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.
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October 2, 2024
Women’s cricket poised to match the hype
A huge mark-up in cash rewards has already turned the ninth edition of the tournament into a landmark event in women’s sports in general.
September 27, 2024
An all-rounder like no other in T20Is
Shakib Al Hasan, a name that has been synonymous with the Bangladesh cricket team in all three formats for almost 18 years, called time on his T20I career yesterday at a press conference in Kanpur ahead of today’s second and final Test against hosts India, pulling down the curtain on an illustrious international career in the shortest format.
September 21, 2024
Bowlers weighed down by batters’ deadweight
Claiming that the second day of the Chennai Test between Bangladesh and India yesterday was almost evenly matched may seem absurd, but this notion is not totally out of place, at least in one department.
September 18, 2024
A Test of optimism against the Indian Goliath
India are unbeaten in home Test series since 2013, having won 17 straight Test series at home -- a world record -- drawing seven Tests, losing four and winning a staggering 40 home Tests in this period.
September 7, 2024
Miraz stepping out of Shakib's shadow
The recent Pakistan series could prove to be the juncture that cricket historians later point to as the moment when Miraz eclipsed Shakib in the race, at least in the red-ball format.
August 26, 2024
Bangladesh’s Tiger-like hunt in Pindi
On Sunday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh side presented one such spectacle when they defeated Pakistan in a Test match for the very first time.
August 25, 2024
Mushfiqur scales Asian summit
Mushfiqur yesterday reached another such mountaintop in the first of two Tests against hosts Pakistan, becoming the first Bangladesh player to score a Test century in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka -- hence conquering the Asian summit.
June 28, 2024
A triumph soaked in tears
The sight of South African cricketers lying on the ground, distraught, with their eyelids struggling to hold back tears after they failed to cross the final hurdle before the final once again, had become an enduring image of Protea cricket.
June 25, 2024
Slowly shedding the 'Chokers' tag?
The stage was set for another classic South African choke in an ICC event when they took on West Indies in a virtual knockout fixture in the Super Eight stage of the ICC T20 World Cup yesterday in Antigua.
June 23, 2024
Another day to forget for Shakib and Tigers
Bangladesh were the inferior side on display throughout the match and unsurprisingly suffered a 50-run drubbing.
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