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 8, 2017
January 8, 2017

Time to stop the rot

It is a dead rubber in the context of the T20I series but for Bangladesh the third game at the Bay Oval against New Zealand today is one last opportunity for them to come out of that defeatist cycle going into a more demanding assignment -- the two-Test series.

January 8, 2017
January 8, 2017

'Finally creating chances'

Creating chances and losing opportunities are perhaps the two most popular slogans of the Bangladesh cricket team in their away

January 7, 2017
January 7, 2017

A farmer and pilot

Asaduzzaman is a farmer. The 37-year-old is actually a successful Bangladeshi farmer in New Zealand. He grows kiwifruit, which is

January 7, 2017
January 7, 2017

Mash rues lack of discipline

Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is closing in on something he has not been familiar with for the last two years. He is only a game away

January 7, 2017
January 7, 2017

Tigers wilt in T20Is too

It was yet another day out in the middle for the Tigers and yet another heavy defeat for them. The latest one -- a 47-run defeat

January 6, 2017
January 6, 2017

Tigers' chance to get even

A year ago when the first T20I was played at the Bay Oval, Sri Lanka ran New Zealand close before losing by three runs. This footnote

January 6, 2017
January 6, 2017

'We haven't played good cricket so far'

Sabbir Rahman is not only the most attacking batsman in the Tigers' ranks; he is also the fittest player. Watching him fielding at the

January 5, 2017
January 5, 2017

The pristine treasures of Lake Taupo

Our taxi driver Gazza made an interesting disclosure when we were waiting for the robot to turn green from red.

January 4, 2017
January 4, 2017

Mash rallies behind struggling Soumya

After being dropped in the last two ODIs, Soumya Sarkar returned to action in Bangladesh's first T20I against New Zealand at Mclean

January 4, 2017
January 4, 2017

'Yet to perform collectively'

When you are losing, it is not pleasing and to some extent turns monotonous when you are confronting the press after every defeat.