Bangladesh have never won an ODI series in Sri Lanka.
“Bijoy bhai has scored heavily in domestic cricket. We needed someone experienced at the top because our openers have not been consistent in the past year,” Shanto defended.
With a drawn first Test in Galle, Sri Lanka now need just four more wickets on Day 4 to seal the series. For Bangladesh, who will overtake Australia (46 innings defeats) if they lose by an innings, a familiar script threatens to play out -- another Test, another innings defeat, and another long list of questions to answer.
Former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar has voiced support for under-fire opener Anamul Haque Bijoy, suggesting that the team management should give the struggling batter "one more chance" despite a poor showing in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Out of former Bangladesh left-arm off-spinner Enamul Haque Moni and current Bangladesh Test team opener Anamul Haque Bijoy, who do you think averages more in Tests?
Bangladesh ended the penultimate day of the Galle Test as the happier of the two sides thanks to opener Shadman Islam's 76 and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto's unbeaten 56 as the visitors have reached 177-3 at stumps to lead Sri Lanka by 187 runs heading into the final day.
While Bijoy's return may look like a one-off decision, it appears the selectors are willing to give this chapter a few more pages.
Gazi Group Cricketers batter Anamul Haque Bijoy achieved an unprecedented career milestone by scoring his 50th century in recognised cricket, becoming the first Bangladeshi to do so, as he played a match-winning knock during a Dhaka Premier League match against Legends of Rupganj at the BKSP-4 ground on Sunday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refuted several media reports claiming that a travel ban had beenon Durbar Rajshahi batter Anamul Haque Bijoy due to anti-corruption issues.
Centuries from Anamul Haque and Amit Majumdar gave Khulna Division a strong start to their third-round National Cricket League fixture against Dhaka Metro at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Bangladesh A skipper Anamul Haque Bijoy on Monday expressed his optimism about having a competitive four-day opening match against their Pakistani counterparts as he felt that both sides have some highly experienced cricketers.
Bangladesh A will fly to Pakistan on August 6.
BCB Green opener Anamul Haque Bijoy fell on nervous nineties while Yasir Ali and Mushfiqur Rahim scored fifties on Day One of the three-day practice match against BCB Red at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
Abahani batters Anamul Haque Bijoy and Afif Hossain scored half-centuries to guide their side to a four-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at the BKSP Ground-4 on Tuesday.
Abahani opener Anamul Haque Bijoy notched up his 19th List A ton to guide his side to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Gazi Group Cricketers in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League at BKSP Ground-3 in Savar on Saturday
Bangladesh play Sri Lanka in the third and final series-deciding ODI in Chattogram today, with questions remaining over what the Tigers' line-up could be for the pivotal contest. The Tigers started the series with a convincing six-wicket win before the visitors bounced back with a three-wicket victory in the second game.
This year, most teams have put their faith on new faces to lead their teams
From bursting onto the scene in 2012, to getting shunned from the team for three years and to now becoming an in-and-out figure in the past two years, Anamul Haque’s journey in ODIs has been topsy-turvy to say the least..The wicketkeeper-batter got an opportunity in the ODI series against
Bangladesh batter Anamul Haque Bijoy said if he gets a chance he would want to do something good in New Zealand so that he can erase a sad past memory.
