‘Cricket in Bangladesh shouldn’t be Dhaka-centric’
Raja shared his views on the state of BPL, Bangladesh cricket, and more, in an interview with The Daily Star.
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‘I don’t want to confine myself to one format’
'I have the desire to represent Bangladesh across all three formats as I don’t want to confine myself to a particular format'
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Ingenuity behind Shoriful blooming
The 22-year-old left-arm pacer spoke about his game among other things with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star during an interview.
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Shoriful hopes to carry over BPL form into T20 World Cup
Shoriful is leading the wicket-takers list in this year’s BPL, having taken 22 wickets in 12 matches at an average of just 15.86.
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‘I have no complaints, nor am I disappointed in myself’
Jaker Ali Anik came to the fore when he smashed three consecutive hundreds in the 2022-23 Bangladesh Cricket League, ending up as the leading run-getter of the tournament. The 25-year-old is one of the handful of local cricketers who have been able to show glimpses in the ongoing and the previous Bangladesh Premier League season for Comilla Victorians. Anik, whose exclusion from the Bangladesh T20 squad for the upcoming Sri Lanka series led to Comilla head coach Mohammad Salahuddin criticising the selection process, spoke about how playing for Bangladesh 'A' team and High-Performance team had helped his game and the way Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan had an influence on him along with a few other topics during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily...
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Aliss’ rocky ride to national team
Aliss Al Islam talked about his journey and experience during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
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Shanto’s dream comes true
“One of my dreams came true,” said Najmul Hossain Shanto as he expressed his initial reaction after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declared him as the all-format captain yesterday.
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‘Good players on good wickets will lead to good cricket’
'When you put good players on good wickets you will get to see some good T20 cricket.'
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November 14, 2021
Players watch
Looking back at the journey of the ICC T20 World Cup, not many would disagree that the two finalists -- New Zealand and Australia -- are the most deserving teams to lift the trophy, which for either side would be a first T20 World Cup triumph.
November 13, 2021
Tigers’ chance to learn from Pak’s T20 quest
From lying on the ICU bed for two days after suffering a severe chest infection to smashing a blistering fifty against Australia in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan’s heroics have been praised all around the globe although his side ended up losing the game.
November 12, 2021
Pakistan make perfect start
A perfect display of T20 batting saw Pakistan tick all the right boxes and post a challenging 176 for 4 against Australia in the second semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai yesterday.
November 12, 2021
Wade, Stoinis crush Pakistan’s dreams
Six, six, six and it was all over for Pakistan. Matthew Wade smashed Shaheen Afridi for 22 runs off the 19th over of the innings to gun down Babar Azam’s high-flying side and take Australia into the final of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Dubai Cricket Stadium yesterday.
November 11, 2021
Can Pakistan break Australia jinx?
The only team still representing the subcontinent in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE, Pakistan have already made an impact on the world with their performances in the mega-event and will be looking to take things a step further when they meet Australia in the second semifinal today.
November 10, 2021
Eng v NZ promises another epic
Not a dark horse anymore, nether a team that only win hearts; New Zealand have emerged as giant killers in world cricket over the last three years or so.
November 9, 2021
Meet the fantastic four as they eye for glory
The four semi-finalists have already emerged in the form of Pakistan, England, Australia, and New Zealand as the ICC T20 World Cup approaches its climactic stage with some action-packed cricket in the coming days.
November 8, 2021
Schadenfreude in the form of a discount
More than anywhere else in the world, you can find the fanbases of Pakistan and India on an equal footing in the UAE, although now it may have slight shifted.
November 7, 2021
BCB begins overhaul after World Cup no-show
Following a series of meetings over the past few days among Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) higher-ups, including president Nazmul Hassan, after a disastrous performance in the ICC T20 World, Bangladesh cricket is shaping up to undergo a major overhaul ahead of the upcoming home series against Pakistan.
November 6, 2021
Team management under the scanner
While the blame game between the board and the players intensifies in the media, Bangladesh team returned home yesterday empty-handed following a disastrous ICC T20 World Cup campaign, in which they lost all five Super 12 games of the marquee event.
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