‘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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June 18, 2022
Can Tigers overcome half a decade of top-order struggles?
Before the start of the first of the two-match Test series in Antigua, skipper Shakib Al Hasan mentioned that the Tigers would have to put up a better show with the bat, especially in the first innings, if they wanted to take control of the Test. It was pretty much a confession that Bangladesh’s batting was the area of concern in the first innings of a Test match.
June 8, 2022
Taijul’s sights on the extraordinary
The Daily Star (DS): Another away tour is approaching. How’s your preparation for the West Indies series?
June 7, 2022
Shoriful enjoying the big shift
Shoriful Islam (SI): It’s much better now. I feel a lot better. Hopefully the plaster will be removed by May 9 and then let’s see what happens.
June 6, 2022
‘It’s not easy to fill the shoes of Mushy bhai’
Yasir Ali Chowdhury has shown great potential in his fledgling Test career and the right-hander is expected to play a big role in Bangladesh's middle-order on the tour of the West Indies as he fills a vacancy left by the absence of the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim. The 26-year-old, who will travel to the Caribbean today, spoke to The Daily Star's Mazhar Uddin before boarding a flight, discussing his plans and some other topics during an exclusive interview. The excerpts are below:
June 4, 2022
Former stars’ interest the ‘most positive’ sign
With the intention to enhance and improve the skills of the local coaches, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) conducted a six-day Level 2 coaching course at the home of cricket in Mirpur last week.
June 2, 2022
A trio of hopefuls
Bangladesh will start their build up to the ICC T20 World Cup, slated to be held in Australia in October, with the upcoming three-match T20I series against West Indies starting from July 2.
May 15, 2022
‘Franchise-based leagues are hurting the ODI format’
The sustainability of ODI cricket has been questioned after a number of legends of the game termed the format obsolete in the modern era.
April 30, 2022
The many shades of Eid
The Bangladesh national cricket team members will enjoy the Eid vacation this year with their family members. In a time when cricketers remain extremely busy throughout the year with home or away tours and global events, getting to enjoy Eid festivities with near and dear ones are increasingly rare.
April 3, 2022
The grit, grind and granite behind Mr. Happy
He may have been the youngest member of the Bangladesh team, but 21-year-old Mahmudul Hasan Joy showed that he has a mature head on his shoulders on way to registering his maiden Test hundred and the first by a Bangladesh batter against South Africa on the third day of the first Test in Durban yesterday.
April 2, 2022
Khaled emphasises depth in pace unit
As expectations of Bangladesh’s pace-bowling department began to rise following promising performances from pacers like Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed put his hands up and showed that there was plenty of depth in the pace department on the second day of the first Test against South Africa in Durban yesterday.
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