Abdullah Al Mehdi

‘Culture never formed where selectors explain to players’

The 29-year-old allrounder -- with 80 international matches under his belt -- opened up about the issue on how he processed the explosive remark made by the chief selector recently.

3d ago

Litton’s litmus test on form and new role

Called back into the ODI squad, the 30-year-old returns with greater responsibilities to bear.

2w ago

Galle, Mushfiqur, and another statement 

Mushfiqur Rahim is playing only one format -- Test.

3w ago

Long-term planning or short-term thinking?

Is BCB building a team for the future, or simply reacting to the present?

1m ago

Taskin leaves for England to consult ankle specialist

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed left for England yesterday to consult an ankle specialist regarding the Achilles injury that ruled him out of the ongoing Test series against Zimbabwe..Taskin is scheduled to consult Doctor James Calder, a renowned specialist in treating Achilles Tendinopathy,

2m ago

Hriody suspension altered again as BCB caves in to players' pressure

The circus surrounding the way the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) handled the suspension episode of Mohammedan captain Towhid Hridoy gathered further wind on Friday.

2m ago

Selectors ‘hoping’ Bijoy card works this time

While Bijoy's return may look like a one-off decision, it appears the selectors are willing to give this chapter a few more pages.

2m ago

‘As long as I’m fit, I’ll play Tests’

PSL beckons but Rana’s ambition lay in Test cricket which he divulged during an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi yesterday

3m ago
August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020

The end of Barca’s super club era?

“I hope some good comes of this,” Barcelona defender Gerard Pique had said after his team’s 8-2 mauling against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. That it was not just another 3-1 or 4-2 defeat was perhaps something Pique hoped Barcelona could learn from. He summed it up with ‘we’ve hit rock bottom’, which implies that there really is no way left to go but up.

July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020

Shakib, in his own genre of self-isolation

“There has been criticism of him not training here and going off to the IPL and things like that, but Shakib [Al Hasan] does his talking on the field.

July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020

A matter of livelihood for domestic cricketers

“I feel the situation will improve little by little but if you think that things should resume when situation becomes very good, by that time cricketers won’t be able to survive,” Shamsur Rahman Shuvo said while talking to The Daily Star when asked about the difficulty that the pandemic has brought.

July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020

A clear picture for resumption

“Don’t know when we will be able to play Test match again,” star batsman Mushfiqur Rahim tweeted alongside a picture of the second Test between England and the West Indies on Monday night.

July 14, 2020
July 14, 2020

‘What a game of cricket’

When Shannon Gabriel walked off the field after his five-for on the fifth and final day of the Southampton Test, helping bowl England out for 313 for a chase of 200 for the Windies, there was no cheering crowd to give him an apt send-off back to the dressing room.

July 10, 2020
July 10, 2020

Asia Cup postponement to put BCB’s resumption plans on hold?

Words have been exchanged between relevant boards, at least through the media, with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) media director saying yesterday that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s announcement of the cancellation of the Asia Cup, holds no weight.

July 8, 2020
July 8, 2020

Test of the new normal

The eyes of the cricketing world will be focused on Southampton today when England take on the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl in what will be the first international cricket series since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic more than three months ago.

July 5, 2020
July 5, 2020

Messi must be wondering what he did wrong

Lionel Messi trudged off alone down the tunnel as the game against Atletico Madrid ended 2-2, the result extinguishing any realistic chance for Barcelona to win the title.

July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020

Cricket idle, should cricketers be too?

What has gone on till now regarding the resumption of cricketing activities in Bangladesh is understandable, given context.

June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020

Resumption scenarios different for Bangladesh

Novak Djokovic on Tuesday said he was “deeply sorry”. After all, he had set in motion the chaos during an ill-fated Adria Tour -- a tournament he himself organised through his foundation -- which acquainted tennis with the realities of the current pandemic.