Continuing its recent trend of investing in emerging players, the PCB has chosen to rest several senior stars.
Before leaving for Pakistan yesterday, the cricketer spoke to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan about his excitement regarding the PSL, reasons behind him not cementing a place in the national T20I side and other things.
This episode of The Daily Star’s podcast Pitch Perfect takes a deep dive into the unfolding crisis and tries to shed light on the root causes of the dysfunction and explore what it would take to bring Bangladesh cricket back from the brink.
Play was interrupted at least twice due to rain, with only 70 of the scheduled 90 overs possible on the opening day.
The IPL was halted on May 9 and resumed on Saturday following a ceasefire.
“We're not trying to pick this team up any more. It's a matter of taking this team from a good team into being something English people are really proud of,” McCullum told the BBC Radio 5 Live Cricket show.
The dates of the three matches will be announced soon, the PCB official said.
Jonny Bairstow will replace fellow Englishman Will Jacks at Mumbai Indians for the final phase of the Indian Premier League, the franchise said Tuesday.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant said injuries had derailed his side's Indian Premier League campaign after they were eliminated from the playoffs race with a six-wicket defeat by Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.
“Any loss is hard, but we still batted well on this wicket. Wicket was pretty good, when they batted, they had the favour of dew,” said Liton at the post-match presentation.
The result leaves five-time champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals to battle for one remaining spot in playoffs.
In Cumilla, the match between Mohammedan SC and Rahmatganj SC at the District Stadium was abandoned due to inclement weather after 18 minutes of play, with Mohammedan leading 2-1.
The flight carrying Bangladesh’s U-19 football team had to return to Kolkata, India, after failing to land in Dhaka due to inclement weather, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) media manager, Sadman Sakib, confirmed to The Daily Star today.
The former defender knows Ancelotti well after they shared two seasons at Real Madrid.
Swimmers Sagor and Himel are set to leave for England in the first week of July and attempt the feat between July 22 and 25, following a week-long adjustment in cold water of the Atlantic.
Bangladeshi swimmers Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and Nazmul Haque Himel are all set to make an attempt to cross the English Channel, a strait in Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England and northern France, along with two Indian swimmers in a quest to brace the open-water challenge.
A 12-year-old Chinese swimmer has been hailed a "sensation" and is on course for the world championships after clocking the fastest time in history in her event at that age.
Alcaraz fended off two set points late in the first set and then seized control in the tie-break before pulling away for a 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 win, his fourth in a row over world number one Sinner.
Carlos Alcaraz won the Italian Open on Sunday after beating rival Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the final and firing a warning shot for Roland Garros.
Late bloomer Paolini is the first Italian woman to win the Rome event since Raffaella Reggi in 1985 after overcoming former US Open champion Gauff.
Jannik Sinner set up a blockbuster Italian Open final with Carlos Alcaraz by beating Tommy Paul 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 on Friday.
Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal meeting with Lorenzo Musetti at the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper in the last eight, while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was knocked out.
Play was interrupted at least twice due to rain, with only 70 of the scheduled 90 overs possible on the opening day.
In Cumilla, the match between Mohammedan SC and Rahmatganj SC at the District Stadium was abandoned due to inclement weather after 18 minutes of play, with Mohammedan leading 2-1.
The IPL was halted on May 9 and resumed on Saturday following a ceasefire.
Swimmers Sagor and Himel are set to leave for England in the first week of July and attempt the feat between July 22 and 25, following a week-long adjustment in cold water of the Atlantic.
Bangladeshi swimmers Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and Nazmul Haque Himel are all set to make an attempt to cross the English Channel, a strait in Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England and northern France, along with two Indian swimmers in a quest to brace the open-water challenge.
“We're not trying to pick this team up any more. It's a matter of taking this team from a good team into being something English people are really proud of,” McCullum told the BBC Radio 5 Live Cricket show.
The flight carrying Bangladesh’s U-19 football team had to return to Kolkata, India, after failing to land in Dhaka due to inclement weather, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) media manager, Sadman Sakib, confirmed to The Daily Star today.
The dates of the three matches will be announced soon, the PCB official said.
Jonny Bairstow will replace fellow Englishman Will Jacks at Mumbai Indians for the final phase of the Indian Premier League, the franchise said Tuesday.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne said he is unlikely to play at the Club World Cup due to concerns about picking up an injury ahead of his departure from the club.
