Will the success against Pakistan put Faruque in a difficult position regarding the decision to remove Hathurusingha from his role?
“By far, this is our best Test series victory and Test performance,” said an excited Bashar soon after Bangladesh recorded a historic first-ever series win over Pakistan with a six-wicket victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi today.
The 29-year-old became the first batter to have scored three centuries as a number 6 or 7 batter after coming in to bat with the team’s score below 50 runs, and in this regard, he must thank Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Hasan Mahmud.
Nazmul Hassan Papon’s long reign at Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) came to an end yesterday when he resigned as president of the country’s most coveted sports body, paving the way for former captain Faruque Ahmed to assume the lead role.
No shortage of excitement, tension, and twists with the semifinals spot at stake: one could not have expected more drama than what unfolded during an absorbing T20 World Cup Super Eights contest between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Saint Vincent yesterday.
We all hope the year 2024 will be a better one for Bangladesh sports.
Fahim acknowledges the team's potential under Shanto's leadership but questions the wisdom of persisting with Shakib.
Who is to blame for the unpleasant episode between the two stalwarts?
Bangladesh cricket fans can hardly wait for today's auspicious occasion when the Tigers start their Asia Cup T20 final against India at their beloved cricket ground in Mirpur. As usual there is a wide range of issues, from daily sufferings to major political topics, to discuss but apparently all those have taken a back seat as the country's sports-loving people have been gripped by cricket fever.
"Ha! Tickets? I doubt whether even I'll be able to get in or not!" a leading cricketer spoke into his phone yesterday, one would assume jokingly, after being asked to provide tickets for tomorrow's Asia Cup T20 final while he was relaxing after training at the Mirpur Indoor.
Is Mahmudullah Riyad's batting suited to T20 cricket? The once-burning question has probably become a foolish one now. The elegant right-hander has so far scored 7, 36 not out, 23 and 22 in the ongoing Asia Cup T20; from a statistical viewpoint the numbers may not set the world alight, but the impact of his last three innings in Bangladesh's progress to the final of the regional event has been immense.
Mahmudullah Riyad slid across the green grass immediately after smacking the winning boundary, his teammates ran towards him from the dressing room and leapt upon him. That was followed by the players, including captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, and officials embracing each other amidst deafening roars from the stands. The celebration was unbound as the Tigers came out from their self-imposed shell of keeping themselves in check after winning matches.
He was ruled out of the tournament due to injury the previous day but young pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman
It is a little surreal that a country that has little or no history of
The roaring fans saw their beloved Tigers create another bit of history in their favourite den last night. Sabbir Rahman's career best and well-composed 80-run knock was ably aided by intelligent bowling to secure a maiden T20 win against Sri Lanka and kept the home team's hopes of playing the Asia Cup final alive.
Even in the shortest version of the game there are small battles within the big battle. It will be interesting to see how a misfiring Sri Lankan line-up batting
Bangladesh's bowling proved to be too good to handle for UAE last night at Mirpur as the hosts bounced back from their defeat against India in the first
When Bangladesh takes on UAE in their second Asia Cup T20 match this evening at Mirpur, nothing but a comprehensive win would be expected from the Tigers. The question is whether Bangladesh are clear favourites against the ICC Associate Member country in the T20 format. The defeat against India in the opener is not the reason behind that question; it is not as if all is lost following the 45-run loss.
