Poor outfield at ZACS puts cricketers at injury risk
Bangladesh will begin their five-match Twenty20 International series against Zimbabwe today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on an outfield that has certainly seen better days.
1d ago
Tigers’ nostalgic return to old stomping ground
“This many people usually don’t turn up to see a fitness test at six in the morning. I’m sure they are here because it’s happening at the Bangabandhu [National] Stadium,” said Shahriar Nafees, the current cricket operations manager, after the national team’s fitness test at the famed venue yesterday.
1w ago
'Earlier 10 people would say negative things, now six do'
As I’m earning now, I have to give more. And I really enjoy doing it and also giving gifts to my family members. I have a younger brother, I have nephews and nieces from my sister’s side. I enjoy doing it for them
3w ago
Rana celebrating a ‘different Eid’
Just four years ago, Rana was nowhere near competitive cricket. The 21-year-old, who picked up a cricket ball for the first time after crossing 18, has made it to the national team in express speed.
3w ago
‘Overplayed’ Shoriful at risk of breaking down?
When the Bangladesh team began their two-day training ahead of the first Test in Sylhet, pacer Shoriful Islam was in Dhaka, with the physicians trying to determine whether he was fit enough to play the match.
1m ago
A battle between youth and experience
Bangladesh could end up debuting two pacers in the match - Mushfik Hasan and Nahid Rana—hinted Hathurusingha.
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Ebadot hopes current pacers leave legacy behind
"Taskin and I have tried together to build this group in a way in which we can be examples for the next generation of bowlers so that they can elevate the standards even higher," said Ebadot.
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Rookie Rana wants to bowl ‘as fast as possible’
“I want to bowl as fast as possible. I want to maintain my line and length also. Besides, another strength of mine is giving bouncers. That effort will be there if I get the chance,” Rana told The Daily Star yesterday.
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November 10, 2023
Donald to leave Tigers after WC
Bangladesh fast-bowling coach Allan Donald confirmed yesterday that he will step down from his role after the World Cup, becoming the first member of the Tigers’ coaching staff to call it quits following their disastrous campaign in India.
November 3, 2023
Cricket heals wounds of partition
After six defeats in seven games, Bangladesh have become a non-factor in the ongoing ODI World Cup. The Tigers have two matches left in the competition, both of which have turned into dead rubbers. The Bangladesh team, weighed down by consecutive defeats, have already surrendered to reality and have further reverted into their shells.
October 30, 2023
A short trip back home amid World Cup catastrophe
Just like the huge gulf in the performance of the Bangladesh and the Indian cricket teams, the differences in the communication systems on either side of the border is also a disparaging sight for a Bangladeshi
October 9, 2023
Quiet celebration of cricket in Dalai Lama’s den
Seeing people going about their lives in a nonchalant manner right beside the gorgeous Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, makes it hard to believe that a global tournament like the World Cup is taking place inside the venue.
October 8, 2023
World Cup first, job second for young Bangladeshi fan
Usually, only the employers exercise the right to add conditions before offering a job. The job seekers don’t get to give conditions, at least not in Bangladesh. In that sense, Bangladesh cricket fan Fahim Rahman definitely stands out. He had joined his current workplace two years ago on the condition that he would be granted a 40-day leave to watch the cricket World Cup in 2023.
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.
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