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).
Will the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Shakib Al Hasan be able to reach a respectable long-term solution to the ongoing chaos?
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has asked for a break and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted him a break from cricket till April 30, BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus informed the media today.
Just as Bangladesh had gone to New Zealand and surprised the cricket world with a Test win -- their first on Kiwi soil in any format -- the Tigers will be asked to assail a similar peak as they gear up for the upcoming ODI and Test series away to South Africa this month. ODI captain Tamim Iqbal was hoping of drawing inspiration from that win and hoping members of that Test side in Mount Mauganui will share their experience to give his team more mental resilience before what should be a tough tour.
Eight South African cricketers with Indian Premier League contracts will play in a one-day home series against Bangladesh before leaving for India.
Bangladesh national team’s team director Khaled Mahmud struck a conciliatory tone over Shakib Al Hasan’s remarks regarding him not being ready to play international cricket while making it clear that the board needs to put a ‘full stop’ to such situations where a senior player can pick or choose what formats he is willing to play right before a series.
Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud Shujon talked to the media today and Shakib Al Hasan was the main focus of the discussion. Shakib, who is currently overseas, said on Saturday before leaving the country that he did not enjoy playing the series against Afghanistan and was not mentally or physically ready to play the upcoming series against South Africa.
South Africa have named a largely unchanged One-Day International squad for the three-match home series with Bangladesh on March 18-23, with only all-rounder Sisanda Magala missing out after he failed a fitness test.
What comes next? Will Shakib Al Hasan ultimately tour South Africa or will he only be available for the Test series? Does the team management have any failsafe mechanism in place if the premier all-rounder ultimately sticks to skipping the series?
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan continued to keep the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in limbo regarding his availability for international commitments, saying in his latest salvo last night that he was neither mentally nor physically prepared for the upcoming tour of South Africa.
Bangladesh's premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that he was neither mentally nor physically prepared for the upcoming tour of South Africa because he did not enjoy his performances in the recently-concluded series against Afghanistan.
