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.
The next Asia Cup will be held in Dubai so that arch-rivals India and Pakistan can both take part, Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly said.
Bangladesh batting consultant Neil McKenzie says that star opener Tamim Iqbal needs just two boundaries more in the Powerplay overs to stop criticism regarding his slow batting in the early overs.
Bangladesh’s women’s team lost their final group fixture against Sri Lanka today to end their World Cup campaign with four straight losses.
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza clinched a unique record, becoming the fifth bowler in ODI history to bag 100 wickets as captain.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan today says that the media personnel went a bit too far during the pre-match press conference yesterday, when Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza reacted angrily to one particular question.
A fan is removed from the stands of the Sylhet International Stadium for making an obscene gesture towards Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal during the first ODI against Zimbabwe
From 2015 to 2017 and even in 2018 to an extent, Bangladesh emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the fifty-over format under skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.
Perhaps skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza knows best that his performances in the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe will be the key factor as talks over his retirement peaked on the eve of the first ODI at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet yesterday.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza says that he would be willing to travel anywhere if the team need him. After the completion of the Zimbabwe series, the Tigers are scheduled to travel to Pakistan for the third and final phase of their tour of the country next month to play a solitary ODI and their second World Test Championship fixture against Pakistan.
A lot of speculations have been going around regarding Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s captaincy and his place in the team, especially since he led Bangladesh to an eighth place finish in the World Cup last year. However, while Mashrafe is open to criticism regarding his poor performance, he did not want any questions to be raised regarding his self-respect.
