Shahriar Nafees’s late dismissal undid a dutiful rearguard action by Bangladesh on the second day in the only Test against Zimbabwe. After the bowlers had made the all-important turnaround early in the piece, the third wicket stand between Nafees and Mohammad Ashraful almost strengthened the Tigers’ position. At the Harare Sports Club yesterday, the visitors ... Read more
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Tigers eager to be Test-ed
A day after their demoralising four-wicket loss in the only practice match, the Tigers were keen to find avenues that could swiftly take them away from their plight. Chief among the problems faced is the belief among the batsmen after two rather poor efforts. In the first innings, the Tigers lasted 60.1 overs where most ... Read more
Tigers suffer shock defeat
Bangladesh’s preparations for the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe hit a snag after the Tigers succumbed to a four-wicket defeat in the three-day warm-up match against the Zimbabwe Board XI in Harare on Monday. Defending a target of 223, Shafiul Islam and Nazmul Hossain picked up early wickets to reduce the
Batting falters once again
Tigers’ 3-Day Warm-up Match Batting falters once again The Bangladesh batsmen are running out of time to prepare themselves for the one-off Test from August 4. On the second day of the Tigers’ lone three-day practice match, Imrul Kayes, Junaed Siddiqui and Shahriar Nafees all fell within an hour after Zimbabwe XI were shot out ... Read more
Mushfique saves Tigers blushes
A resilient knock of 64 by Mushfiqur Rahim gave some respectability to Bangladesh’s innings as they were all out for 188 in their first inning against Zimbabwe Board XI in Harare on Saturday. Mushfique’s knock came after a familiar top-order batting collapse saw Bangladesh reeling at 35 for five after skipper Sakib al Hasan won ... Read more
Tired Tigers aim for match practice
Bangladesh are hoping for an out-and-out practice game when they take on the Zimbabwean XI at the Academy Ground in Harare from today. The three-day game would be an essential exercise ahead of the one-off Test for a team that is out of international cricket for almost four months and out of touch with Test ... Read more
The longest journey
Shakib Al Hasan, clad in the Tigers’ new tracksuit, walked out of the team hotel yesterday morning and sat in the sun-drenched driveway. “So this was the cold everyone was talking about,” he said with a wry smile. Some of the other members of the team followed the captain out to see the near-perfect weather ... Read more
Tigers’ travel hassle
The Bangladesh cricket team ran into some complications on their journey to Zimbabwe for a Test and five-ODI tour in Doha yesterday. After their long stopover in Doha the Tigers and the accompanying journalists were denied passage to Johannesburg because they were without South African transit visas, the possession of which is a new regulation ... Read more
Zimbabwe-bound Tigers upbeat
The Bangladesh cricket team left Dhaka yesterday for Zimbabwe with the hope of continuing their recent supremacy over the hosts. Prior to their departure captain Shakib Al Hasan and his deputy Tamim Iqbal told reporters at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport that they were looking forward to playing their best cricket during the
Tigers go to Zim today
The Tigers will depart for Zimbabwe this morning to play one Test and five one-day internationals. Shakib Al Hasan’s men will open their campaign with a three-day warm-up match at Harare starting from July 30. Bangladesh is going to play Test cricket after a fourteen-month break while Zimbabwe will mark their return to Test cricket ... Read more
Tigers excited about Test return
Without being unduly bothered about their prolonged absence from the longer-version of the game, the Bangladesh national team players were instead upbeat about getting back to the number one form of the game; Test cricket. Terming the five-day game as the best form, both Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and new
Tigers toil till the end
Tasamul Haque and Alauddin Babu nearly spoiled Tigers’ preparation for the Zimbabwe tour but their untimely dismissals gave the national side a narrow escape in their last practice match against GP-BCB National Cricket Academy yesterday. The Mushfiqur Rahim-led side finally won the game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium by 40
Law not impressed with batting
Bangladesh’s new coach Stuart Law has asked his batsmen not to repeat the mistakes they made during the second warm-up match against the GP-BCB Academy in order to avoid trouble in the upcoming one-off Test and one-day series against Zimbabwe. Law, who watched the Tigers win the two-day match against the Academy team at the ... Read more
Tamim looks to make up for lost time
Bangladesh vice-captain Tamim Iqbal said on Saturday that it will take one or two more practice sessions for himself and skipper Sakib al Hasan to get up to the speed with the rest of the squad after missing a large part of the preparation camp for the tour of Zimbabwe. Tamim was away in England ... Read more
Sakib clears the air, finally
Beleaguered Bangla-desh skipper Sakib al Hasan finally came to terms with the fact that he has played it wrong by publicly criticising the selectors and not seeking a leave before skipping training. Sakib cleared the smoke in a meeting with the selectors and Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive officer Manzur Ahmed on Friday and said ... Read more
Law starts work sans Sakib
New Bangladesh coach Stuart Law began his work with the Tigers on Sunday at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium without skipper Sakib al Hasan and his deputy Tamim Iqbal. Tamim was given a week’s rest to nurse his groin injury, but the absence of Sakib came as a mystery as he did not inform the ... Read more
Who is right?
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan came down heavily on the Akram Khan-led selection panel for not taking his opinion over the selection of the team for Zimbabwe. The all-rounder, who returned home from England on Sunday after playing county cricket, expressed his disappointment over the team selection while talking with the reporters at the
Bangladesh call up uncapped Nasir for Zimbabwe tour
Uncapped batsmen Nasir Hossain and Shubhagata Hom found their places in the 15-member Bangladesh national cricket squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe featuring a Test and five one-day internationals. The team was announced late on Friday after a meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board in Sylhet. Roqibul Hasan, Alok Kapali and Sohrawardi Shuvo, who ... Read more
‘Technical committee creating pressure’
Former Bangladesh captain turned chief selector Akram Khan has voiced his concern over the so-called technical committee’s involvement in the selection procedure following the drama with the announcement of the national team for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour. Akram found no reason to share the views with the technical committee before the team
Drama puts Tigers’ squad on hold
Chief selector Akram Khan is already facing a severe first spell as he prepared to name the Bangladesh team for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe. After the 23-member skills training camp under Sarwar Imran ended yesterday, it was expected that the announcement of the squad will be made today with one new face, all-rounder