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.
Fortune Barishal are lingering at the bottom of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup table with just a solitary win from five matches so far. And for the Tamim Iqbal-led side, it would now require a win in the rest of their three games to give them any chance of progressing to the playoffs.
While life inside a bio-secure bubble has been difficult for some cricketers, including England all-rounder Sam Curran who on Monday opted to sit out Australia's Big Bash citing strains over protocols, there appeared to be enough fun to go around for everyone concerned in Bangladesh cricketers' bio-bubble for the Bangabandhu T20 Cup.
Gemcon Khulna picked up their fourth win of the tournament with a five-wicket win over Rajshahi in today's evening game of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.
Before the start of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup, Fortune Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal expressed disappointment over the team combination, saying his side had made a few mistakes during the players’ draft.
Beximco Dhaka’s three Alis -- Yasir, Akbar and Muktar -- ran the show today as they helped their side seal a 25-run victory over Minister Group Rajshahi under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
The 57-run opening partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Parvez Hossain looked promising as Fortune Barishal came in to chase down Gemcon Khulna's 173. However, a batting slump saw the chase fall away as Khulna defeated Barishal by 48 runs to pick up their third win of the tournament.
Bangladesh’s former ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza had been out of cricket for a long while. The pacer, who stepped down from captaincy during Zimbabwe’s tour of Bangladesh, had played his last match in any format in March this year.
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to cricket through the Bangabandhu T20 Cup following the end of his one-year ban. There had been suggestions that Shakib would get into his groove right away --expectations based on his tremendous form with the bat in the World Cup in England -- but that has not yet been the case.
Despite a blistering start and a thrilling final over, Minister Group Rajshahi suffered a 1-run defeat as Gazi Group Chattogram extended their unbeaten run in the ongoing Bangabandhu T20 Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. With this win, Chattogram made it four wins out of four in the tournament.
As part of an assessment for the West Indies' scheduled tour of Bangladesh in January next year, Windies delegates inspected the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur today and the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chattogram yesterday. After the assessment, the delegates mentioned that they were satisfied with the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) arrangements made for the potential tour.
