Hannan insisted that he didn’t feel any pressure while working as a national selector since March last year.
A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official yesterday said that the board has decided to form an independent inquiry body to support the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigations regarding the alleged match and spot-fixing issues in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
The Daily Star identified at least two cricketers outside of the official team lists in the players' dugout
In the end, what suffered was Bangladesh cricket’s need for decentralisation, which would put a stop to notions that “Dhaka’s club cricket is Bangladesh cricket”.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that it will provide financial support for FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, son of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, as he embarks on a series of international chess tournaments.
The BPL’s payment issue was also a major topic at the meeting.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday assured Dhaka First Division Cricket League players that the board would start the league this month, promising to hold the tournament without any disturbance.
Recent tensions between Dhaka-based cricket clubs and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over proposed constitutional amendments have thrown the future of the league and the livelihoods of many players into uncertainty.
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:
Former Bangladesh captain and current selector Habibul Bashar believes that the Tigers have what it takes to beat reigning world champions England in the upcoming white-ball home series starting on March 1.
I have huge expectations (of Bangladesh’s chance in the upcoming ODI World Cup). I expect them to reach the quarterfinal or the semifinal stage of the tournament if they have a bit of luck and good form, the former India captain said.
There were a lot of expectations as Chandika Hathurusingha’s first press conference commenced on his return to Bangladesh’s head coaching role, but far from being explosive, the Sri Lankan appeared far cooler and composed than in his first stint.
Newly appointed Bangladesh men’s cricket team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has put speculation to bed regarding tensions between him and the senior players -- an issue which allegedly played a big role in his departure from the helm in 2017.
Mahmud believes that Chandika will take Bangladesh to a new height after taking on the role of head coach
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director and women's wing chairman Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel confirmed that the board is aware of the incident
Sujon was fined 30 per cent of his match fees
Three squads were announced on Thursday naming Irish stars like Paul Sterling, Harry Tector, Josh Little, Andy Balbirnie, and Curtis Campher.
Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty relished the opportunity of being at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa but there is little to draw from as the Tigresses have won only two out of 17 matches during their five appearances in the showpiece event.
There were a lot of speculations about possible first-team absences for the tour of Bangladesh but England, in the end, named strong squads led by Jos Buttler for the white-ball series against Bangladesh on Thursday.
