Chandika Hathurusingha
Sujon takes a sly dig at Hathurusingha
Bangladesh Cricket Board director Khaled Mahmud Sujon has said he does not want to be associated with the national team anymore in the future.
Contradiction even in assessment!
Bangladesh team’s assistant coach Nic Pothas yesterday said the Test team’s batting unit is going through a rebuilding stage and everyone needs to remain patient, a statement that contradicts what other important figures of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had said in the days prior.
Bangladesh have 'high expectations' for Sri Lanka Test series
Bangladesh finished last in the 2021-2023 World Test Championship, winning just one of their 12 matches.
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.
‘I felt Hathurusingha wanted to do a bit of dictatorship’
In Bangladesh cricket, team director appears to be a role only required in away series or major tournaments. Thus, Khaled Mahmud is now a former team director. He saw how the team fared in last year's ODI World Cup. The former national team captain in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star's Abdullah Al Mehdi, talked about recent controversy regarding things said in the World Cup probe report, his own role and about head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.
A Fizzy conundrum
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was focused on helping an out-of-form Mustafizur Rahman come back to life in training at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday. The left-arm pacer had an abysmal T20I series against the Lankans as he conceded 42, 42, and 47 runs in the three matches respectively while bagging just two wickets at an economy rate of 10.91 which did little to justify his pedigree as a white-ball specialist. Photos: BCB
‘Tigers in a position to change history’
A first-time T20I series win against Sri Lanka beckons Bangladesh going into the third and final T20I at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. Having drawn the series level with an eight-wicket win in the second match, coach Chandika Hathurusingha found plenty to be pleased about, especially on top-order approach and death bowling.
Soumya and Liton ‘put their hands up’ on getting approach wrong in first T20I
Coach Hathurusingha said, “It’s not about this pair but correcting what we have done wrong in the past.
Hathurusingha claims being misrepresented: BCB
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury told The Daily Star on Monday that national team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha claimed to have been “misrepresented” in an interview published on ESPNcricinfo on Sunday.
Liton has his work cut out to recover consistency
Despite not being completely out of runs, the manner of Liton's dismissals over the past few months have been a concern for the Bangladesh team management. With major tournaments such as Asia Cup and the World Cup to come, Liton's form is a big area of dependency for the Tigers as a strong start from the top-order is required when wickets favour batters.
'No rivalry against SL, Afghanistan'
The Nidahas Trophy, where Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in a tempestuous encounter to move into the final, has been a talking point in South Asian cricket since 2018, and Hathurusingha was the coach of the Lankan team at that time, having just defected from the Bangladesh dugout. But the coach simply brushed aside any notion of any lingering rivalry
Shakib expects lots of runs in Asia Cup
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan expects his team to do well in the upcoming Asia Cup. However, the all-rounder said he would be taking every match separately rather than putting any specific target for his team to achieve in the tournament.
Backups’ training in sync with Tigers’ needs
A backup is never just a backup. The training of the nine cricketers at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, who have been kept as backup options with the upcoming World Cup in mind, is well-integrated to the needs of the national team, as per head coach Chandika Hathurusingha's instructions.
Roquibul asked for ‘explanation’ following comments on Hathurusingha
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today held a discussion with BCB chief match referee Roquibul Hasan to ask for an explanation regarding his criticism of the board’s recruitment of head coach Chandika Hathurusingha in a recent interview. However, comments made in another interview which was released this evening is now stirring things up.
Forward-thinking approach in Asia Cup squad-selection
Bangladesh's Asia Cup squad was named yesterday with youngster Tanzid Hasan Tamim the only new face. There were some interesting picks by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and, by and large, the selection was based on forward-thinking, done after discussions with both the team management, head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, and newly appointed ODI skipper Shakib Al Hasan.
Why the pause?
Bangladesh team continued their training camp yesterday with the players going through the gears, doing endurance training along with some fielding exercises. There was even a specific drill for spinners that caught the media's interest.
Critical decisions due before final call
It will be interesting to see whether the criteria of the team-selection would eventually boil down to personal preferences, team combination or the need of experience. The selectors are thus in for an anxious ride in prioritising their agendas
Training camp for Asia Cup in early August
Bangladesh national cricket team will begin their Asia Cup preparations with the official training camp expected to start in the second week of August.
Hathurusingha's bitter experience in Australia
Hathurusingha left Bangladesh recently after the series against Afghanistan and is expected to be back for the start of training camp by July 30. But his vacation in Australia couldn’t have started any worse.
