Bangladesh's star opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket through a post from his official Facebook page today.
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.
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.
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.
In opening day’s fixtures, reigning champions Fortune Barishal will take on newcomers Durbar Rajshahi at 01:30pm while Rangpur Riders will face Dhaka Capitals in the second match at 06:30pm.
As for the year that is winding down, it was neither an overarching triumph nor a debilitating failure. The stench of mediocrity was present, but so was vivacious tenacity. Above all, it was an interesting year in cricket for Bangladesh -- one that fans would not forget soon.
Poor string of scores is nothing new for the 30-year-old as he has gone on a run of registering single-digit scores for three or more matches on the trot on four different phases in his 50-over career but this is the longest he has gone without reaching double digits.
The left-arm pacer, who opted out from West Indies ODIs citing family reasons, announced the news on social media.
This week, what Yashasvi Jaiswal did at Perth and what the Bangladesh batters failed to do in Antigua could be enough to realise why the two countries are on opposite sides of the spectrum in Test cricket.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the upcoming ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa including four senior team players on Thursday.
India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final test against Bangladesh beginning on Thursday.
Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan clawed his way back to the top three of the ICC Test all-rounder rankings as he climbed a spot from fourth following the first Test against India in Chattogram.
Batter Liton Das is one of four Bangladesh players to be included in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2023 mega auction.
Bangladesh’s dominance in the fifty-over format at home was proved yet again as the Tigers sealed consecutive ODI series victories over India in the three-match ODI series with a game in hand.
Bangladesh might have been at the receiving end of many close defeats against India, but there has been a sense of intense rivalry between the two neighbouring nations, especially since the Tigers' ODI series triumph in 2015 at home.
As I mentally prepared to leave the stadium last night, I saw Miraz continue to play with a deftness and an attitude that I wish could be formalised and replicated by all eleven team members.
Bangladesh suffered a double blow ahead of their ODI series against India as skipper Tamim Iqbal was deemed doubtful for the series, starting on Sunday, owing to a groin injury, while speedster Taskin Ahmed has been sidelined for the opener due to a recurring back problem.
Dhaka Division kept their hopes alive in the title race after they managed to seal a thumping 333-run win over table-toppers Sylhet on the third day of their National Cricket League Tier 1 encounter at the Sylhet International Stadium on Wednesday.
Bangladesh’s conclusion to their ICC T20 World Cup journey also signalled the end of technical consultant Sridharan Sriram’s contract, but there is optimism in the Bangladesh Cricket Board that the former Indian all-rounder will continue although head coach Russell Domingo will return for next month's India series.
