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Sports Adviser’s mild wake-up call for Faruque and Co

Yesterday, the most important figure in the country’s sports administration at the moment, youth and sports Adviser Asif Mahmud, openly spoke about the ‘haphazard’ manner in which the top brass of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), headed by president Faruque Ahmed, is running its operation -- a scenario that was technically impossible even a few months back.

3d ago

A half-cooked vintage ODI show

The ongoing three-match series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan has so far felt like looking inside a time capsule and finding a 50-over series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from the 90s in all its glory.

1w ago

Trying to turn BPL into a brand, again

"The more things change, the more they stay the same," a quote from French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr from the mid-1800s, comes to mind hearing the pre-tournament talks ahead of the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), set to begin on December 30.

2w ago

What next for Bangladesh’s golden girls?

As they say, it’s better to try and fail than to never try at all. This is the time for Bangladesh to try and climb up the ladder in women’s football globally.

2w ago

Time to promote Miraz up the order?

In Test cricket, Bangladesh have always blazed their own trail, usually down the wrong path, and followed processes that would beget blank stares and stunned looks in most other teams.

3w ago

The fallacy of Five Pillars and their fractured legacy

The masses had turned these five cricketers into icons, placed them above every other Bangladesh cricketer and showered them with all the love they could muster. But why?

1m ago

Shakib-less home Tests: A not so new reality

When it comes to Shakib Al Hasan, nothing is ever that straightforward.

1m ago

Hathurusingha came, saw and messed up, again

In his first tenure, Hathurusingha in a way made up for his rigid attitude with bold tactics. But this time, the boldness was missing. The once sharp tactician had turned into a meek coach, trying to do the bare minimum to safeguard his job.

1m ago
November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024

Sports Adviser’s mild wake-up call for Faruque and Co

Yesterday, the most important figure in the country’s sports administration at the moment, youth and sports Adviser Asif Mahmud, openly spoke about the ‘haphazard’ manner in which the top brass of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), headed by president Faruque Ahmed, is running its operation -- a scenario that was technically impossible even a few months back.

November 10, 2024
November 10, 2024

A half-cooked vintage ODI show

The ongoing three-match series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan has so far felt like looking inside a time capsule and finding a 50-over series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from the 90s in all its glory.

November 6, 2024
November 6, 2024

Trying to turn BPL into a brand, again

"The more things change, the more they stay the same," a quote from French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr from the mid-1800s, comes to mind hearing the pre-tournament talks ahead of the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), set to begin on December 30.

November 2, 2024
November 2, 2024

What next for Bangladesh’s golden girls?

As they say, it’s better to try and fail than to never try at all. This is the time for Bangladesh to try and climb up the ladder in women’s football globally.

October 26, 2024
October 26, 2024

Time to promote Miraz up the order?

In Test cricket, Bangladesh have always blazed their own trail, usually down the wrong path, and followed processes that would beget blank stares and stunned looks in most other teams.

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

The fallacy of Five Pillars and their fractured legacy

The masses had turned these five cricketers into icons, placed them above every other Bangladesh cricketer and showered them with all the love they could muster. But why?

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

Shakib-less home Tests: A not so new reality

When it comes to Shakib Al Hasan, nothing is ever that straightforward.

October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024

Hathurusingha came, saw and messed up, again

In his first tenure, Hathurusingha in a way made up for his rigid attitude with bold tactics. But this time, the boldness was missing. The once sharp tactician had turned into a meek coach, trying to do the bare minimum to safeguard his job.

October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024

Strike rate weighing Tigers down in T20Is

Low strike rates and an inability to clear the ropes more frequently have long been Bangladesh’s stumbling blocks in the shortest format.

October 8, 2024
October 8, 2024

Same story, different day: Tigers’ T20 woes re-exposed

In the last six years, captains have come and gone, players have been swapped and changed, multiple coaches have had a crack, but Bangladesh’s fate in T20Is has more or less remained the same.