Bangladesh Cricket Board
Three-wheeled experience for Irish women
The Ireland women’s cricket team players experienced the quintessential Dhaka ride when they rode rickshaws at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Several players were passengers and a few even tried to pedal about the stadium premises. Gaby Lewis’ troops will eye a comeback in the ongoing three-match ODI series tomorrow after losing the first match by 154 runs in Mirpur on Wednesday. Photos: Firoz Ahmed
Shakib Khan’s Dhaka Capitals to host showbiz-cricket crossover match
For over two decades, Shakib Khan has been a leading figure in the Dhallywood film industry. Recently, he has ventured into the world of cricket through his business enterprise, Remark-Herlan, which has acquired a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise named Dhaka Capitals.
A rotten domestic culture that puts players, umpires at loggerheads
While talking about Bangladesh cricket, many often lament that despite being a Test nation for around two-and-a-half decades, the country has failed to cultivate a domestic cricket culture. This assertion, however, is not quite true.
BPL yet to find solid ground after 10 editions: Faruque
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed admitted that the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s premier franchise T20 tournament, is yet to find solid ground after 10 seasons.
‘Don’t make someone a hero or a villain overnight’
Bangladesh’s newly appointed senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin urged the media to give new players time before making the final judgement about their abilities.
Shakib to sit out Afghanistan series: Faruque
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday said ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to miss the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, starting on November 6, in the UAE owing to a lack of practice.
Leadership gaps hamper BCB operations
Faruque Ahmed was officially announced as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on 21 August. Yet, just two months in, governance issues are already surfacing within the board. While former president Nazmul Hassan Papon ran operations like a one-man show, Faruque appears to be centralising operations similarly, as seen in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy situation.
Is Shakib alone responsible for his predicament?
Shakib’s 17-year cricket career was marked by numerous controversies, and his farewell is no different.
Has Faruque let ego take over in Hathurusingha’s sacking?
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed has made a meal manoeuvring the removal of national team head coach Chandika Hathursingha.
Veteran or liability? Mahmudullah’s inclusion does not add up
Despite the uncertainty surrounding his inclusion, the 38-year-old was named in the 15-member squad announced for the upcoming three-match T20I series against India, starting in Gwalior on October 6.
BCB received security assurance from Jay Shah: Faruque
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed said he has received assurance regarding the security of the Bangladesh team for the upcoming India tour from BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
Shakib Al Hasan: Bangladesh cricket's unruly and under-fire champion
Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is the leading all-rounder of his era, whose laundry list of achievements is rivalled only by his disciplinary infractions and his brief political career under his country's loathed ex-leader.
No bar on Shakib to continue playing, says BCB boss Faruque
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed said that star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan can continue to represent the country as long as he is not legally proven guilty of any misdeeds.
‘Girls upset’ but preparation for T20 WC in full swing
Women’s wing head of Bangladesh Cricket Board Habibul Bashar insisted that even though the girls are upset about missing out on playing the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil, it won’t hamper their preparation for the global tournament.
Faruque wants to 'take the country's cricket forward'
Faruque Ahmed, the newly-appointed president of Bangladesh Cricket Board, has said that his ‘first and foremost responsibility is to take cricket forward’.
Papon era ends at BCB
Former national team captain Faruque Ahmed has been made president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Nazmul 'wants to resign', but what’s next for BCB?
Word around the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is that Nazmul Hassan Papon has informed one of the directors that he is in favour of resigning as board president. Many other directors, however, claimed to have no knowledge of the president's wish.
Is the current BCB board legitimate?
The board of directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) might face a legitimacy crisis as they were elected under the 2017-amended BCB constitution, which entitled six top-flight Dhaka clubs to nominate two councillors each to vote, instead of the previous one-entity-one-vote system.
Tigers to leave for Pakistan on Monday
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to prepone the men’s national team’s scheduled flight to Pakistan as the team will now leave for the country on August 12 instead of the 17th.