Two umpiring debuts and an unspoken truth
Why the starkly different reactions to the same occurrence, you may ask. And the answer is painfully obvious, hidden in plain sight but remains unspoken.
2w ago
Typical move but under a misconception
Bangladesh are set to host Zimbabwe next month for what seems like the umpteenth time, a series that from the host team’s point of view is an opportunity to work out some kinks before the all-important ICC Twenty World Cup in June.
3w ago
Bangladesh regressing to ground zero in Tests
As the dust settles on Bangladesh’s 2-0 humiliation in the home Test series against Sri Lanka, the state of the country’s domestic red-ball cricket has once again become a hot topic.
1m ago
Contradiction even in assessment!
Bangladesh team’s assistant coach Nic Pothas yesterday said the Test team’s batting unit is going through a rebuilding stage and everyone needs to remain patient, a statement that contradicts what other important figures of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had said in the days prior.
1m ago
‘Overplayed’ Shoriful at risk of breaking down?
When the Bangladesh team began their two-day training ahead of the first Test in Sylhet, pacer Shoriful Islam was in Dhaka, with the physicians trying to determine whether he was fit enough to play the match.
1m ago
A Test side lacking Test mindset
In the Sylhet Test, Sri Lanka didn’t outplay Bangladesh because they had more experience, instead they outdid the hosts because of their superior mindset.
1m ago
Test cricket: A relic that refuses to perish
The ability to evolve has saved Test cricket from the doom people have been envisioning for over a century.
1m ago
A rivalry without a cause
This rivalry between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka could be called vain, superficial or even ridiculous as it’s not based on some deep-rooted animosity between the two countries
2m ago
February 13, 2024
Can Lipu’s committee overcome the invisible hand?
For years, there have been murmurs about the selection panel not having complete freedom to choose the players that they want.
February 10, 2024
Sports, politics and the ugly by-product
Ideally, sports and politics should never mix, but inevitably, sports and politics always mix.
January 30, 2024
Tests: A format that refuses to die
When did Test cricket first start dying?
January 20, 2024
BPL: A league without a purpose
“You are starting a tournament that if you open your mind and then think big, [it could] probably [be] the best tournament in the world. Every cricketer [will say], ‘Listen, between February and March, I want to play in the BPL.”
January 18, 2024
Great waste of immense potential
For a good few years in the last decade, two young players were regarded as the next big things in Bangladesh cricket's white-ball formats: Nasir Hossain and Sabbir Rahman.
January 12, 2024
SA, WI scapegoats in ‘death’ of Tests?
Going by the collective outcry of the cricket fraternity around the world, led by former Australia captain Steve Waugh, it seems that the people running the game in South Africa have just landed the final blow in the gruesome murder of Test cricket.
January 6, 2024
Bangladesh’s U-19 obsession and its consequence
Which of these two countries are more successful in age-level cricket, India or Bangladesh?
December 26, 2023
Thought process threatens progress
The year 2023 has been a ‘colourful’ one for Bangladesh, in the most literal sense, as they have spent most of their time playing in the red-and-green jersey and have donned the all-white one on only four occasions.
December 25, 2023
The ODI bubble bursts in 2023
2023 has been Bangladesh's busiest ever year in ODIs. They have played 32 matches as part of six bilateral series – four at home and two away– and taken part in the Asia Cup in August-September and the ICC World Cup in October-November.
December 23, 2023
Time to put Powerplay to use
For the past five years, New Zealand have been Bangladesh's most gracious hosts in international cricket.
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