During the West Indies Test series, Liton Das could be heard on stump mic telling captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz when to bowl. His guidance was well appreciated within the team and in the T20I series, under Liton’s leadership, Bangladesh won with great adventure and pride in the T20Is.
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan faced an unforeseen predicament during his recent county stint with Surrey during the recently-concluded county season. In an international career spanning over 17 years, this was the first time Shakib’s bowling action was questioned.
Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy said that captaincy should go to the player who can be the best fit for the betterment of the side. One half of the Bangladesh team are set to depart for UAE to play the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan starting from November 6 and Hridoy addressed the media in Mirpur before leaving for the airport.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the ODI series against Afghanistan in UAE without ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and experienced wicket-keeper batter Liton Das. While there was question marks over Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy stint, he was named as captain and will lead the side in UAE.
Bangladesh made the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong International Sixes tournament after coming out second in their Group D standings. Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the fourth quarterfinal tomorrow at 4:40 pm local time.
Bangladesh’s Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been a very useful prospect for the Tigers in recent years and his performances in Pakistan recently garnered attention and drew comparison with ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, like many cricketers in the national team, have come out in support of Shakib Al Hasan after the ace all-rounder was named as one of the accused in a murder case.
Bangladesh star player Tamim Iqbal has been out of the national team since opting himself out of the ODI World Cup in India last year citing that he does not want to be part of dirty games. Tamim’s fitness issues have also played a hand in him being out of national team lately.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan is in favour of stepping down as board president, sources have claimed.
Bangladesh paceman Ebadot Hossain is going through the gears in order to regain fitness following an ACL injury. The paceman told reporters today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur that he wants to return to the field stronger than ever.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refuted claims made by a BCB councilor concerning BCB’s delay in distributing the prize money of the ODI World Cup last year.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is set to arrive in Bangladesh today ahead of the Pakistan series in August.
Bangladesh umpire Sathira Jakir Jessy said that she enjoyed conducting matches in the recently-concluded Asia Cup, including the India-Sri Lanka final since the Dhaka Premier League prepared her for facing greater pressure.
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, currently playing the Global T20 League in Canada is available for the upcoming two-match Test series in Pakistan, cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus informed the media today.
Having lost the opening match yesterday, Shakib Al Hasan and Shoriful Islam’s Bangla Tigers Mississauga bounced back in the Global T20 Canada tournament with a 22-run win over Vancouver Knights today.
Bangladesh’s three-format captain Najmul Hossain Shanto departed for Thailand today, BCB sources confirmed.
Jishan Alam, Afif Hossain and Akbar Ali hit brisk tons as BCB HP thrashed Bangladesh Tigers by 137 runs in the practice one-day match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed missing the team bus on the morning of the World Cup game against India in the West Indies has fueled media attention, taking the spotlight away from what was a poor performance from the Tigers in the Super Eights stages.
