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They are India and we are Bangladesh, says Soumya
Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar was in an upbeat mood when talking to reporters today regarding the India match. Bangladesh will play India on July 2 and Soumya said that the Tigers cannot think they lag behind in any departments to India when they play the Asian giants.
Shakib first Tiger to 1k World Cup runs
When Shakib Al Hasan tucked the last ball of the 21st over from Afghanistan pacer Dawlat Zadran to deep square leg, he became the first Bangladesh player to score 1,000 runs in World Cup matches.
'Shakib should take over as Universe Boss'
Bangladesh handed the West Indies a thumping seven-wicket defeat, courtesy of Shakib Al Hasan's brilliant unbeaten 124 and Liton Das' unbeaten 94 at The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton yesterday. Following such a commanding victory, praises pour in from all around the world for the Tigers.
‘Mustafizur’s two wickets was the turning point’
West Indies were thundering towards a huge total, putting the Tigers out of the game at the 40th over of the innings when Mashrafe Bin Mortaza brought his wily cutter master Mustafizur Rahman back into the attack and it paid rich dividends.
Shakib reaches landmark 6k ODI runs
Shakib Al Hasan reached the landmark of 6000 runs in ODI cricket during the World Cup game against the West Indies at Taunton.
Warner presents injured net bowler with Australia WC shirt
David Warner gives net bowler Jaykishan Plaha a signed Australia World Cup shirt on Saturday, a week after hitting the paceman in the head with a drive during a practice session at the Oval.
Warner says wife is 'my rock' after World Cup hundred
David Warner says wife Candice has been his "rock" and the driving force behind his return to Australia duty after the opener scored his first international century since a ball-tampering ban during a World Cup win over Pakistan.
Key World Cup battles ahead of India-Australia clash
India and Australia clash in the standout game of the World Cup so far on Sunday, with Virat Kohli's men desperate to lay down a marker against the five-time champions. Here let’s look at three key battles between the two sides ahead of the match at the Oval.
'We say it but outsiders don’t really take us into account'
Bangladesh are still considered to be underdogs in major cricket events. Despite making it to the quarterfinal of the 2015 World Cup, the semis of the 2017 Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup 2018 recently, the Tigers still have it all to prove as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
McCullum predicts Bangladesh will win just one WC match
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has predicted that Bangladesh will win just a single match in the World Cup in England.
Mash and the other captains meet Queen Elizabeth
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza met Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry with the rest of the cricket captains by his side yesterday ahead of the World Cup.
Highs and lows of Tigers’ WC records
With the 10th edition of the ICC World Cup kicking off from May 30, let us look back at some of the interesting statistics from Bangladesh’s World Cup ventures.
‘Need to beat six teams’
Hannan Sarkar shared some of his World Cup memories and more in an interview with The Daily Star’s Nabid Yeasin.
Steyn ruled out of South Africa World Cup opener
Dale Steyn has been ruled out of South Africa's World Cup opener against England on Thursday.
Roy completes England's warm-up rout of Afghanistan
Jason Roy seals an England thrashing of Afghanistan as the tournament hosts cruised to victory in their final match before the World Cup.
Rhodes challenges Shakib to prove his top dog status
Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes has urged star player Shakib Al Hasan to prove his top dog status at the upcoming World Cup. Shakib is entering his fourth World Cup as world’s top ODI all-rounder.
Need to use practice matches to adapt to conditions: Miraz
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz says that the team will not be taking the practice match against Pakistan tomorrow lightly as it will be a perfect opportunity for the Tigers to adapt to the English conditions ahead of the mega event.
Afridi slates Gambhir for ‘forfeiting’ comments
Former Pakistan player Shahid Afridi reacts angrily to Gautam Gambhir’s suggestion that India should not play against Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup in England.