Time to stop the rot
It is a dead rubber in the context of the T20I series but for Bangladesh the third game at the Bay Oval against New Zealand today is one last opportunity for them to come out of that defeatist cycle going into a more demanding assignment -- the two-Test series.
7 January 2017, 18:00 PM
'Finally creating chances'
Creating chances and losing opportunities are perhaps the two most popular slogans of the Bangladesh cricket team in their away
7 January 2017, 18:00 PM
A farmer and pilot
Asaduzzaman is a farmer. The 37-year-old is actually a successful Bangladeshi farmer in New Zealand. He grows kiwifruit, which is
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Mash rues lack of discipline
Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is closing in on something he has not been familiar with for the last two years. He is only a game away
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Tigers wilt in T20Is too
It was yet another day out in the middle for the Tigers and yet another heavy defeat for them. The latest one -- a 47-run defeat
6 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Tigers' chance to get even
A year ago when the first T20I was played at the Bay Oval, Sri Lanka ran New Zealand close before losing by three runs. This footnote
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
'We haven't played good cricket so far'
Sabbir Rahman is not only the most attacking batsman in the Tigers' ranks; he is also the fittest player. Watching him fielding at the
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
The pristine treasures of Lake Taupo
Our taxi driver Gazza made an interesting disclosure when we were waiting for the robot to turn green from red.
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Mash rallies behind struggling Soumya
After being dropped in the last two ODIs, Soumya Sarkar returned to action in Bangladesh's first T20I against New Zealand at Mclean
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM
'Yet to perform collectively'
When you are losing, it is not pleasing and to some extent turns monotonous when you are confronting the press after every defeat.
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Williamson, Ferguson trump Tigers
There was no change in fortune as far as the Bangladesh cricket team was concerned. Whitewashed in the three-match ODI series, the
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Soumya set for return
After being dropped in the last two ODIs in Nelson, left-handed batsman Soumya Sarkar is likely to return in the first T20I against New Zealand at Mclean Park in Napier tomorrow.
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
180-plus a must: Shakib
Bangladesh's premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan did not speak to the press since his arrival in New Zealand. His bat also did not talk
2 January 2017, 18:00 PM
'We didn't do justice to our talent'
The beautiful, glassed structure does not have the facility for a conference and the Tigers had to meet in a nearby white house kept for such events. So, when coach Chandika Hathurusingha appeared to meet the reporters after a long session with his players and then with the chief selector Minhajul Abedin, he was quite frank while speaking in details regarding some burning issues. Here is an excerpt of the animated exchange.
1 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Tigers feel Mushy's absence
So it is a three-nil whitewash at the hands of the Black Caps on their home turf. And the result was not unexpected when the Tigers
31 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Mashrafe positive despite whitewash
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was searching for words to express yet another inexplicable batting collapse against New
31 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Tigers squander strong start again
Bangladesh squander another strong partnership as they falter in the third and final ODI against New Zealand after Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes laid the platform with a 102-run stand.
31 December 2016, 00:40 AM
Can Tigers end 2016 on a high?
When Bangladesh will play their third ODI against New Zealand today, it will mark the last fixture of an eventful year for the Tigers.
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM
'Our mistakes will help us'
The Tigers did not train today. Since it's a Friday they performed the Jumma prayers at a mosque close to the team hotel. Most of the
30 December 2016, 18:00 PM
An inexplicable collapse
Bangladesh suffered a 67-run defeat against New Zealand in the second One-Day International at the Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday.
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM