The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to kick off today, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) implementing various plans to make this year's tournament unforgettable. Among these efforts, the board organised a concert to promote the BPL nationwide. Additionally, several participating teams have introduced their own theme songs.
In a career spanning 25 years, renowned coach Mohammad Salahuddin has worked with three generations of cricketers and has elevated himself to spectacular heights in the country's cricket. In a detailed conversation with The Daily Star on their multimedia program, ‘Star Special’, coach Mohammad Salahuddin delves into various facets of Bangladesh cricket, shedding light on the looming challenges facing the Tigers and the factors impeding their fulfilment of expectations.
Jaker Ali Anik almost scripted one of the most memorable victories in Twenty20s for Bangladesh with an lionhearted 68 off 34 balls in the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka yesterday, an innings that displayed his immense potential as a finisher and the poor planning of the Bangladesh team management.
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics,” is a famous quote from American author and humourist Mark Twain that alludes to the concealing nature of statistics.
Wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali Anik has been called up to the Bangladesh T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka as a replacement for off-spinner Aliss Al Islam, who sustained a finger injury while representing Comilla Victorians in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Fortune Barishal’s Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday quipped about his side being labelled as the ‘team of elderlies’ after the Tamim Iqbal-led side, also including veteran Mahmudullah Riyad, cemented their spot in the final of the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.
Comilla Victorians all-rounder Andre Russell smacked four sixes in a blistering 14–ball 27–run knock to propel his side to 154 for six against Fortune Barishal in the grand finale of the Bangladesh Premier League in Mirpur on Friday.
Finalists of the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, Fortune Barishal and Comilla Victorians, will observe a minute’s silence to condole the tragic Bailey Road Fire incident that took place at the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall building in Dhaka yesterday evening.
Fortune Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal won the toss and opted to field first against Comilla Victorians in the grand finale of the Bangladesh Premier League in Mirpur on Friday.
Bilal, who is playing the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Chattogram Challengers, talked about his move from Pakistan and into Oman’s cricket during an interview with Abdullah Al Mehdi of
Fortune Barishal batters Soumya Sarker and Mahmudullah Riyad hit fifties to help set up an easy win over bottom-placed Durdanto Dhaka in a Bangladesh Premier League fixture in Mirpur on Saturday.
Comilla Victorians batter Towhid Hridoy smashed the first century of the ongoing edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to guide his side to a four-wicket win over bottom-placed Durdanto Dhaka in Mirpur on Friday.
Halfway through the ongoing 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a constant feature of the country’s only franchise-based T20 competition has been low-scoring contests. And the main reason behind this could be narrowed down to the approach of the batters.
Much had been made about Bangladesh’s T20I fortunes in the past. The ongoing BPL was supposed to be the platform for local batters to find more T20 gear in their batting, but so far the tournament itself has not been able to induce excitement.
Durdanto Dhaka lost their sixth Bangladesh Premier League match on the trot as they succumbed to a five-wicket loss against Sylhet Strikers in Mirpur yesterday.
Comilla Victorians skipper Liton Das said his side as well as his national team teammates leave a lot to be desired when it comes to playing according to the different phases of play, particularly the middle overs.
Pakistan’s pace sensation Aamer Jamal did not take long to make his mark in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League as his five-wicket haul against Khulna Tigers helped the Liton Das-led side to their fourth win of the season in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan found some respite from his recent struggles with the bat this Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and got among the runs in the match against Durdanto Dhaka yesterday.
The second Dhaka phase of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) begins today where the focus will be on how the franchises deal with the imminent exodus of foreign players and can local players step up to fill that void.
