Najmul Hossain Shanto
Dipu replaces Shanto for West Indies Tests
Middle-order batter Shahadat Hossain Dipu was named as replacement for skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto in Bangladesh’s 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies, a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release confirmed today.
Tigers leave for West Indies without injured Shanto
The first Test will be played in Antigua from November 22 and the second match will take place in Jamaica from November 30.
Shanto to miss third Afghan ODI and WI Test series: BCB
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is set to miss the series-deciding third ODI against Afghanistan today and also the forthcoming two-Test series against the West Indies owing to a groin strain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) informed through a media release today.
Shanto ruled out of third Afghanistan ODI
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto will not take part in the third and final ODI against Afghanistan today in Sharjah owing to a groin injury, confirmed a Bangladesh Cricket Board official.
Shanto 'not happy' with his 76-run knock
"To be very honest I'm not happy. Probably I have to bat a bit longer because the wicket was difficult against spin," Shanto, who scored a 119-ball 76, said at the post-match presentation
A half-cooked vintage ODI show
The ongoing three-match series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan has so far felt like looking inside a time capsule and finding a 50-over series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from the 90s in all its glory.
Nasum, Jaker provided momentum: Shanto
Bangladesh kept on breaking Afghanistan’s momentum in phases to eventually come out on top and level the three-match ODI series with a 68-run win in the second ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
‘The wicket changed all of a sudden’: Miraz blames pitch for batting collapse
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz claimed that the pitch used for the first ODI of the three-match against Afghanistan on Wednesday changed abruptly to cause a thumping collapse in the Tigers’ batting effort, leading to a 92-run loss at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Tiger brand: A penchant for unwanted surprises
Bangladesh batters have an abundance of tricks in their basket to surprise the audience.
Tigers rely on veterans’ experience in ‘difficult times’
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said the mix of youth and experience was important to the team and, in particular, he hoped Mahmudullah Riyad and Shakib Al Hasan’s experience would guide them during the difficult stages of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Shanto wants support from fans, senior players in troubled times
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto urged fans and senior players of the team support them during their tough times in the T20 World Cup.
Shanto calls for better wickets at home ahead of T20 World Cup
The South Asian nation is one of nine countries to have played all T20 World Cups since the tournament began in 2007 but is alone in never having made it to the knockout stage.
Walls closing in on captain Shanto
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the current Bangladesh captain in all three formats, is feeling that pressure right now. His struggles with the bat in T20Is are as clear as daylight. In his last 10 outings in the format, Shanto has scored just 189 runs at a strike rate of a little over 102.
Winning a dead rubber does not add much
When your opponents rest key performers from the series in a dead rubber game, how fruitful are even positive results you get from the game? That is exactly what Bangladesh were left with after winning the third and final T20I against USA on Saturday.
We finished on a high note: Shanto
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh captain was pleased with the way his team had responded to the two losses in the week.
‘20 runs short’, or ‘momentum gained’: Which cliche will Tigers use today?
Journos who cover Bangladesh men’s cricket team matches have a pretty good idea as to what the Tigers may say following any particular game.
Mistakes made and little ‘repair’ time left
Decision to exclude Tanzid Tamim also lacked logic of the convincing kind.
Excuses about wickets are not acceptable, says Durjoy
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto had blamed the wickets back home during the Zimbabwe series for their disastrous five-wicket loss in the first of the three T20Is against USA on Tuesday. BCB director and chairman of BCB’s HP unit Naimur Rahman Durjoy however rejected the idea that wickets were to blame.
We did not play on good wickets at home: Shanto on batters’ struggles
“We didn't bat well. We started well in the beginning but in the middle we lost couple of wickets, so I think if we can score more 20 runs then it would be a decent total,” Shanto said in post-match presentations.