Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
BCB steps up to combat heatwave
Representatives of clubs, players, BCB staff and ground staff attended the workshop.
BCB chief selector Lipu's only sister passes away
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu's only sister, Afroza Akter, passed away this morning in Uttara. She was 70.
Bangladesh regressing to ground zero in Tests
As the dust settles on Bangladesh’s 2-0 humiliation in the home Test series against Sri Lanka, the state of the country’s domestic red-ball cricket has once again become a hot topic.
BCB AGM ratifies plan to launch BCB TV
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today and announced that amendments have been made to two clauses in the constitution in order to facilitate the launching of BCB TV.
‘We should win’: Shakib before joining Tigers ahead of second SL Test
Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that he believes the Tigers have the capability to do well and even win their upcoming Test against Sri Lanka.
Batters forced back to ‘learning’ phase
The fourth day of the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Sylhet on Monday was just about completing mere formality -- at least that’s what was ensured by the recklessness portrayed by Bangladesh batters the previous day.
Expect Liton to bring a lot more runs in red-ball cricket: Hathurusingha
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said that he would like Liton Das to get back to form and score a lot more runs in red-ball cricket, starting with the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Will the trials stop with Soumya-Liton?
Bangladesh have not had a stable opening pair in a while. Even looking at the records over the last two years, there have been 13 different opening pairs turning up for the Tigers. The need for a stable opening stand has been felt, especially as taking advantage of field restrictions is paramount to success in the shortest format of the game.
Sri Lanka favourites in T20I series: Silverwood
Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood tipped his side as favourites against Bangladesh in the three-match T20I series, starting today in Sylhet.
Bangladesh cricket is in shambles, and BCB must answer for it
The administration and management of Bangladesh cricket at the hands of BCB is symptomatic of an unprofessional sport management system.
Mushfiqur suffers injury during gym session
Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim injured himself during a gym session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
Tomorrow never dies for BCB
It took almost a year for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president, Nazmul Hassan Papon, to come up with the announcement: “Our main focus is on the next World Cup, not this one. You can't change everything overnight. We are planning long-term and trying to prepare a squad for the next World Cup.”
'Our focus is on next World Cup, not this one'
The gloomy weather in Mirpur that halted the second day of the Tigers' three-day training camp may not have had a huge impact in any other situation. But given the current scenario, it appeared to be a crucial miss for the team management, who were relying heavily on these training sessions to finalise the squad for next month's T20 World Cup.
Riyad’s farewell from T20Is in New Zealand?
According to sources in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the board might consider giving farewell to stalwart Mahmudullah Riyad from the T20 format in one of the matches during Bangladesh's tri-nation T20I series in New Zealand next month.
Sohan, Yasir, Mahmud on the mend
There was some good news in the Bangladesh camp as four cricketers who missed the Asia Cup due to injury have made strides in their recovery and are expected to be available for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia next month.
Bangladesh can win the World Cup: Sujon
Even though Bangladesh exited the Asia Cup, a continental championship, without any victories, team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon was of opinion that the Tigers possess the ability to conquer the world.
Will concrete tracks help Tigers in the long run?
In an attempt to adapt to the fast and bouncy tracks in Australia where the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup is staged to be set next month, the Bangladesh team management had asked the grounds committee to prepare some new concrete tracks at the National Academy ground in Mirpur.
Drama, misrepresentation and culture of coaches’ ungainly exit
Bangladesh practiced at ICC Academy in Dubai yesterday, hoping to get a good feel of their new way of doing things under newly-appointed technical consultant Sridharan Sriram and acclimatising to the conditions in the UAE.
Tears to strength
“They won everything except the Cup! Beware world, Bangladesh is the new terror!” The great Brian Lara had thusly cautioned the world through Facebook after Bangladesh’s agonising two-run defeat against Pakistan in the 2012 Asia Cup final.
