From Perth to Antigua, a visible gulf in quality
This week, what Yashasvi Jaiswal did at Perth and what the Bangladesh batters failed to do in Antigua could be enough to realise why the two countries are on opposite sides of the spectrum in Test cricket.
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Leadership gaps hamper BCB operations
Faruque Ahmed was officially announced as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on 21 August. Yet, just two months in, governance issues are already surfacing within the board. While former president Nazmul Hassan Papon ran operations like a one-man show, Faruque appears to be centralising operations similarly, as seen in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy situation.
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A two-fold challenge for Shanto
Bangladesh’s all-format captain Najmul Hossain Shanto expressed a wish to step down from captaincy after the ongoing South Africa Test series, the first match of which the Tigers lost by seven wickets in Mirpur last week and the final game to be played in Chattogram from tomorrow.
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Batting debacles: A continuing headache
Batting debacles are a regularity in Bangladesh cricket and they appear to be happening more frequently in recent times.
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Miraz blossoming into big-role player
Miraz has been involved in all three latest fightbacks with the bat in Tests after a top-order collapse.
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A fresh reality check on old T20I shortcomings
The third T20I between Bangladesh and India on Saturday in Hyderabad was a dead rubber, with the hosts already up by 2-0 in the series. From a Bangladeshi perspective, the main point of interest in the match was whether the Tigers could put on an improved showing, especially on the batting front.
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Siraj’s humble beginnings continue to inspire locals
On Friday, on a visit to the First Lancer Ground in Hyderabad’s Syed Nagar area, the hub for cricket in the locality, this correspondent came across Jayed Khan, a young fast bowler with dreams of making it big as a cricketer.
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Much learning left as Tigers try to find Miraz’s role
It rained in Hyderabad yesterday afternoon, a day before the third and final T20I between Bangladesh and India, but soon it ebbed away giving way to sunshine, although not for very long.
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August 5, 2021
Youngsters hold their nerve
Youngsters Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan showed nerves of steel to propel Bangladesh from a difficult situation to their second successive win against Australia in the five-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.
July 12, 2021
Messi’s leadership finds its mark
A nervy atmosphere had gripped the final moments of the Copa America final but as soon as the clock had stopped, Lionel Messi sank to his knees, his fists pumping the air as teammates rushed in to plunge into euphoria alongside him.
July 9, 2021
Mahmudullah thrives in spite of role
Mahmudullah Riyad’s Test career might be seeing a reversal of fortunes after a determined century against Zimbabwe was instrumental to Bangladesh being able to reverse their own fate in the ongoing one-off Test at Harare.
June 26, 2021
Sohan’s time to break through
Nurul Hasan Sohan’s form this season in the Bangabandhu Premier Division League saw him earn a well-deserved call-up for the national team in all three formats for their upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, but given the lack of faith from the selectors in the past, question remains whether Sohan’s present form can make a difference this time.
May 26, 2021
Mushy’s calm prevails in the storm
With a cyclone hovering over the Bay of Bengal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s most experienced batsman in ODIs with the greatest number of matches under his belt, battled and steered his team through a very different kind of storm, finding the calm and assurance that Bangladesh most needed from his bat. Mushfiqur’s 127-ball 125, while running out of partners, accounted for more than half the team’s runs and helped the Tigers post a challenging 246 after electing to bat first.
May 11, 2021
Mash’s success in absence of governing philosophy
That Bangladesh cricket is resigned to talking about individuals over team building and governing ideas of their cricket speaks to the greater culture now omnipresent over the course of a decade or so but is more prominent across the last few years.
May 4, 2021
A Test spirit governed by fear
There was no display of effort, perseverance or mental grind befitting of Test cricket by the Tigers in their defeat to Sri Lanka in the second Test in Kandy yesterday, and the sphere of their failures has a lot more to it than the margin of defeat inflicted by the hosts.
April 16, 2021
Miraz going for bored out?
The Bangladesh spinners have time and again failed to make any real impact in matches, especially in the longest format, when the pitches are not conducive to spin. With no real variations to keep batsmen guessing, spinners regurgiate the 'tagline' of maintaining line and length, but to what extent it works in their favour, remains a big question.
March 19, 2021
‘The record shows that we have to do things differently’
The most important facet in all of Bangladesh’s major victories in international cricket is that the whole team contributed, no matter the size.
February 16, 2021
Owning up and correcting the process is the only way forward
Dark clouds are hovering above Bangladesh Cricket for the past few days following the whitewash inflicted on the Tigers by the West Indies.
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