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.
Thanks to a fantastic century from Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Bangladesh Under-19s made it to their first ever final in the ICC U-19 World Cup after defeating their New Zealand counterparts by six wickets at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom today.
Bangladesh U-19s restricted New Zealand U-19s to 211 for eight in the semifinal of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at Potchefstroom today, courtesy of some tight line and length from the bowlers.
The Bangladesh cricket team reached Pakistan today to play the first Test against Pakistan at Rawalpindi.
Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul Kayes have been declared fit to play the upcoming second round of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), BCB chief physician Debashish Chowdhury informed today.
Just eight days after Bangladesh’s three-T20I series against Pakistan ended in a 2-0 defeat, the Tigers will return to Pakistan today to take part in the first match of a two-Test series from February 7 in Rawalpindi.
Bangladesh will be leaving for Pakistan tomorrow for the second phase of their three-phased tour of the country. And Mominul Haque, who has been retained as captain in the longer format and will be leading the Tigers during the tour’s first World Test Championship fixture in Rawalpindi scheduled to begin from February 7, says that he does not know how the pitch in Rawalpindi will behave.
Test captain Mominul Haque was optimistic that Mushfiqur Rahim will definitely play the lone Test against Zimbabwe.
North Zone batsman Liton Das struck an unbeaten ton on the fourth day of the Bangladesh Cricket League match against South Zone as the four-day fixture concluded in a draw at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
There have been reports in the local media that Mushfiqur Rahim, the most dependable of Test batsman in the Tigers’ lineup, will be excluded from the upcoming Test series at home against Zimbabwe in February. Chief selector Minhajul Abedin had previously said while talking to reporters that the squad named for the first Test against Pakistan was also the squad for the Zimbabwe Test, slated for February 22 and the second Test against Pakistan.
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said that the team’s preparation for the upcoming Test series in Pakistan is not ideal. He cited that while the team has not done great in the Test format, those involved need to set themselves the target of winning a series outside of the country in the ICC Test Championship.
