan take on a youthful West Indian side in the first quarter-final in Dhaka today. More than a semi-final place will be at stake for Pakistan, who missed out on a second-round place in ... Read more
Pak, Windies in city to play first quarterfinals
Dhaka: Pakistan and West Indies teams arrived in Dhaka on Monday evening to take part in the first quarter-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on March 23. Pakistan team led by the mercurial all-rounder Shahid Afridi arrived in the capital directly from Sri Lanka. ... Read more
West Indies team to get ‘state-level’ security
The security personnel have spread a safety blanket ranking to ‘state-level’ for the West Indies team in an attempt to ensure a hassle free quarter-final match of the Cricket World Cup 2011 tomorrow, officials confirmed. To avoid repetition of the embarrassing March 4 like incident, the security experts are asked to
Defeat spoils Tamim’s birthday party
Mumbai: Tamim Iqbal, who turned 22 on Sunday, accepted the congratulatory message, saying, “Thank you”, to this scribe. Had Bangladesh won its crucial World Cup match against South Africa on Saturday, the team could have had a grand party and his birthday celebration as well. “After leaving the team hotel, he preferred to celebrate the ... Read more
Gloomy face all over after sad exit
Dhaka: The euphoria which gripped the country for the last one month is over now. Bangladesh are now a mere spectator of the cricket’s showcase event in their own den as they will hold two quarterfinal matches on March 23 and 25. Surroundings of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) are beautifully lit up on the ... Read more
Tigers’ WC dream shattered
The Proteas proved far too strong for the Tigers who failed firstly to check South Africa’s run making and later to withstand their bowling attack, folding for only 78 and thus ending their Cricket World Cup dream at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. South Africa secured its place at the top on the ... Read more