BAN vs PAK
Pakistan team outdo Tigers’ individuals
Despite Bangladesh’s 44-run lead at the end of the first innings, what made the difference for Pakistan in their comfortable eight-wicket victory? The Tigers may have taken positives from individual performances from the likes of Liton Das and Taijul Islam that swung the momentum at some stages, but it was Pakistan’s collective approach in every aspect that helped them bounce back and clinch an easy victory on the final day of the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
Shakib Al Hasan getting better with the bat
Bangladesh’s top allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is a natural when it comes to bowling. He has admitted numerous times that he works much harder on his batting than sweating it out with a ball in his hand.
Shakib joining KKR today
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be available to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders in their last two group stage matches of the Indian
Dissecting The Test Anomalies
If the first Test gave Bangladesh the belief to dream big, the second taught them a lesson for being overconfident.
Super Performer Of The Day
Yasir Shah's turners were bound to be dangerous as the Test match progressed into the fourth day, and the leg-spinner, with his four-
Mominul equals Viru, Gauti & Viv
Bangladesh might have ended the Test series against Pakistan on a dull note having lost the second Test by 328 runs within four days.
'Regained our confidence'
Pakistan skipper Misbahul Haq felt the Test series win against Bangladesh has helped regain the team's confidence following defeats
'Wrong 'cos it didn't work'
Dropped catches, an injured ring finger and his worst batting average in a series, 11.00, in the last five years; Mushfiqur Rahim will
'Give Ajmal some time'
Prior to the start of the series there were plenty of talks about how the Saeed Ajmal-factor would pan out. In fact, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha even believed that much of the ODI series would depend upon how the hosts dealt with Ajmal.
Misbah sides with Waqar
Former skipper Misbahul Haq has defended the poor performance of Pakistan cricketers in the opening two one-day internationals against Bangladesh.
Ruwan for many options
After five overs of Taskin Ahmed and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, India looked unperturbed and had eased their way to a comfortable 26 for no loss in the quarterfinal at Melbourne.
Anamul's slow return
Opener Anamul Haque returned from injury to post a hard-fought 94 for Prime Bank South Zone on Day One of the first match of the Bangladesh Cricket League's longer version tournament against BCB North Zone at Fatullah yesterday.
Misbah defends Pakistan’s poor show against Bangladesh
Ex-skipper Misbah-ul-Haq defends Pakistan's poor performance in first 2 ODIs against Bangladesh and says Bangladesh have improved a lot.
Return of the Tamim
Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal makes a comeback that has broken the smirk of critics.
Five opt for training
While most of Bangladesh's national cricketers preferred spending time with their families the day after securing the historic series win
Sunny way of doing things
A late entrant into the national squad, 28-year-old Arafat Sunny has a unique hobby. He loves to keep pigeons as pets. In fact, there was a time when he looked after nearly a hundred pigeons at his terrace and even trained a few of them for inter-city travel.
Pakistan in trouble, admits Waqar
As Bangladesh clinched a historic one-day series win over Pakistan on Sunday, head coach Waqar Younis had to give in to the criticism