Will Ankon join the ODI merry-go-round?
The lack of depth in the player's pipeline is an oft-repeated cliché in Bangladesh cricket and was on display yet again by Thursday's squad announcement for the upcoming ODI series against West Indies, starting on October 18.
17 October 2025, 03:00 AM
‘Must credit the fight shown’
After a three-wicket, last-over loss to South Africa in Vizag on Monday, most players were left in tears in the dressing room, but the camp's mood had brightened by the next day following retrospection.
15 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Clubs divided along election lines in boycott move
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) board of directors' election on October 6 has divided the 76 clubs in Dhaka Metropolis into two distinct camps, as while some 40 of them have called for a domestic boycott, the others have adopted compliant silence.
9 October 2025, 02:00 AM
‘We don’t play on T20 friendly wickets’
Former Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque remained tight-lipped on whether he worked on his game in Australia during a recent visit but divulged on the continued frustrations over poor wickets in T20s, sub-standard domestic four-day cricket and the need for players to find their own ways to improve in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi.
18 September 2025, 18:15 PM
NCL T20 mess highlights BCB’s lack of foresight
Incessant rain has finally forced the postponement of the NCL T20 tournament for an indefinite period, the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) tournament committee confirmed yesterday.
17 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Women’s team continue WC prep against age-level boys
Bangladesh women's team players are set to compete in a tri-series – a preparatory tournament ahead of the ICC Women's World Cup –starting today at the BKSP, which will feature two women's teams, named the red and green team, and the Under-15 men's team.
18 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Will BCB’s vagueness around Mirpur wickets change with Hemming?
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has once again brought back Australia’s Tony Hemming -- this time as the head of turf management, after previously hiring him as a curator.
13 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Bowlers pull together in T20I win
Bangladesh assailed an Afghan side known for their T20 prowess in the first of the two-match T20I series at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla and the margin of victory will surely bring some relief in the Tigers’ camp before the final T20I on March 5.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Will positive approach be reflected at the top?
The T20 World Cup in UAE last year demonstrated that whatever the Bangladesh think-tank had planned going into the mega-event did not bear fruit or lacked in execution, culminating in the debacle.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Greater foundation through osmosis
“We are becoming seniors too, right?” Liton posed the question as an answer at the press conference after his 136-run knock in the second ODI. Such words reflected his confidence, momentum and growing responsibility but also showcased the changing nature of the team’s dynamics.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Afif, Mehedi prevail with nerves of steel
“We don’t ever think about whether a player is young or a senior. Whenever we play, we try to contribute as members of the team,” Afif
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Self-belief in the air
Bangladesh make a return to the ODI format today having last played a 50-over game in July last year and although half a year has passed since the last ODI, Bangladesh looked quietly confident heading into the series during their practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Why so many changes?
The national selectors made wholesale changes to the ODI side for Bangladesh's upcoming series against Afghanistan, slated to begin from February 23 with the first ODI in Chattogram.
15 February 2022, 11:02 AM
Miraz, Chattogram offset blues
It was the penultimate delivery of the final over of the Khulna Tigers innings and everything had come to a head since Chattogram Challengers began their BPL campaign, cascading towards that penultimate delivery yesterday.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Barishal in final; Ctg stay alive
Two pulsating games, each with their own themes and surprises in store, played out yesterday in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Opening selection looms large ahead of Afghan series
As the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) heads towards the closing stages, the upcoming Afghanistan series, slated to begin with the ODI series on February 23, starts to come into view.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Mrittunjoy: Chattogram’s beacon in the dark
There was joy and jubilation on one side, a clutter of youthful energy converging and coming through. At the other side of things,
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Pitches at home don’t help us learn these trades’
The pitch at the Hagley Oval threw specific challenges at Bangladesh which the Tigers are not yet close to unraveling after day two of the Christchurch Test.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Different challenges await Tigers in Christchurch
Bangladesh finally found the resolve, mental depth and proper approach to overcome a 20-year old hurdle and win a first match in any format in New Zealand, clinching the first Test at Mount Maunganui on January 5.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
The irony in Tigers’ greatest win
For the first time, Bangladesh put a real meaning to the nickname ‘Tigers’ in red-ball cricket away from home and it was all thanks to a sudden uprising from the pace unit in favourable conditions.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Can Bangladesh cricket harness the spark?
Bangladesh eclipsed the peak of their cricketing excellence, going against the grain of their past efforts in New Zealand to clinch their very first win against the hosts by an eight-wicket margin.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
A pronounced Test mentality
For four days, Bangladesh have managed to stay on top of a New Zealand side known for their Test capabilities and a rare excitement coursed the side, unseen especially away from home in Test cricket.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Their development is getting hampered’
Interest in youth level or age-level cricket in the country is casual at best but when an international trophy comes around, the expectations of a success-starved nation amplifies.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Cricket operates as usual
The recent tumult in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not far removed from the usual. Despite not yet being assigned a department following the BCB elections, Akram Khan has revealed that he wants to step down from his previous role as cricket operations chairman.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Disillusion affecting Shakib’s Test motivation?
There have been insinuations, remarks and opinions regarding all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s involvement in Test cricket from the media, cricket experts and even board officials.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Shakib escapes the gloom
Light to moderately heavy drizzles marred proceedings on the second day, with only 6.2 overs possible before play was called off at 3:00pm yesterday.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
No trust and not much of a process either
ICC’s new Test Championship cycle begins for Bangladesh today with the first Test against Pakistan at Chattogram and it also introduces the beginning of a jam-packed Test schedule through to the end of 2022 for the Tigers.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM