bangladesh cricket
‘Now I only give salamis’
For Jaker, this year was a special Eid. The hardworking middle-order batter talked about his time away from cricket during past Eids and his inspirations in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi.
Bangladesh regressing to ground zero in Tests
As the dust settles on Bangladesh’s 2-0 humiliation in the home Test series against Sri Lanka, the state of the country’s domestic red-ball cricket has once again become a hot topic.
Test preparation a matter of individual responsibility
Bangladesh’s preparation for the just-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka has come under fire after the 2-0 series loss.
Bangladesh cricket’s Soumya fallacy
Soumya, a batter who is known for his inconsistency, becoming the fastest to reach 2000 ODI runs in the country highlights the subpar standard of Bangladesh cricket
Win or lose, we want to play as a team: Shanto
“Win or lose, the most important thing is whether we are playing as a team or not,” Shanto told the media in Chattogram today.
Tamim informs BCB he will not return to international cricket in 2024
Tamim has also informed that he will not be playing Tests anymore because of his physical state and fitness issues
From Mahmudullah to Jaker: Finishers’ arduous road in Bangladesh cricket
The tale of cricketers who had functioned as finishers in Bangladesh T20 cricket history is a short and painful one. To perceive the difficulty of Jaker Ali Anik’s task, one would have to look no further than Mahmudullah Riyad.
No bar for BCB boss Papon to resign
Following Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon’s swearing in as Minister for Youth and Sports in the new government on Thursday, questions have been flying around whether the incumbent BCB boss can resign now and a new president is nominated, or does he need to wait till the end of his tenure to do that, which is October 2025? There seems to have been a lot of curiosity, and confusion too, in this regard among the general people. ...
Tamim doing 'fine' after injury scare
Tamim was facing Taskin Ahmed at the nets when a delivery hit his left index finger
Shoriful rues poor team results in personal best year
“Alhamdulillah, I had a very good year. But if we could’ve done a bit better as a team, that would’ve felt even better,” Shoriful said
Law believes a number of U19 players can make it to the next stage
Bangladesh U-19 cricket team coach Stuart Law believes that a number of players can make it to the next stage from the current crop of the country's U-19 national team.
A better year hinges on improved management
We all hope the year 2024 will be a better one for Bangladesh sports.
Sporadic successes in a year of gloom
The disappointments in other sports could’ve been swept under the rug had the men’s cricket team performed up to expectations.
How well did we play in 2023?
In the world of sports, Bangladeshi women’s and men’s teams for cricket and football have had an eventful year.
Moving on to right path finally?
If Bangladesh are not to not find sombre answers to this then they might need to act on what Pothas said, especially on the part where he mentioned "leaving the team alone" in order to let the players keep on "just playing".
Burden of stardom stunting Tigers’ growth
Fahim acknowledges the team's potential under Shanto's leadership but questions the wisdom of persisting with Shakib.
Tigers look for turn of T20 fortunes in NZ
Bangladesh team were in a festive mood in Napier, having spent a two-day Christmas break ahead of their three-match T20I series against hosts New Zealand starting tomorrow with the first game at McLean Park.
Thought process threatens progress
The year 2023 has been a ‘colourful’ one for Bangladesh, in the most literal sense, as they have spent most of their time playing in the red-and-green jersey and have donned the all-white one on only four occasions.
The ODI bubble bursts in 2023
2023 has been Bangladesh's busiest ever year in ODIs. They have played 32 matches as part of six bilateral series – four at home and two away– and taken part in the Asia Cup in August-September and the ICC World Cup in October-November.
