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Living in orthodoxy: Rishad needs to rethink his MO

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain needs to go back to the training ground and rethink how he wants to win games for the Tigers. Because what he has been dishing out in Bangladesh’s consecutive T20I tours of the UAE and Pakistan has been nothing short of ordinary.

Writ petition challenges Faruque Ahmed’s removal as BCB president

The petition also challenged the legality of NSC's decision to appoint former national captain Aminul Islam Bulbul as the new BCB president, Faruque's counsel Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal told The Daily Star.

Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur want to become international coaches: Bulbul

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul informed that veterans Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad had expressed a desire to become coaches at the international level.

Bulbul begins BCB tenure with decentralisation drive

In his address, the former Bangladesh captain stressed the urgent need to launch four new development programmes. However, there were no discussions about elections or constitutional reforms.

Caught in a perfect storm, Tigers grasping at straws

Consecutive defeats on the ground, chaos at the board and regression in the rankings -- all have combined to create a perfect storm for Bangladesh cricket in the last few days, one that has left fans, and the players, grasping at straws to somehow keep their love for the game and the Bangladesh team from fading into oblivion.

‘Faruque removed for performance, not corruption’

Youth and Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud has clarified that the removal of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed was driven by performance issues, not allegations of corruption.

ICC has welcomed Faruque’s removal: Sports adviser

He has also clarified that the removal of Faruque Ahmed was driven by performance issues, not allegations of corruption.

Shoriful ruled out of third Pakistan T20I

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam will not be available for tomorrow’s third and final T20I against Pakistan and will be out of action for at least two weeks due to a muscle injury, a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release confirmed today. 

The curious case of BCB directors’ no-confidence motion

Faruque Ahmed ascended to the presidency of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after the July uprising, with the onus of reforming the board from the inside. But his tenure ended in a little over nine months before the reform initiative could even begin.

February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024

Robi signs sponsorship contract worth Tk 50 crore with BCB

The two parties inked the deal on Friday at the BCB headquarters in Mirpur.

February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024

DPL’s no foreigner policy a cloudy scenario

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the country’s premier one-day competition, would be played without any foreign stars as the majority of the 12 clubs had asked for it, Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) had announced in a press conference on Tuesday.

February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024

Salahuddin slams T20 squad selection for Sri Lanka series

Comilla Victorians head coach Mohammed Salahuddin slammed the national team’s selection policy during a press conference on Wednesday.

February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024

Who selected the chief selector?

Who authorised the selection of the national selector became a pertinent question yesterday after vice-chairman of cricket operations committee and national team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon expressed surprise at the manner of Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu’s appointment.

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

There will be freedom to work, says new chief selector Lipu

Lipu said, “There will be freedom, it was discussed with me... Since it’s team selection, obviously captain and coach will be involved.”

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

Sujon surprised by Lipu's chief selector appointment

“I am the vice-chairman of cricket operation, still I didn’t know anything. This is what surprised me the most”

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

Can Lipu’s committee overcome the invisible hand?

For years, there have been murmurs about the selection panel not having complete freedom to choose the players that they want.

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

BCB springs surprise with new selection panel

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) held the ninth board meeting of the incumbent board yesterday where changes made in captaincy and the selection panel were the biggest highlights.

February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024

Tanzim Sakib, Hridoy get rewarded with BCB’s central contract

Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib made his way into Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) central contract for ODIs on Monday.

February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024

Former national captain Lipu named chief selector 

Former Bangladesh captain Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu was named chief selector by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon following a board meeting at the BCB headquarters in Mirpur today.