Arafat Sunny

'Special honour to play with our mothers’ name on the jersey’

The Rajshahi Kings team’s jerseys were adorned with the mothers’ name of the players on the back of the shirt. Mehedi Miraz’s side picked up their third win in the tournament, beating Dhaka Dynamites, who had previously won all their games. Arafat Sunny, who finished with terrific figures of 3 for 8 from four overs, said that the win was dedicated to the mothers and owed the good performance to their birth givers.

Bowlers grab limelight

The first round of the 20th National Cricket League may have been dominated by the batsmen, but it was the bowlers who made headlines on the first day of the second round of the first-class completion being played across four venues yesterday.

Cricketer Sunny indicted in dowry case, arrest warrant issued

Cricketer Arafat Sunny is indicted in a dowry case following which the court issues an arrest warrant for the former national sportsman.

Cops press charges against cricketer Sunny

Police submit charge sheet against cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed by a 23-year-old woman claiming to be his wife, under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.

Cricketer Sunny gets bail, no bar on release

Cricketer Arafat Sunny gets bail in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, paving way for his release from jail.

Cricket: Bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat and Taskin found to be legal

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces that following remedial work and re-assessments, the bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed have been found to be legal. Taskin is likely to be included as the 14th member of the squad for the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan.

Bangladesh bowlers ready for their Brisbane baptism of fire

Bangladesh bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny are due to fly to Australia tonight to test their respective bowling actions at an ICC-accredited centre in Brisbane on September 8.

BCB mourns Sunny's loss

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has expressed profound sadness at the passing away of Abdur Rahim, father of Bangladesh national team spinner Arafat Sunny.

Five actions found illegal

Five of the 10 bowlers reported for suspect actions during the Dhaka Premier League 2016 are cleared to varying degrees.

June 13, 2015
June 13, 2015

Mustafizur, Litton, the new faces for ODIs

Bangladesh announce a 14-man squad for their upcoming ODI series against India at home scheduled to begin June 18 in Mirpur. Mustafizur Rahman and Litton Das will replace Mahmudullah Riyad and Abul Hasan.

April 26, 2015
April 26, 2015

Best 7 ODI matches at 'Home of Cricket'

Let’s revisit the best seven ODI matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium when Bangladesh cricket and the country itself saluted the sweet taste of success.

April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015

Sunny way of doing things

A late entrant into the national squad, 28-year-old Arafat Sunny has a unique hobby. He loves to keep pigeons as pets. In fact, there was a time when he looked after nearly a hundred pigeons at his terrace and even trained a few of them for inter-city travel.

April 7, 2015
April 7, 2015

Bangladesh selectors ponder opening, spin slots

Opening batsmen and a pair of spinners are the major discussion points ahead of the selection of Bangladesh's ODI team

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