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.
When David Warner arrived for his first press conference ahead of the start of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) -- during an event to announce his captaincy role, the Sylhet Sixers captain was in a cheeky mode as he talked about Waqar Younis’s tardiness and even the Dhaka traffic.
The match so far in pictures.
The fans did not have to wait long today to witness the most eagerly-anticipated meeting between Australian duo Steve Smith and David Warner -- both serving international bans, as they came out to represent their respective teams Comilla Victorians and Sylhet Sixers at the toss today during the second day of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
First it was Towhid Hridoy, then the third umpire, who made an incorrect call which led to David Warner’s dismissal.
It was a rather dull start to the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League both on and off the field with no flashy opening
Ravi Bopara wishes luck to the rest of the bowlers in BPL upon De Villiers’s imminent arrival.
With a majority of the franchises already having picked players outside the draft and retained a few from the previous season, the players' draft of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League at a Dhaka hotel yesterday lost some of its charm.
The sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will very likely be deferred to early 2019 because it is likely to clash with the general elections,
The sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will very likely be deferred to early 2019 because it will probably clash with the general elections tentatively set to be held in December 2018
The next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will allow four foreign players in the playing eleven per match as opposed to the five that participated in the 2017 edition of the T20 league.
