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?
A sublime innings by a fortunate Rohit Sharma condemned Bangladesh to a 45-run loss in the Asia Cup T20 in Mirpur last night. It might have been different as the normally T20-reticent Tigers sprang off the blocks with their pacers, who responded brilliantly on a green pitch at Mirpur in the opener to
There are very few who would have foreseen Mahmudullah Riyad going to Australia-New Zealand last year and scoring the first hundred for Bangladesh in World Cups,
Tamim Iqbal returned home from UAE along with two other national cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim yesterday with some sweet memories
Leading the team to its best finish in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, receiving the player-of-the-tournament award and getting a chance to lead the world eleven were all overshadowed by the event that took place when Bangladesh Under-19s captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz reached his home city Khulna late on Tuesday afternoon.
Captain Shimron Hetmyer, along with his teammates, rushed to the boundary rope even though they were still one
The venue of the home of cricket in Mirpur is nothing new. Neither are the West Indies an unknown opponent. The statistics also speak in Bangladesh's favour, but as the junior Tigers are going to play their first semifinal of the the ICC Under-19 World Cup today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, everybody was relishing the biggest challenge ahead for Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Co.
Nazmul Hossain continued his impressive form with a swashbuckling unbeaten hundred, took a stunning catch and produced a spectacular fast throw from point to initiate a run out to help Bangladesh secure an emphatic 114-run victory against Scotland in their second ICC Under-19 World Cup group match at the Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox's Bazar yesterday.
“He is special.” That was how chief selector Faruque Ahmed rated Nazmul Hossain's unbeaten hundred against Scotland in the second group match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup here yesterday.
The joys of youth were very evident at the Bangladesh U-19s training session at the practice ground of the Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox's Bazar yesterday. The high-flying home players were cracking jokes and having fun whenever they got a chance and did not hesitate to exchange smiles with the media people ahead of today's ICC Under-19 World Cup match against Scotland.
He loves to eat sandwiches and burgers but now he is unable to treat himself to his two favourite snacks. It is hard to regulate the rice intake during lunch or dinner and sometimes he cannot resist the temptation and is caught catch red-handed by team officials. His favourite meal of chicken? That too is restricted. Bangladesh Under-19s' well-built opener Pinak Ghosh however has no complaints because even at the age of 17 he knows that one should sacrifice the small things in life to fulfil a big dream.
