Arafat Sunny

'Special honour to play with our mothers’ name on the jersey’

The Rajshahi Kings team’s jerseys were adorned with the mothers’ name of the players on the back of the shirt. Mehedi Miraz’s side picked up their third win in the tournament, beating Dhaka Dynamites, who had previously won all their games. Arafat Sunny, who finished with terrific figures of 3 for 8 from four overs, said that the win was dedicated to the mothers and owed the good performance to their birth givers.

Bowlers grab limelight

The first round of the 20th National Cricket League may have been dominated by the batsmen, but it was the bowlers who made headlines on the first day of the second round of the first-class completion being played across four venues yesterday.

Cricketer Sunny indicted in dowry case, arrest warrant issued

Cricketer Arafat Sunny is indicted in a dowry case following which the court issues an arrest warrant for the former national sportsman.

Cops press charges against cricketer Sunny

Police submit charge sheet against cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed by a 23-year-old woman claiming to be his wife, under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.

Cricketer Sunny gets bail, no bar on release

Cricketer Arafat Sunny gets bail in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, paving way for his release from jail.

Cricket: Bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat and Taskin found to be legal

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces that following remedial work and re-assessments, the bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed have been found to be legal. Taskin is likely to be included as the 14th member of the squad for the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan.

Bangladesh bowlers ready for their Brisbane baptism of fire

Bangladesh bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny are due to fly to Australia tonight to test their respective bowling actions at an ICC-accredited centre in Brisbane on September 8.

BCB mourns Sunny's loss

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has expressed profound sadness at the passing away of Abdur Rahim, father of Bangladesh national team spinner Arafat Sunny.

Five actions found illegal

Five of the 10 bowlers reported for suspect actions during the Dhaka Premier League 2016 are cleared to varying degrees.

March 25, 2016
March 25, 2016

Bowlers’ suspension the greatest setback: BCB president

BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon expresses his frustration at the recent predicament to befallen Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny and pointed out the bowlers’ suspension as the greatest setback for Bangladesh cricket team in this ICC WT20 2016 in India.

March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016

Cricket fans protest suspension of Taskin, Sunny at Shahbagh

Cricket fans form a human chain in Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision suspending Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed.

March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016

Taskin ban: BCB to seek review

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decides to move a ‘review’ appeal to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reconsider pacer Taskin Ahmed's suspension from bowling in international cricket.

March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016

Double blow

Bangladesh's ICC World Twenty20 campaign received a setback yesterday as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they had found the bowling actions of both Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed to be illegal.

March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016

Saqlain, Shuvagata to board flight tonight

Saqlain Sajib and Shuvagata Hom will fly tonight to join the national cricket team at Bangalore as replacements for left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Taskin Ahmed in the ICC WT20 2016 in India.

March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016

Bowling action of Taskin, Sunny illegal: ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces today that independent assessments have found the bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed to be illegal and, as such, both the bowlers have been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect.

March 13, 2016
March 13, 2016

Taskin wishes for the best

Amid growing tensions regarding ICC officials’ concern about the bowling actions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny being suspect, which has left the Bangladesh team livid, pacer Taskin wishes for the best.

March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016

Hathurusingha livid over scrutiny on Taskin, Sunny's actions

The ICC officials express their concerns about the bowling actions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny being suspect, which leaves Bangladesh team livid.

July 5, 2015
July 5, 2015

1st T20: South Africa beat Bangladesh by 52 runs

Bangladesh all out for 96 chasing South Africa's 148/4 in the opening game of the 2-match T20I series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.

July 4, 2015
July 4, 2015

Making the most of now: Bangladesh cricket team

Facing the monumental task of beating the Proteas at home, Bangladesh can least afford to look back at history and be distracted from the job at hand.

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