Asia Cup

City unaffected by upcoming continental tourneys

Manchester City could have an advantage in the Premier League title race through January as their rivals face up to losing key players to the African Cup of Nations and Asia Cup.

Champions arrive amid festivity

After becoming the country's first team to win the ACC U-19 Asia Cup, Bangladesh under-19 cricket team arrived in the country yesterday amid much fanfare.

India celebrates World Cup 'booster shot' after SL 'battered'

"Siraj's dream spell ended India's five-year title drought," The Times of India wrote

Shoaib praises ‘dangerous’ India after Asia Cup triumph

India started the Asia Cup as underdogs, Shoaib Akhtar said, but their transformation during the campaign has now convinced him that “they could be the most dangerous side in the World Cup”

Crushing India loss a 'wake-up call', says Silverwood

"Sometimes a bit of a kick up the rear end is not the worst thing going into a World Cup," Silverwood told reporters.

Record that Mustafizur broke against India in Colombo

Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman might not be as mysterious as he was at the beginning of his career but the left-arm paceman managed to achieve a feat he can be happy about against India in Colombo yesterday.

Asia Cup: Tournament where U19 World Cup winners stepped up

Ever since Bangladesh won the 2020 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, it was expected that a pool of players from that World Cup-winning batch would one day come through for the national side. The consensus was that it would happen sooner rather than later, given the youthful exuberance portrayed by that group of players in that tournament.

Pakistan make five changes for Sri Lanka clash

Babar Azam's side need to defeat Sri Lanka to book a place at this year's Asia Cup decider against India, while Sri Lanka only need to avoid defeat to advance

Dealing with a consistently inconsistent Bangladesh

The most optimistic among us rely on the consistent inconsistency of Bangladesh when they play international cricket.

August 21, 2023

‘Observer’ Mahmud to accompany Tigers in Asia Cup

Former team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon had been away from the national side’s periphery for a while.

August 16, 2023

Challenges aplenty as Asia Cup set to be Shakib’s litmus test

Facing steep challenges both home and away in the previous ODI Super League had seen Bangladesh put on a brave face and set themselves ambitious targets in the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup. Newly-appointed ODI skipper Shakib Al Hasan also made a similar assertion just a few days back.

August 15, 2023

Nepal name squad for Asia Cup

Nepal will take on Pakistan and India at the Asia Cup, with Paudel's side drawn in Group A alongside the two cricketing powerhouses

August 14, 2023

'Time to show how good we are'

"We are a very good team and we are playing really very well in the white-ball format, so now it's time to show everyone how good we are," Shakib said.

August 12, 2023

Mahmudullah Riyad not included in asia cup squad

Mahmudullah axed after discussions with Shakib and team management: Nannu

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu said that the decision to leave out experienced campaigner Mahmudullah Riyad from the Asia Cup was done after discussing the matter at length with the team management, skipper Shakib Al Hasan and head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.