Bangladesh Cricket

Bangladesh Cricket

Mahmud sees ‘greed’ in Faruque-Fahim fracas

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.

4m ago

Liton ready to captain on long-term basis if asked

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.

4m ago

Shakib’s bowling action under scrutiny in English county

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.

6m ago

'Whoever is good for the team, should get the captaincy'

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.

6m ago

No Shakib, Liton as Rana makes ODI squad for Afghanistan series

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.

6m ago

Bangladesh make Hong Kong International Sixes quarterfinal

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.

6m ago

Miraz feels his role will have greater importance when Shakib retires

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.

8m ago

Shanto says case against Shakib was ‘unexpected’

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.

8m ago

Bangladesh beat Zim in final T20I and complete clean series sweep

Bangladesh register a whopping nine-wicket victory over Zimbabwe and completed a clean series sweep -- winning all the matches in every format of the series -- at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

5y ago

BCB confirms schedule for Australia’s two-match Test series against Bangladesh

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) releases the itinerary for Australia’s tour of Bangladesh in June.

5y ago

Tigers told to keep their focus for second T20I

Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad has urged his team mates to keep their focus, with off spinner Mahedi Hasan saying there were clear instructions from the skipper to remain positive and not take Zimbabwe lightly in their last T20I tomorrow.

5y ago

Imrul out for a month with finger injury

Bangladesh batsman Imrul Kayes injured his left leg’s little finger while practicing for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, for whom the left-arm batsman will feature in the upcoming Dhaka Premier League (DPL) starting from March 15. The 33-year-old will be out of action for at least a month.

5y ago

‘Apparent that married life will bring changes’

“I was thinking that I was playing my first match since tying the knot and was focused on that,” player of the match Soumya Sarkar began during the press conference following Bangladesh’s 48-run win against Zimbabwe in the first T20I today.

5y ago

Soumya mistakenly left out of central contract list

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had yesterday released the names of 16 players who are set to be under the new central contract of the board. Soumya Sarkar’s name was absent from the BCB list and it raised eyebrows and today it was revealed that the BCB had mistakenly excluded the cricketer’s name from the list.

5y ago

Bangladesh win first T20I against Zimbabwe by 48 runs

Bangladesh take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series as the Tigers beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs in the first match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

5y ago

BCB enacts one-ticket-per-person rule to guard against coronavirus

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to reduce the crowd attending the ongoing two-match T20I series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe as a precaution against Coronavirus in Mirpur and decided to restrict people to one ticket per person.

5y ago

Tamim replaces Mashrafe as ODI captain

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named Tamim Iqbal as the new captain of the ODI side. The opener will replace Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who had been captaining the side since 2014 in what was his second stint.

5y ago

Tigers seal whitewash in Mashrafe's last match as captain

Bangladesh whitewash Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series as the Tigers register a thumping 123-run victory against the visitors at the Sylhet International Stadium today. It is also a fitting end to Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's reign as the captain of the Bangladesh side as this remains as the 50th ODI victory for Mashrafe as the ODI skipper.

5y ago