bangladesh cricket

Tigers leave for Dubai

Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh team will play a warm-up match against the Mohammad Haris-led Pakistan Shaheens at the ICC Cricket Academy ground in Dubai on February 17.

Tigers to play lone Champions Trophy warm-up against Pakistan Shaheens

Mohammad Haris will lead the Pakistan Shaheens against Bangladesh in Dubai on February 17.

Rana up to speed after rest: Simmons 

Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons revealed Nahid Rana’s pace was coming back to speed after seeing 22-year-old pace sensation back at it in training at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. 

At least 8 BPL matches under scanner

The Daily Star identified at least two cricketers outside of the official team lists in the players' dugout

‘Players will die from starvation’

Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud, also a former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has seen all the corridors of BCB, club cricket and franchise cricket in the country. Mahmud, who is coaching Dhaka Capitals in what has been a lacklustre campaign in the Bangladesh Premier League so far, gave his insights about the ongoing payment issues in the BPL, the state of his team and their star batter Liton Das, and Dhaka’s club cricket scenario in an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

BPL batting boom too good to be true?

The batters made merry on the field, the question automatically arose: should they take all the credit for that, or are there other factors -- apart from good wickets, which also had an outside impact on their sudden rise -- given that they have hardly showcased similar performances in both international and domestic matches?

Tamim announces retirement from international cricket, again

Bangladesh's star opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket through a post from his official Facebook page today.

Smaller boundaries, bigger problems

High-scoring fixtures have been one of the highlights of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with the wickets in both Dhaka and Sylhet receiving applause from all corners for providing exciting contests so far in the meet.

Mahmud sees ‘greed’ in Faruque-Fahim fracas

Former BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon came down heavily on the pair of Faruque Ahmed and Nazmul Abedeen over perceived 'greed' related to cricket operations department. Faruque, as the BCB president is currently heading the department as no standing committees are yet to be announced with only few board directors available.

February 14, 2025
February 14, 2025

Tigers leave for Dubai

Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh team will play a warm-up match against the Mohammad Haris-led Pakistan Shaheens at the ICC Cricket Academy ground in Dubai on February 17.

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

Tigers to play lone Champions Trophy warm-up against Pakistan Shaheens

Mohammad Haris will lead the Pakistan Shaheens against Bangladesh in Dubai on February 17.

February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025

Rana up to speed after rest: Simmons 

Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons revealed Nahid Rana’s pace was coming back to speed after seeing 22-year-old pace sensation back at it in training at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. 

January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025

At least 8 BPL matches under scanner

The Daily Star identified at least two cricketers outside of the official team lists in the players' dugout

January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025

‘Players will die from starvation’

Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud, also a former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has seen all the corridors of BCB, club cricket and franchise cricket in the country. Mahmud, who is coaching Dhaka Capitals in what has been a lacklustre campaign in the Bangladesh Premier League so far, gave his insights about the ongoing payment issues in the BPL, the state of his team and their star batter Liton Das, and Dhaka’s club cricket scenario in an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

January 15, 2025
January 15, 2025

BPL batting boom too good to be true?

The batters made merry on the field, the question automatically arose: should they take all the credit for that, or are there other factors -- apart from good wickets, which also had an outside impact on their sudden rise -- given that they have hardly showcased similar performances in both international and domestic matches?

January 10, 2025
January 10, 2025

Tamim announces retirement from international cricket, again

Bangladesh's star opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket through a post from his official Facebook page today.

January 8, 2025
January 8, 2025

Smaller boundaries, bigger problems

High-scoring fixtures have been one of the highlights of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with the wickets in both Dhaka and Sylhet receiving applause from all corners for providing exciting contests so far in the meet.

January 6, 2025
January 6, 2025

Mahmud sees ‘greed’ in Faruque-Fahim fracas

Former BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon came down heavily on the pair of Faruque Ahmed and Nazmul Abedeen over perceived 'greed' related to cricket operations department. Faruque, as the BCB president is currently heading the department as no standing committees are yet to be announced with only few board directors available.

December 30, 2024
December 30, 2024

Onus on local players to make BPL 2025 successful

In previous years, star cricketers like Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, and Imran Tahir, who are generally seen ruling the franchise tournaments across the world, featured for different BPL franchises but this year, none of these players will be playing in the country’s sole franchise-based T20 tournament.