Al-Amin

A surreal series victory

It still feels surreal that Bangladesh have won their first-ever Test series against Pakistan 2-0 and that too on Pakistan soil.

9m ago

A statement victory for Tigers

There are so many heroes in Bangladesh’s first-ever Test win against Pakistan after 13 unsuccessful attempts. The only occasion the Tigers came close to winning before this was in Multan in 2003 when a portly Inzamamul Haq robbed them with an unbeaten 138 in the second innings, with Pakistan winning by one wicket.

9m ago

Blame the circus around Shahadat

With only 2.2 overs left before the Tea break on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand, Bangladesh were on the verge of going for a satisfying recess with an impressive score of 180-2 on the board.

1y ago

Can Aussies deny rampant India of home glory?

It will be a cup for India to lose when the grand final of the 2023 World Cup is staged at the imposing Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today. 

1y ago

Can Black Caps derail the Indian juggernaut?

As a perfect India team appear in the first semifinal of the 2023 World Cup against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today, a pertinent question would be if the Black Caps have any magic left in their tank to stop the rampant hosts from taking a bold step closer to winning the coveted trophy for a third time.

1y ago

BCB cannot just sit on WC debacle

Bangladesh cricket team returned home yesterday after a disastrous World Cup campaign in India where they were eliminated from the group stage with seven defeats against only two wins. 

1y ago

Shakib not winning any hearts

You simply cannot keep Shakib Al Hasan away from controversy.

1y ago

Tigers’ freefall not just the batters’ making

There was a lot of discussion in the Bangladesh camp about how to stop the slide ahead of the Pakistan game at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata yesterday.

1y ago
June 11, 2017
June 11, 2017

Tigers into semifinals

The fall of every Australian wicket and each boundary or six by the English batsmen was cheered on by the Tigers and millions of their

June 10, 2017
June 10, 2017

Tigers clinch famous win

Amazing! Unbelievable! The Tigers roared at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff in a more spectacular fashion than 12 years ago. This is called coming of age. They looked dead and buried when they were brought to their knees at 12 for three and then 33 for four, chasing New Zealand's 265 for eight in what was a potential quarterfinal of the Champions Trophy.

June 10, 2017
June 10, 2017

Bowlers up their game

When New Zealand came out to bat after winning the toss and raced to 46 for no loss in just seven overs, it looked like the Back Caps

June 9, 2017
June 9, 2017

Tigers' chance to keep the dream alive

When Bangladesh won a point against Australia in that abandoned game at The Oval on June 5, something they did not deserve, it

June 9, 2017
June 9, 2017

Tigers eager to pounce

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said that they are very excited ahead of their final group game against New Zealand at the

June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017

Elections: a study in contrast

It will be an election day in England today. Will it be the Conservatives staying in power or will Labour dethrone them? That is not

June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017

Cardiff then and now

Sophia Gardens is engraved in gold in Bangladesh's cricketing history. It was on this ground that Bangladesh pulled off a famous

June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017

'We'll be up there with Kiwis'

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal did not train at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff yesterday as he was rested to nurse a bruise on his right

June 7, 2017
June 7, 2017

'Another chance like the 2015 World Cup'

When Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was sitting beside Steven Smith, he looked the more disappointed of the two captains before the post-

June 6, 2017
June 6, 2017

Oval covered in green

During the opening game against England, the green shirts were quite visible amongst the dominating whites. However, when the Tigers returned to play Australia in their second Champions Trophy fixture yesterday, The Oval was practically painted green.