Mohammad Ashraful
All-stars converge, rolling back the years
Three of Bangladesh’s finest cricketing talents caught up with each other at the heart of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday, ahead of a Bangladesh Premier League fixture between Rangpur Riders and Khulna Tigers. Rangpur Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was busy with his side’s bowling coach Mohammad Rafique when former captain Mohammad Ashraful, now working as a TV analyst, decided to catch up with his former national teammates. Photos: Firoz Ahmed
Playing unfit Mashrafe is ‘belittling the tournament’, says Ashraful
“I feel that it’s belittling the tournament. This kind of tournament is watched all over the world," Ashraful said
Bangladesh cricket stuck in its old ways: Ashraful
Four matches into Bangladesh’s campaign in the ICC ODI World Cup, the pre-tournament optimism surrounding the Tigers has all but withered away.
I do not hope to return to the national team: Ashraful
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said that he does not harbour any hopes of returning to Bangladesh colours and said that he is planning to retire from cricket after playing for another one or two seasons.
Ashraful proud to play a charity T20 game for Lashings World XI
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful is set to feature for the Lashings World XI alongside former international cricketers in a charity T20 game against Letchworth Garden City Cricket Club in England today.
Ashraful reminisces Eid memories
Eid brings joy and happiness and teaches everyone to make sacrifices. Due to professional commitments, cricketers often have to miss out on the company of near ones on special days such as Eid.
Ashraful blasts ‘pathetic’ domestic pitches
Former Bangladesh skipper Mohammed Ashraful did not subscribe to the theory that Bangladesh lacked power-hitters due to physique or muscles, opining that such abilities could only be honed through a proper process.
Can’t win without ‘game-changers’, Ashraful opines
“We don’t have someone like Rovman Powell and that made the difference,” former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said as he summed up the Tigers’ 35-run defeat in the second T20I against the West Indies in Dominica on Sunday.
Can man-in-form Liton deliver in the Windies?
The last time Bangladesh toured the West Indies, the visitors were bundled out for their lowest-ever total of 43 runs in Antigua, the venue where they will begin their Caribbean mission this time with the first Test.
Shakib-led Bangladesh make history yet again
Bangladesh are set to embark on a month-long tour in the West Indies this month to test their skills in all three formats against the home side, once an undisputed powerhouse of the game.
Rafique, Pilot, Bashar unforgettable in Tigers’ first Test ‘victory’
Bangladesh are set to embark on a month-long tour in the West Indies this month to test their skills in all three formats against the home side, once an undisputed powerhouse of the game.
Ashraful just cannot stop scoring in England
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful continues his superb spell of form for Lullington Park Cricket Club in the ongoing season of England’s Minor County cricket league.
Ashraful enjoying cricket in England
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful scored a hundred in England. Upon hearing the news, the first thing that instantly pops to the mind of any ardent Bangladesh cricket fan is the heroics of the right-hander in Cardiff, 17 years back.
‘Franchise-based leagues are hurting the ODI format’
The sustainability of ODI cricket has been questioned after a number of legends of the game termed the format obsolete in the modern era.
Beep test results mostly positive
The first round of beep tests for Bangladesh domestic players yielded positive results at the indoor stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Although most players passed the beep test, there were some notable failures. Batsman Mohammad Ashraful, all-rounder Nasir Hossain, left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, Elias Sunny and Arafat Sunny fell short of the required score of 11.
Tigers’ World Cup Stripes: Ashraful’s World Cup anecdote
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Undoubtedly one of the most talented cricketers to have emerged in Bangladesh’s cricket history, Mohammad Ashraful has singlehandedly led Bangladesh to numerous victories.
Mash and Ash - the coming together
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza shared a light moment with former teammate Mohammad Ashraful during the opening fixture of the Bangladesh Premier League.
Ashraful back where it started
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.
Ashraful to make BPL return with Chittagong Vikings
Mohammad Ashraful, who was made available for selection in the BPL players’ draft has been picked up by Chattogram outfit Chittagong Vikings.
