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
January 18, 2017
January 18, 2017

Watered-down pitch raises no eyebrows

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media committee chairman Jalal Yunus yesterday confirmed that there was an issue with watering the side wickets of the Basin Reserve during the first Test involving Bangladesh and hosts New Zealand.

January 18, 2017
January 18, 2017

Injury-beset Tigers back in Christchurch

The Bangladesh cricket team returned to Christchurch yesterday, a city from where they started their demanding New Zealand tour nearly a month ago.

January 17, 2017
January 17, 2017

A few ruin the good done by many

Bangladesh turned what could have been a historic Test in New Zealand into a historic nightmare when they crashed to a seven-wicket defeat at the Basin Reserve in Wellington yesterday.

January 17, 2017
January 17, 2017

A lion among Tigers

You may not like his defensive captaincy; you may not rate him as a very good wicketkeeper but you simply cannot help but love and admire him for his unquestionable commitment to the cause of the team.

January 16, 2017
January 16, 2017

Wounded Tigers need calm

When Imrul Kayes picked up the lone fielder on the on-side while pulling Tim Southee in the first morning of the opening Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, the gut feeling was that he should be thrown into the Tasman Sea.

January 16, 2017
January 16, 2017

Tigers self-destruct after Imrul injury

Opener Imrul Kayes was stretchered off the ground with pain after scoring 24 in an opening stand of 46 with Tamim Iqbal and his departure sparked a Bangladesh second-innings collapse in the final session on the fourth day of the opening Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve today.

January 15, 2017
January 15, 2017

Mushy injured again?

Mushfiqur Rahim is now in a spot of bother with all those injuries and niggles. After scoring a superb 159 in a magnificent 359-run

January 15, 2017
January 15, 2017

Resolute Kiwis still 303 runs adrift

After Bangladesh declared at 595 for the loss of 8 wickets one hour into the third morning of the opening Test against New Zealand at

January 14, 2017
January 14, 2017

Shakib, Mushy roar like never before

We have so many streets in Dhaka or elsewhere in the country with names that invoke little interest about the story behind it. What about naming a street 359 SM Road?

January 13, 2017
January 13, 2017

Windy even for Wellington

Tamim Iqbal was very much correct to say that had it been any other ground in the cricket world the game could not have been played