In an interview with The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan, opening batter Mohammad Naim discussed his frustrations over missed opportunities and approach to overcoming setbacks, among other issues.
A dramatic last-ball boundary shattered Khulna Tigers' Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign to a heartbreaking end on Thursday. Yet, head coach Talha Jubair deserves credit for guiding a team lacking star power to the penultimate hurdle, marking another chapter in the former national pacer's coaching journey. The 39-year-old spoke to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan about why he prefers being a bowling coach, the evolution of Bangladesh’s pace bowling and more. Here are the excerpts from the interview:
The 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to come to an end today with defending champions Fortune Barishal taking on Chittagong Kings in the all-important final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Here, we present you some interesting facts ahead of the fixture.
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to kick off today, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) implementing various plans to make this year's tournament unforgettable. Among these efforts, the board organised a concert to promote the BPL nationwide. Additionally, several participating teams have introduced their own theme songs.
The tournament, which will run until February 7 next year, will be held in three venues – Dhaka (Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur), Chattogram (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium), and Sylhet (Sylhet International Cricket Stadium) -- and the matches will be telecast live on T Sports, Gazi TV, the T Sports App, and RabbitholeBd App.
The sponsors have announced plans to use perimeter and LED boards for better branding in the upcoming BPL.
The players' draft for the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is all set to take place at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka today.
A Dhaka team has officially been acquired by Remark, a health and beauty care brand, and Herlan, a cosmetics line, for the upcoming 11th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The team, named Dhaka Capitals, is also being represented by Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan, considering he oversees the brands as their director.
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) outfit Fortune Barishal management said Pakistan legend Wasim Akram’s claims of David Miller being paid a fee of $150,000 to play for the franchise in the latest edition of the tournament are false.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan had announced on September 11 that the board would stage the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on its own from December 6 and name the domestic T20 tournament after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to commemorate the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary.
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council (GC) announces that the seventh edition of the BPL will be part of a new cycle that will require a ‘fresh franchisee agreement/contract’, meaning that deals struck by franchises -- like Shakib Al Hasan’s high-profile move to Rangpur Riders – is not been endorsed by the governing council.
Chittagong Vikings will not participate in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) scheduled to begin from December 6 this year. DBL Group decided to step aside from the ownership of the franchise and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have issued tender looking for interested parties.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's Rangpur Riders look to have hit top gear when it matters most, confirming first place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a whopping nine-wicket victory over Comilla Victorians in their last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.
An unbeaten 54 from opener Tamim Iqbal guides Comilla Victorians to a seven-wicket win over Chittagong Vikings in a rare low-scoring match of the Chattogram leg of the BPL.
Comfort matters to AB de Villiers and he spoke of why the Riders outfit suits his kind of cricket.
The Rangpur Riders top-order hit form as Rangpur Riders overhauled the target of 182 posted by Khulna Titans. Alex Hales hit a 29-ball 55 at the top before De Villers hit reigned with his brand of T20 shots. Chris Gayle ensured the victory by getting amost the runs with a half-century.
Englishman Laurie Evans powered his way to Bangladesh Premier League’s first ton of the season to see his side post 176 runs for the loss of three wickets against Comilla Victorians at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.
The Sylhet phase of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League ended yesterday in contrasting fashion to how it had started. While the first two days of the Sylhet leg saw mostly low-scoring encounters, the final two days provided the crowd with what they love most -- exciting, high-scoring matches.
After scoring a match-winning 42-ball 73, Comilla Victorians’ opener Tamim Iqbal came to the post-match press conference and said, after two consecutive ducks, he was ‘very nervous’ before taking the crease.
