Mazhar Uddin

‘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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December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023

A morale-boosting triumph ahead of World Cup

Two major trophies for the Bangladesh Under-19 side in the space of almost four years is a testament to the long-term plan set by the game development committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

December 16, 2023
December 16, 2023

Women cricketers making waves, but is next-gen ship steady?

The vast potential of women’s cricket in Bangladesh has come to the fore again following the national team’s success of late, across formats and conditions this year. But has reality at the grassroots escaped the harsher sides or, at least, on the verge of it?

November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023

Tigers’ bleak run ends with defeat

Bangladesh saved their best batting for last but in vain as the Tigers finished their World Cup campaign with an eight-wicket defeat to Australia at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune yesterday.

November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023

Tigers look to end on a high

The dream of reaching the ICC World Cup semifinals has long been extinguished for Bangladesh but they still have a lot to play for.

November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023

Mahmudullah’s one last hurrah

Few would have predicted Mahmudullah Riyad making the cut to Bangladesh’s World Cup squad after being dropped from the ODI squad during the home series against England in March of this year.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Scope to be inspired, not intimidated

Glenn Maxwell’s epic on Tuesday in Mumbai was the toast of the cricket world after his outrageous double-hundred against Afghanistan in what turned out to be one of the most memorable matches in ICC World Cup history.

November 8, 2023
November 8, 2023

Tigers’ closing act to be sans Shakib

Bangladesh team sans skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das reached Pune yesterday, a day after they broke a six-match losing streak in the ICC World Cup by clinching a thrilling three-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in New Delhi. 

November 7, 2023
November 7, 2023

Tigers break losing streak

Bangladesh earned a much-needed victory to break a six-match losing streak.

November 6, 2023
November 6, 2023

Delhi pollution looms over BD-SL fixture

Ahead of the ICC World Cup game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium today, the focus was more on the inclement weather condition in Delhi – a huge concern over the past few days due to the severe air pollution at the national capital. 

November 4, 2023
November 4, 2023

Delhi weather adds to misery

Bangladesh’s struggle in the ongoing ICC World Cup seems to be a never-ending saga, both on and off the field.