bangladesh cricket

Hasan promises to fix umpiring

With the new year bringing new hopes, the perennial issue of widespread corruption in lower-level cricket was put to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan, who assured that the board is going to look into the matter seriously.
'We can go right to the top'

2018 has been a magnificent year in all formats for Mushfiqur Rahim. His match-winning contributions have emerged as the highlight of Mushfiqur's performance throughout the year, and he was an obvious choice to be declared The Daily Star's Sportsperson of the Year.
BCB XI win by 51 runs (D/L) after Soumya, Tamim tons

Soumya Sarkar is key as BCB XI's chase of 332 against West Indies nears the business end.
It’s a lie, says Rubel

There have been some suggestions that the Bangladesh pacers do not want to play home Tests. Pacer Rubel rubbished such noises and said it’s a complete lie.
'Have found my own way of living'

Sixteen years ago, during a game between Bangladesh Under-15 and the Cricket Association of Bengal at BKSP, a young boy went
An elephant named Hamilton

The alarming size of the elephant in the room is a reflection of the esteem with which Mahmudullah Riyad is held by the Bangladesh team, the media and the fans. The elephant has a name and a number -- Hamilton 2010. One of Bangladesh cricket's best batsmen, and perhaps its most elegant, has not hit a Test century since his maiden ton in the Hamilton Test against New Zealand in February 2010.
'My bags are always packed'

Neither Imrul Kayes nor Soumya Sarkar are strangers to last-minute plans -- both were flown to the UAE midway through last month's Asia Cup, with the former hitting a fifty less than 20 hours after landing.
Performer of The Day: Sizzling Soumya

The best news for Bangladesh from the three ODIs against Zimbabwe came in the last match yesterday in the form of an explosive return
Clinical Tigers seal series

The mantra of putting a collective approach ahead of individual heroics paid dividends as a clinical Bangladesh clinched the three-match ODI series with a game to spare, handing Zimbabwe a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
Shakib returns in high spirits

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to Dhaka today following his treatment and diagnosis in Australia and the Test and T20 captain was hopeful that it might be possible to get back to the playing field within a month since there was no possibility of undergoing a surgery within 6-12 months and that the best option would be to able to play cricket without another surgery.
'I'm ready for captaincy'

With Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan suffering from injury and expected to be out of cricket for up to three months, there are questions about who will lead the Tigers in the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe, starting this month, and the following series against the West Indies in November.
Tamim to consult specialist in England

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is expected to travel to England on Thursday to consult a specialised doctor about his left hand's fractured index finger knuckle. The southpaw sustained the injury during the Asia cup opener against Sri Lanka at the bowling of Suranga Lakmal and was subsequently ruled out of the tournament.
A case of curious selection

It came as a surprise when selectors included former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful in the High Performance (HP) squad for a four-day game to be played at the Sheikh Abu Naser stadium in Khulna. The game will start from tomorrow and the squad will be split into two teams – Red team and Green Team.
We have to give our best: Shakib

Tigers’ Vice Captain Shakib Al Hasan talks about the team’s preparations and expectations for their Asia Cup venture. Watch the Star Live video for Shakib’s full interview.
'I am 20-30% fit right now'

Shakib Al Hasan has been the one name in Bangladesh cricket that has always remained the centre of discussion when it comes to planning for upcoming series.
‘Mashrafe changed the atmosphere’

Bangladesh had a memorable tour of the West Indies as after having lost the Test series disappointingly, they made a remarkable comeback by clinching the ODI and T20 series.
We did not find the momentum, says Shakib

Bangladesh were restricted to just 143 in a wicket which had pace and bounce but favoured run-making batsmen in the first T20I at St Kitts today. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan stated that his team did not find momentum due to losing early wickets.
Sabbir says his account was hacked

Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman says, that his Facebook account had been hacked and used to threaten a fan after screenshots of messages between Sabbir's account and a user's emerged.
‘Winning a series isn’t everything’

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza says that there was a lot to improve upon despite admitting that the 2-1 ODI series win away from home against the West Indies was a good achievement.
Russell injury hits West Indies ahead of series decider

Windies all-rounder Andre Russell rules out of the final match against Bangladesh due to a knee injury.
Bangladesh to play Sri Lanka in Asia Cup opener

The schedule for 2018 Asia Cup releases with Bangladesh set to play against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Asia Cup opener on September 15in the United Arab Emirates.
World Cup in West Indies excites Tigresses

Tigresses are on a roll after their recent successes have garnered the attention of not only fans in Bangladesh but the cricketing fraternity as well. Now they will prepare to embark on a new mission, this time to play in a World Cup.
Anamul, Nazmul, Rahi in Tigers’ WI tour ODI squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces Tigers’ ODI squad for the tour of West Indies which begins on July 22.
West Indies set for two-Test clash with Bangladesh

West Indies and Bangladesh commence a two-Test series on Wednesday with the hosts expect to continue the trend of greener, bouncier pitches and a pace attack seeking to put the visitors on the back foot from the outset.
Afghanistan ‘favourites’ according to Shakib

For Bangladesh T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan, Afghanistan are the favourites in the upcoming T20I series against the Tigers.
Walsh’s batting tips help out Riyad

Tigers are currently undergoing a training camp ahead of the T20 series against Afghanistan without the presence of a batting-centric coach. T20 vice-captain Mahmudullah Riyad said the players were helping each other out and shared story of how coach Courtney Walsh’s suggestion worked for him during a nets session.
Taskin, Imrul out, Mosaddek makes a return

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces the squad for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan and left-hander Imrul Kayes and pacer Taskin Ahmed are excluded from the squad while Mosaddek Hossain makes a return.
Kirsten’s appointment in consultancy role in the final stages

Bangladesh Cricket Board says that South African Gary Kirsten appointment as a consultant is in the final stages
‘Huge improvement in terms of attitude’

Tigers’ strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan said that there has been a huge change in attitude from the players regarding fitness.
How Tigers and cricket's other Test nations fared on their debuts

Ireland is set to become just the 11th nation to play Test cricket when they face Pakistan at Dublin's Malahide and we revisit how the previous 10 Test nations fared on their debuts.