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.
Tea: BCB XI reach 227 for five in 52 overs as Tea is called on day two of the warm-up match against Zimbabwe. Tanzid Hasan Tamim is unbeaten on 89 while Al Amin jr. is on 75 as the pair added 158-run in the unbroken sixth wicket stand.
Bangladesh national team are staring down the barrel when it comes to their Test form. The Tigers have lost their last six Test -- five of those ending in innings defeat – and the upcoming Test against Zimbabwe presents a chance to improve in the longest and the hardest format. However, Bangladesh’s reliance on spin have not paid off both home and away in recent Tests.
Zimbabweans recover in the final session of their two-day practice match against the BCB XI at the BKSP-3 in Savar today ahead of the lone Test against Bangladesh, scheduled to begin on February 22.
The fourth day of both the BCL matches ended after nail-biting finishes as South Zone managed to grind out a draw under strenuous circumstances against Central Zone and East Zone scampered to a win against North Zone after Yasir Ali’s stormy ton at Cox’s Bazar today.
Bangladesh women’s T20 team captain Salma Khatun said that her side will take inspiration from the success of the Bangladesh U-19s’ World Cup win last month.
Bangladesh women’s cricket team’s World Cup warm-up match against Thailand women was abandoned today without a ball being bowled.
Bangladesh’s recent failings in the Test format will bolster visiting Zimbabwe with new hope ahead of their lone Test against hosts Bangladesh and Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine stated that they have come here to win but reiterated that he would like his side to be focused on their own strengths instead of focusing on Bangladesh's form.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named the BCB XI for the two-day practice match against touring Zimbabwe, scheduled to be held at BKSP from 18th to 19th February. As many as six U-19 players who recently won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, has been included in the squad.
February 12th has a lot of significance around the world since it is the Birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Darwin Day, International Day of Women’s health, and was also recently declared as “Hug day”. But 12th of February 2020 also became significant for Bangladesh as the country welcomed back their World Cup-winning of U-19 cricket team home with arms open wide.
Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar is set to tie the knot on 26th February, our Satkhira correspondent reported.
