Ekush Tapader

Ekush Tapader

Fans frustrated as BCB reimposes food and drink ban at Mirpur

Several fans expressed dismay at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday after discovering that food and water brought from outside was no longer permitted inside the venue -- a reversal of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) earlier decision that had allowed it for just one match.

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Shanto’s quiet protest?

Shanto didn’t lash out. He didn’t name names. But his departure is a loud, unmissable protest.

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SCC’s track record demands bold approach

Bangladesh last played a Test in Colombo in 2017 -- at the P Sara Oval -- celebrating their 100th Test with a historic win over Sri Lanka.

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Whispers of a golden return

That’s a question only time will answer. But there are other pressing questions we can’t ignore.

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‘This kind of passionate fanbase doesn’t exist in Canada’

Canada-based midfielder Shamit Shome is set to make his Bangladesh debut in the Asian Cup Qualifier against Singapore on June 10. The 26-year-old, born to Sylheti parents, follows in the footsteps of Jamal Bhuiyan and Hamza Choudhury as another expatriate embracing his roots.

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Shamit’s fluent Bengali stuns, will his game do the same?

A few expatriates have made their way into Bangladesh football in recent times, with Canada-based Shamit Shome being the latest addition after England-based Hamza Choudhury, Fahamedul Islam from Italy, Finland-based Tarik Kazi, and Denmark-based Jamal Bhuiyan.

2m ago

A dilapidated league and the widening cracks in Bangladesh cricket

For any structure – a physical one like a skyscraper or an abstract one like Bangladesh cricket – the most important part is its foundation as once the foundation crumbles the structure is bound to come crashing down.

5m ago

From ‘fun cricket’ to the hit format

I In 2007 as the inaugural edition was about to start, Twenty20s were still widely viewed as the ‘fun’ version of cricket. Its reputation as the ‘fun’ version, prompted the ‘serious’ cricketers to distance themselves from it. Perhaps seeing something like a ‘bowl out’ decide the fate of tied matches inclined them to stay away from such frivolity.

1y ago
November 3, 2023
November 3, 2023

Cricket heals wounds of partition

After six defeats in seven games, Bangladesh have become a non-factor in the ongoing ODI World Cup. The Tigers have two matches left in the competition, both of which have turned into dead rubbers. The Bangladesh team, weighed down by consecutive defeats, have already surrendered to reality and have further reverted into their shells.

October 30, 2023
October 30, 2023

A short trip back home amid World Cup catastrophe

Just like the huge gulf in the performance of the Bangladesh and the Indian cricket teams, the differences in the communication systems on either side of the border is also a disparaging sight for a Bangladeshi

October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023

Quiet celebration of cricket in Dalai Lama’s den

Seeing people going about their lives in a nonchalant manner right beside the gorgeous Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, makes it hard to believe that a global tournament like the World Cup is taking place inside the venue.

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

World Cup first, job second for young Bangladeshi fan

Usually, only the employers exercise the right to add conditions before offering a job. The job seekers don’t get to give conditions, at least not in Bangladesh. In that sense, Bangladesh cricket fan Fahim Rahman definitely stands out. He had joined his current workplace two years ago on the condition that he would be granted a 40-day leave to watch the cricket World Cup in 2023.

May 20, 2023
May 20, 2023

‘Everything at this level is about mindset’

Bangladesh's fast-bowling department has been a revelation, with the Tigers enjoying the luxury of an extended crop of promising pacers that have started to win games for Bangladesh at home and, most noticeably, in foreign conditions. Overseeing the pace-bowling brigade is legendary South Africa pacer Allan Donald, who spoke with The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader about the changes he has seen in the pacers' skillset as well as mindset while giving inside into what had done the trick for over the past 12 months. The excerpts are below:

April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023

‘They don’t know which way it’s going to spin’

Jake Lintott has been instrumental for Mohammedan Sporting Club in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League. The English left-arm wrist spinner played a pivotal role in the Black and Whites qualifying for the Super League stage following a lousy start -- that included four defeats in first five outings.

March 4, 2023
March 4, 2023

Wellington to Dhaka: English couple completes cricket journey 

English couple Nige Swinbank and Helen Swinbank’s latest cricketing journey has brought them to Bangladesh just days after they witnessed England’s one-run defeat against New Zealand in Wellington.

March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023

I kept dreaming of another chance: Rony

Bangladesh opener Rony Talukdar's stellar run in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League for the Rangpur Riders earned him a comeback to the Tigers T20I squad gearing up to face England in the three-match series next week.

January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023

BPL and the slippery pole trouble

Back when the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) rolled out in 2012, the idea of a franchise-based T20 league was not yet conceived by the Pakistan Cricket Board, and they did have the means to turn it into reality due to various reasons.

January 9, 2023
January 9, 2023

‘Bangladesh is very close to my heart’

English cricketer Robin Das caught the attention of fans worldwide when he, a then 19-year-old, came onto the field as a substitute fielder in place of Matthew Potts in the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s in June last year.