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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November 2, 2023
November 2, 2023

What will follow the fiasco?

A legion of Bangladesh fans gathered at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in hopes of taking back something to cherish from an abysmal World Cup campaign but they ultimately left in agony on Tuesday. 

November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023

Bangladesh first to get knocked out

Bangladesh’s abysmal run in the ICC World Cup continued yesterday with a seven-wicket defeat against Pakistan in Kolkata.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

Tigers look to arrest further slide

Bangladesh and Pakistan are almost in a similar situation in the World Cup as both teams lock horns with each other at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today in hopes of keeping their slim semifinal hopes alive.

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Tigers stoop to their lowest

The enthusiastic Bangladeshi fans who came in numbers at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata yesterday were in utter disbelief as the Tigers succumbed to a humiliating 87-run defeat against the Netherlands in the two sides’ sixth match of the ongoing ICC World Cup.

October 28, 2023
October 28, 2023

Survival at stake for Tigers

Bangladesh are up against the Netherlands at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens today in their sixth fixture of the ongoing ICC World Cup as the Tigers look to stay mathematically alive to progress beyond the group stage.  

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

Tigers on edge in Kolkata

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha had a busy afternoon yesterday as he was seen pacing from one net to another as the Tigers trained at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens Stadium ahead of their sixth ICC World Cup match.

October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023

Shakib on a solo mission?

Bangladesh team reached Kolkata yesterday after their hopes of a semifinals berth in ICC World Cup was all but dashed in Mumbai following a crushing 149-run defeat against South Africa.

October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023

Bangladesh outclassed despite Riyad ton

At one point in the World Cup pool game between Bangladesh and South Africa in Mumbai on Tuesday, many Tigers’ fans back home must have wondered whether Shakib Al Hasan’s troops would be able to surpass Quinton de Kock’s individual score of 174 off 140 deliveries.

October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023

Tigers feeling the heat in Mumbai

“Can you please pass me the water bottle and make sure you give the chilled one,’’ Bangladesh vice-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, drenched in sweat, asked team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon after completing his net session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.

October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023

Shakib’s fitness overshadows all concerns

Following three defeats on the trot, a demoralised Bangladesh team reached Mumbai yesterday while not knowing whether Shakib Al Hasan will be able to lead from the front in their fifth game of the ongoing ICC World Cup.