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.
Chandika says batting order will be shuffled
“In T20 Cricket, yes, batting order will be changing. That's just normal cricket," said the Bangladesh head coach.
Tigers leave for USA
Bangladesh cricket team left for the USA in the early hours of Thursday for the T20 World Cup, which begins in USA and the West Indies on June 2.
Shanto wants young players to step up for Shakib, Mahmudullah
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto hoped that the younger players perform well to honour two veterans – Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad, in the upcoming T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies.
BCB places trust on deserving Taskin
Despite his injury status, pacer Taskin Ahmed found himself part of the 15-member World Cup squad but also with the vice-captaincy role.
Has the Saifuddin bubble burst?
Sure, Saifuddin has dished out glimpses of his talents with bat and ball in domestic competitions but can those sparks of promise in lower-quality contests be used to solidify faith in the 27-year-old heading into the T20 World Cup in June?
A hollow series win and the lingering concerns
The nine and five-run victories in the third and fourth match respectively followed by the comprehensive defeat in the final game are raising concerns over the team’s preparedness
IPL and international cricket can’t be compared: Shanto
“You can’t compare IPL with international cricket at all,” Shanto told the media in Mirpur after Bangladesh lost the fifth and final T20I against Zimbabwe today
The Liton Das headache
Liton Das's batting yesterday against Zimbabwe encapsulated Bangladesh's worries going into the T20 World Cup in June, with the top-order failing to find rhythm in the game's shortest format.
The veiled concerns over Shanto’s waning form
Shanto’s strike rate is the second lowest among all captains of the 20-team T20 World Cup, barring the Uganda skipper Brian Masaba (108), who is a bowling all-rounder.
Won’t do a lot of experiments in Zimbabwe series: Shanto
Even though the T20I home series against Zimbabwe, starting tomorrow in Chattogram, is being considered as part of the preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup next month, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said that they would not be experimenting much during this five-match series.