The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not be able to hold the players' draft for the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) before October, newly appointed BPL Governing Council Chairman Mahbub Anam informed the media on Wednesday.
The decisions came after a marathon six-hour-long meeting by the BCB board of directors.
Syed Ashraful Haque wants to devote his twilight years to the game he loves the most and wants to complete his unfinished works in Bangladesh cricket. Recently, Ashraful talked to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan regarding all this and more.
The fate of the Colombo Test and Najmul Hossain Shanto's captaincy was decided yesterday and the outcome in both cases was ill-fated but not unexpected.
Shanto didn’t lash out. He didn’t name names. But his departure is a loud, unmissable protest.
Bangladesh youth and sports advisor Asif Mahmud said on Friday that they are working on the process of amending the constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) but affirmed that for the time being there is no reason to delay the BCB elections scheduled for October.
Ultimately, while it is commendable to honour the legacy of the frontliners, the contributions of those who laid the foundational groundwork 25 years ago should ideally not have been overlooked.
A Test players’ honours board was also unveiled.
“There is no way that Bangladesh cricket, with the present system, can operate at the Test match level in less than 10 years. I give you that and I stand the challenge on that. To push forward will be suicidal as far as our cricket is concerned.”
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to provide NOCs (No Objection Certificate) to all three of their cricketers -- Liton Das, Nahid Rana, and Rishad Hossain -- to feature in the upcoming Pakistan Super League, scheduled to run from April 11 till May 18.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday confirmed the itinerary of the series, which will begin with the first one-day game on May 5 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The remaining two 50-over matches will be played on May 7 and 10 at the same venue.
Mustakim’s favourite cricketer is Shakib Al Hasan, and when asked if the number of runs and the feats achieved were dreamlike, he replied, “Yes.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto feels that the likes of Nahid Rana and others who have been drafted in by Pakistan Super League (PSL) sides will get valuable experience playing in franchise cricket.
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) women’s wing head Habibul Bashar feels that Bangladesh should finish in the top two of the upcoming qualifying event for the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in Pakistan, scheduled on April 9-19, and progress to the main event in India later this year.
Bangladesh veteran Mahmudullah Riyad called time on an 18-year international career through a Facebook post yesterday. The 39-year-old, who scored 11,047 runs in international cricket, had retired from Tests in 2021 and called time on his T20I career last year in October. Here we present the highlights of his career:
Bangladesh’s star pacer Mustafizur Rahman is suffering from a shoulder injury and is awaiting permission from BCB’s medical department to play in the DPL.
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed is in a league of his own in terms of getting a new Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) contract as the 29-year-old was the only player named in the A+ category which pays the most.
Faruque’s comments indicate that Liton Das, who previously captained Bangladesh in three T20I matches against the West Indies, could be a frontrunner for the T20 captaincy role.
Word around the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is that the it will be more selective from now on in giving no objection certificates (NOC) to national team players and will do a “qualitative assessment” to ensure players don’t compete in questionable leagues.
