A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost control of the vehicle, spilling petrol which exploded and killed at least 147 people, police and state emergency services said yesterday.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal said that his conversation with the umpire during Bangladesh’s first Test against South Africa in Durban earlier this month was made to look more than what had actually transpired.
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque fronted up to the media present at the airport after returning from South Africa. There is criticism of his captaincy after two heavy defeats in the two-match Test series but he said that he was in the same place he was before the Test win in New Zealand and had enough authority to make his own decisions.
The first group of the Bangladesh cricket team will return from their tour of South Africa at around 8:55am on Wednesday.
Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of their second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha. The pacer was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for the offence.
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque said that most of the national team players lack the understanding on how to play quality spin after the Tigers suffered a 332-run thumping at the hands of South Africa, orchestrated by just two Protea spinners, in the second Test in Gqeberha today.
Bangladesh batters continued their shambolic performance in the Test series as the Tigers failed to put up a fight in their second innings on the fourth day of the second and final Test in Gqeberha today.
Two South Africa players have tested positive for Covid-19 before the start of day’s play in Gqeberha today and will not be taking further part in the ongoing second and final Test of the series against Bangladesh, confirmed Cricket South Africa (CSA).
Bangladesh cricket set a unique example in regards to dealing with a player’s mental health. When a player wants to skip an international commitment citing a mental health issue, it deserves utmost attention and the highest levels of sensitivity.
Bangladesh's premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan confirmed his availability for the tour of South Africa, adding that any decisions regarding resting players would be taken by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
With the aim to turn fortunes around in South Africa, where Bangladesh are yet to register a win across all formats, majority of the Tigers departed for their African safari yesterday.
Bangladesh ODI squad were headed for a challenging South Africa tour as the Tigers contingent departed from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka today.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selector Abdur Razzak mentioned that it is not easy for the board to keep Shakib Al Hasan out of consideration for any specific format despite all the fuss surrounding the all-rounder’s availability for all formats of the game.
Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has seen the ups and downs of career since making his international debut in 2014.
Bangladesh are gearing up for their tour to South Africa with the ODIs to begin from March 18 before the Test series commences from March 31. Having never won a match on South African soil, the Tigers face a similar challenge to the one they faced in New Zealand just recently this year. The win at Mount Maunganui Test however gave the team confidence and the pacers were the Tigers’ main weapon that game in terms of overcoming the odds. Pacer Taskin Ahmed was keen on improving further as an unit while talking to the media today.
Although the BCB has granted Shakib a leave from all formats till April 30, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, a very trusted man among the country’s leading cricketers
“As you know before leaving for Dubai he said that he is mentally and physically fatigued and stressed. He called me and said that he is not enjoying any form of cricket.
Despite there being no official practice session for the national team at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday, the media present was
