Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Rony Talukdar -- all in very good form throughout the series as the Tigers already won the series 2-0 -- failed to make their mark in the final T20I at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Bangladesh opener Liton Das said he owed Tigers' opening success to a change in partner at the other end as both Liton and Rony Talukdar took the Ireland bowlers to the cleaners in Bangladesh's 77-run win at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday.
Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said today that he was in favour of giving a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to three cricketers—Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das and Mustafizur Rahman, for playing in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
Although Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha admitted the importance of playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Sri Lankan advocates prioritising playing for the country ahead of the T20 franchise league.
It appears that Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das will not be allowed to skip the upcoming Ireland Test from April 04, as far as Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon is concerned, after the two star cricketers applied for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the BCB in order to be present from the beginning of the Indian Premier League (IPL), slated to begin on March 31.
Mushfiqur Rahim’s sleek carnage was a sight to behold for the plush crowd attending the game at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. The batter got 100 off 60 deliveries, the fastest ODI ton by a Bangladesh batter and it hooked Liton Das as well.
Tamim Iqbal was the only wicket to fall, the Bangladesh skipper becoming a victim to Mark Adair’s direct throw on an ill-judged single.
Tamim Iqbal completed 15000 international runs before falling to a run-out.
BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus confirmed the news to the media as the two cricketers are willing to take a leave from the only Test against Ireland scheduled on April 4 in Mirpur.
Rony Talukdar and Shamim Hossain returned to the squad while Towhid Hridoy, Rejaur Rahman Raja, and Tanvir Islam received their maiden T20I call-up for the England series.
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha was not interested to talk about the Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal issue. He wanted to look forward to the future leadership of Liton Das and Mehidi Hasan Miraz. The 54-year-old veered away from those issues and in the build-up to the series asserted that Bangladesh would have the upper hand in the contest.
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha was not interested to talk about the Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal issue. He wanted to look forward to the future leadership of Liton Das and Mehidi Hasan Miraz. The 54-year-old veered away from those issues and in the build-up to the series asserted that Bangladesh would have the upper hand in the contest.
Liton Das played a blazing knock of 72 off 40 deliveries as Comilla Victorians inflicted the first defeat of the BPL season on leaders Sylhet Strikers with a five-wicket victory at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday night.
Bangladesh batter Liton Das's rise in international cricket continues as the 28-year-old now has climbed to 11th in the latest ICC Test batter's rankings which is the highest ever by any Bangladesh batter.
Evergreen India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin produced a player-of-the match performance during the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur and his efforts didn't go unnoticed as the veteran made significant gains on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men's Test Player Rankings.
India batter Virat Kohli gifted his jersey to Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz at the end of the second Test in Mirpur on Sunday.
Bangladesh opener Liton Das was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of 50 lakh rupees during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Kochi on Friday ahead of the 2023 season.
All three Bangladeshi cricketers -- Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, and Taskin Ahmed -- remained unsold while England all-rounder Sam Curran became the Indian Premier League's (IPL) most expensive ever buy in the players' auction in Kochi on Friday ahead of the 2023 season.
Batter Liton Das is one of four Bangladesh players to be included in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2023 mega auction.