‘Everything at this level is about mindset’
Bangladesh's fast-bowling department has been a revelation, with the Tigers enjoying the luxury of an extended crop of promising pacers that have started to win games for Bangladesh at home and, most noticeably, in foreign conditions. Overseeing the pace-bowling brigade is legendary South Africa pacer Allan Donald, who spoke with The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader about the changes he has seen in the pacers' skillset as well as mindset while giving inside into what had done the trick for over the past 12 months. The excerpts are below:
‘They don’t know which way it’s going to spin’
Jake Lintott has been instrumental for Mohammedan Sporting Club in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League. The English left-arm wrist spinner played a pivotal role in the Black and Whites qualifying for the Super League stage following a lousy start -- that included four defeats in first five outings.
Wellington to Dhaka: English couple completes cricket journey
English couple Nige Swinbank and Helen Swinbank’s latest cricketing journey has brought them to Bangladesh just days after they witnessed England’s one-run defeat against New Zealand in Wellington.
I kept dreaming of another chance: Rony
Bangladesh opener Rony Talukdar's stellar run in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League for the Rangpur Riders earned him a comeback to the Tigers T20I squad gearing up to face England in the three-match series next week.
BPL and the slippery pole trouble
Back when the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) rolled out in 2012, the idea of a franchise-based T20 league was not yet conceived by the Pakistan Cricket Board, and they did have the means to turn it into reality due to various reasons.
‘Bangladesh is very close to my heart’
English cricketer Robin Das caught the attention of fans worldwide when he, a then 19-year-old, came onto the field as a substitute fielder in place of Matthew Potts in the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s in June last year.
Starry-eyed U-15s reunite with heroes
Aspiring stars, gearing up to take Bangladesh women’s football forward in future, could not wait to embrace their beloved elder sisters at the BFF Bhaban yesterday as the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship-winning team were on their way to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) headquarters in Motijheel yesterday.
'Obstacles motivate me'
Since debuting on the international stage in 2013 through an ODI against Bangladesh in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has demonstrated his fighting prowess, on and off the field, time and again. The 36-year-old, who is enjoying a phenomenal run of form of late, keeps scaling greater heights with each passing game at an age when most good quality cricketers go into decline. Raza shared his views about his and side's game, also how he views the current Bangladesh team and more, in an interview with The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader, the excerpts of which are as follows:
May 20, 2023
‘Everything at this level is about mindset’
Bangladesh's fast-bowling department has been a revelation, with the Tigers enjoying the luxury of an extended crop of promising pacers that have started to win games for Bangladesh at home and, most noticeably, in foreign conditions. Overseeing the pace-bowling brigade is legendary South Africa pacer Allan Donald, who spoke with The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader about the changes he has seen in the pacers' skillset as well as mindset while giving inside into what had done the trick for over the past 12 months. The excerpts are below:
April 18, 2023
‘They don’t know which way it’s going to spin’
Jake Lintott has been instrumental for Mohammedan Sporting Club in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League. The English left-arm wrist spinner played a pivotal role in the Black and Whites qualifying for the Super League stage following a lousy start -- that included four defeats in first five outings.
March 4, 2023
Wellington to Dhaka: English couple completes cricket journey
English couple Nige Swinbank and Helen Swinbank’s latest cricketing journey has brought them to Bangladesh just days after they witnessed England’s one-run defeat against New Zealand in Wellington.
March 2, 2023
I kept dreaming of another chance: Rony
Bangladesh opener Rony Talukdar's stellar run in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League for the Rangpur Riders earned him a comeback to the Tigers T20I squad gearing up to face England in the three-match series next week.
January 21, 2023
BPL and the slippery pole trouble
Back when the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) rolled out in 2012, the idea of a franchise-based T20 league was not yet conceived by the Pakistan Cricket Board, and they did have the means to turn it into reality due to various reasons.
January 9, 2023
‘Bangladesh is very close to my heart’
English cricketer Robin Das caught the attention of fans worldwide when he, a then 19-year-old, came onto the field as a substitute fielder in place of Matthew Potts in the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s in June last year.
September 22, 2022
Starry-eyed U-15s reunite with heroes
Aspiring stars, gearing up to take Bangladesh women’s football forward in future, could not wait to embrace their beloved elder sisters at the BFF Bhaban yesterday as the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship-winning team were on their way to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) headquarters in Motijheel yesterday.
August 9, 2022
'Obstacles motivate me'
Since debuting on the international stage in 2013 through an ODI against Bangladesh in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has demonstrated his fighting prowess, on and off the field, time and again. The 36-year-old, who is enjoying a phenomenal run of form of late, keeps scaling greater heights with each passing game at an age when most good quality cricketers go into decline. Raza shared his views about his and side's game, also how he views the current Bangladesh team and more, in an interview with The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader, the excerpts of which are as follows:
April 26, 2022
College students win school tournament?
A school tournament won with college-going players. While such incidents are not unheard of in local tournaments, interestingly, this time, allegations were made that it happened in the National School Cricket Tournament, organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
April 13, 2022
‘We can’t defend anymore’
The disastrous Test series against South Africa saw Bangladesh’s ability to face spinners called into question and while former left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr. emphasised the need to balance things out with more spin-friendly wickets at the domestic level, Nazmul Abedin Fahim, a mentor to many leading cricketers, shone a spotlight on the batters’ inability to face spinners on the international stage.
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