Bangladesh Cricket
Shakib’s bowling action under scrutiny in English county
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.
'Whoever is good for the team, should get the captaincy'
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.
No Shakib, Liton as Rana makes ODI squad for Afghanistan series
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 make Hong Kong International Sixes quarterfinal
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.
Miraz feels his role will have greater importance when Shakib retires
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.
Shanto says case against Shakib was ‘unexpected’
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.
New BCB president wants Tamim to continue playing for two to three more years
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.
Nazmul in favour of resigning?
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan is in favour of stepping down as board president, sources have claimed.
Those four runs could have changed the match scenario: Hridoy
Bangladesh missed out on a leg-bye four in the 17th over as Mahmudullah Riyad was given out leg-before only for the DRS review to reveal that it was missing the stumps. The decision was cause for debate as Bangladesh fell short by four runs.
‘Shakib showed us you can be from Bangladesh and be a superstar’
Bangladesh are following on the example set by star man Shakib Al Hasan since the superstar made his debut for the Tigers back in 2006. The all-rounder is Tigers’ key player in this ninth edition of the T20 World Cup and is one of only two players along with India skipper Rohit Sharma to have played in all T20 World Cups till date.
Buttler eager to learn from India lessons in T20 World Cup defence
England captain Jos Buttler believes his squad will be better equipped to retain their T20 World Cup title after a miserable defence of their 50-over crown in India last year.
Marufa hattrick goes in vain
Bangladesh pace star Marufa Akter bagged a last-over hattrick in the women's Dhaka Premier League for BKSP against Mohammedan Sporting today but it was not enough to win the game as the table toppers roped to a 72-run win at BKSP ground four.
‘Skill is not the problem, we should change mentality and mindset’
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was disappointed with the way things turned out against USA in the second T20I at Prairie View Complex in Houston on Tuesday as the Tigers suffered their second defeat in the series to lose the series 2-0.
Bangladesh succumb to 100th T20I loss as USA clinch historic series
USA romped to a historic series win against Bangladesh, clinching the second T20I by six runs in a nail-biting game at Houston on Thursday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series with a game left to go. The series win was USA’s first against a ICC full-member nation.
USA humiliate Tigers to clinch historic series
Bangladesh suffered yet another humiliating defeat as hosts USA made history by clinching their maiden T20I series against a Test-playing nation with a six-run win over the Tigers in the second T20I in Houston on Thursday.
Excuses about wickets are not acceptable, says Durjoy
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto had blamed the wickets back home during the Zimbabwe series for their disastrous five-wicket loss in the first of the three T20Is against USA on Tuesday. BCB director and chairman of BCB’s HP unit Naimur Rahman Durjoy however rejected the idea that wickets were to blame.
Tigers start USA tour with defeat
Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup preparations got off to the worst possible start as the Tigers suffered a five-wicket defeat against USA in the first-match of a three-match T20I series at Prairie Park Cricket Complex in Texas yesterday.
Taskin named Shanto’s deputy
Bangladesh announced a 15-man squad for the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup yesterday with Taskin Ahmed’s appointment as vice-captain and all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin’s omission being the biggest highlights.