Chandika Hathurusingha

Batters do the hard yards as focus shifts to Zimbabwe T20Is

Meanwhile, Sujon asserted that the new selection panel has created a balanced team with the preparatory squad.

Tigers’ World Cup squad starts to take shape

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha had returned to the country on Sunday and there were quite a few key meetings, including one with selectors and another with cricket operations, before a preparatory squad was announced yesterday for the upcoming home T20I series against Zimbabwe as the World Cup squad starts to take shape.

Mushtaq arrives in Mirpur 'to make a difference'

Bangladesh’s newly-appointed spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed arrived at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium along with the rest of the coaching panel, including head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who joined the Tigers camp following the Eid holidays. 

Sujon takes a sly dig at Hathurusingha

Bangladesh Cricket Board director Khaled Mahmud Sujon has said he does not want to be associated with the national team anymore in the future.

Contradiction even in assessment!

Bangladesh team’s assistant coach Nic Pothas yesterday said the Test team’s batting unit is going through a rebuilding stage and everyone needs to remain patient, a statement that contradicts what other important figures of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had said in the days prior.

Bangladesh have 'high expectations' for Sri Lanka Test series

Bangladesh finished last in the 2021-2023 World Test Championship, winning just one of their 12 matches.

Expect Liton to bring a lot more runs in red-ball cricket: Hathurusingha

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said that he would like Liton Das to get back to form and score a lot more runs in red-ball cricket, starting with the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

‘I felt Hathurusingha wanted to do a bit of dictatorship’

In Bangladesh cricket, team director appears to be a role only required in away series or major tournaments. Thus, Khaled Mahmud is now a former team director. He saw how the team fared in last year's ODI World Cup. The former national team captain in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star's Abdullah Al Mehdi, talked about recent controversy regarding things said in the World Cup probe report, his own role and about head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

A Fizzy conundrum 

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was focused on helping an out-of-form Mustafizur Rahman come back to life in training at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday. The left-arm pacer had an abysmal T20I series against the Lankans as he conceded 42, 42, and 47 runs in the three matches respectively while bagging just two wickets at an economy rate of 10.91 which did little to justify his pedigree as a white-ball specialist.  Photos: BCB

November 5, 2023
November 5, 2023

Hathurusingha takes blame for Bangladesh's failure

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha told a press conference in New Delhi today that his ‘actual work’ with the team will begin after the World Cup.

October 30, 2023
October 30, 2023

What went wrong in Chandika’s planning?

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was expected to erect a plan that would streamline a path for the Tigers to reach their dream semifinal in the ongoing ICC World Cup when he was reappointed to the helm for a second time in January.

October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023

With or without Shakib?

Even though Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan's availability for the India game today remained in the dark even a day before the crucial World Cup encounter, it was the champion all-rounder who got most of the media's attention yesterday in Pune.

October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023

Hathurusingha banks on ‘complete performance’

Asked why Bangladesh squad arrived twenty minutes late at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium yesterday, Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha adopted the humorous route, claiming that their team bus was stuck in first gear.

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

‘The execution let us down’

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha had to face a barrage of questions regarding the indifferent performance from his side in their 137-run defeat against England in Dharamshala yesterday.

October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023

‘High hopes’ encompass Bangladesh camp

Head coach Chandika Hathurusingha did not have to address questions about the creaky batting unit, which has recently blown hot and cold.

October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023

Hathurusingha expects high scores at Dharamsala

"I'm expecting some high scoring on this ground. The combination we will decide tomorrow morning and see the wicket again, because the curator said he'll do a little bit of work today as well on that wicket."

October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023

Our first aim is to reach semifinals, says Hathurusingha

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha was in no mood to be drawn into controversies ahead of the team’s opening match against Afghanistan on Saturday, especially after the build-up to the mega event had been dogged with controversies more than on-field performances.

October 4, 2023
October 4, 2023

‘It’s all about having the belief’

An important figure behind Sri Lanka’s emergence as a cricketing force in the world, Hashan Tilakaratne is someone who possesses vast knowledge about the game. The former Lankan captain, who was an integral part of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan side, has been in charge of the Bangladesh women’s team since November 2022. During an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi, the 56-year-old talked about the mindset and the relationship a coach needs to have with the cricketers, the recipe for success in the World Cup, and his expectations from the Tigers ahead of the mega event in India.  

September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023

Unlike Chandika, Shanto believes Tigers' 'World Cup dream still on'

Bangladesh's in-form top-order batter Najmul Hossain Shanto said that the players still have the same dream as before regarding the World Cup, contradicting the views of head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

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