The selectors had approached Tamim during the ongoing Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League, presenting the 35-year-old with an opportunity to rejoin the squad. While the southpaw listened to their proposition and mulled over his prospects, he ultimately decided against making a comeback.
With the Champions Trophy squad submission deadline looming on January 12, the decision to reintroduce a player to a national team plagued by batting consistency raises eyebrows.
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.
The decision-making process, in particular, as well as the outcomes, often relating to simple issues, are commonly shrouded in mystery, most of it done unnecessarily.
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed hoped that players will get their money from the franchises in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.
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.
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Sumaiya Akter will lead the team in this event, while Afia Ashima Era will play the role of her deputy.
Bangladesh U-19 cricket team coach Stuart Law believes that a number of players can make it to the next stage from the current crop of the country's U-19 national team.
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha heaped lavish praise on Najmul Hossain Shanto for his leadership skills following the conclusion of the white-ball tour of New Zealand today.
BCB’s cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Yunus informed the reporters about the veteran opener’s unwillingness at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan couldn’t stay away from the field for too long despite being occupied in campaigning for the upcoming general elections where he will be contesting for the ruling Awami League from the Magura-1 constituency in his hometown.
Bangladesh take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI in Napier tomorrow, hoping to salvage something from the already conceded series. The game will begin at 4:00 am (Bangladesh time).
Bangladesh batter Murshida Khatun and left-arm spinner Nahida Akter starred as the Tigresses thumped South Africa by 119 runs in the first of the three-match ODI series in at the Buffalo Park in East London on Sunday.
The vast potential of women’s cricket in Bangladesh has come to the fore again following the national team’s success of late, across formats and conditions this year. But has reality at the grassroots escaped the harsher sides or, at least, on the verge of it?
In June this year, in what seemed like a step in the right direction, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a pay bump for the contracted women’s cricketers.
The dearth of leg-spinners in the country's cricket structure has often been highlighted, especially whenever a big event T20I or ODI event comes knocking. Despite the urge felt by national team coaches and team management, the overall cricket fraternity has rarely put faith on leg spin, wrist-spin in general, shunning a key game-deciding factor to a corner.
When it comes to approaching Test cricket, which revolves around endurance and longevity of ideas, Bangladesh cricket often adopts short-term fixes.
