Former BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon came down heavily on the pair of Faruque Ahmed and Nazmul Abedeen over perceived 'greed' related to cricket operations department. Faruque, as the BCB president is currently heading the department as no standing committees are yet to be announced with only few board directors available.
During the West Indies Test series, Liton Das could be heard on stump mic telling captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz when to bowl. His guidance was well appreciated within the team and in the T20I series, under Liton’s leadership, Bangladesh won with great adventure and pride in the T20Is.
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan faced an unforeseen predicament during his recent county stint with Surrey during the recently-concluded county season. In an international career spanning over 17 years, this was the first time Shakib’s bowling action was questioned.
Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy said that captaincy should go to the player who can be the best fit for the betterment of the side. One half of the Bangladesh team are set to depart for UAE to play the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan starting from November 6 and Hridoy addressed the media in Mirpur before leaving for the airport.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the ODI series against Afghanistan in UAE without ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and experienced wicket-keeper batter Liton Das. While there was question marks over Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy stint, he was named as captain and will lead the side in UAE.
Bangladesh made the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong International Sixes tournament after coming out second in their Group D standings. Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the fourth quarterfinal tomorrow at 4:40 pm local time.
Bangladesh’s Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been a very useful prospect for the Tigers in recent years and his performances in Pakistan recently garnered attention and drew comparison with ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, like many cricketers in the national team, have come out in support of Shakib Al Hasan after the ace all-rounder was named as one of the accused in a murder case.
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza says that there was a lot to improve upon despite admitting that the 2-1 ODI series win away from home against the West Indies was a good achievement.
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal, who has shown fantastic form throughout the ODI series reiterated that it is the best feeling to score runs and contribute to the team’s victroy and said the players did not lose hope even after the second ODI where Bangladesh narrowly missed out on victory.
Buoyed by a century from Tamim Iqbal, some good bowling and work in the field coupled with the West Indies' struggles in the middle overs, Bangladesh secured a somewhat nervy 18-run win in the series-deciding ODI in Basseterre to seal a 2-1 win yesterday.
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium [SCIS] is set to host its maiden Test match as Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the schedule for the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe yesterday.
Tamim Iqbal hit back at his critics with a fine century, his second in three games, as Bangladesh posted 301-6 -- their highest total of the ongoing series -- in the third and final ODI against West Indies at Warner Park in Saint Kitts yesterday.
Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the squad as the Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday announced a 15-member squad for the three match T20I series against West Indies.
A lot has been said about the grassroots pipeline for Bangladesh cricket but it remains to be one of the biggest concerns for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). However, the BCB's game development committee arranged a coordination meeting, comprised of all 64 district coaches, yesterday with the aim of creating transparency when it comes to selecting age-level players.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza reportedly preferred Anamul Haque ahead of Liton Das to open the innings alongside Tamim Iqbal in the three-match ODI series against West Indies in a bid to give 25-year-old Anamul an opportunity to play without any pressure.
Despite a slow start, the Tigers manages to finish the first innings of the final and third ODI of the series on a high note as they posted 301 runs for six wickets after 50 overs, courtesy of a brilliant Tamim Iqbal century and a blistering 67 run off just 49 balls by Mahmudullah Riyad.
Windies all-rounder Andre Russell rules out of the final match against Bangladesh due to a knee injury.
