Satire / Tractors, only pace from WI and other ideas to guarantee win for Tigers
A pitch darker than my future, and offering sharper turn than an Agatha Christie thriller, greeted the West Indies at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium for yet another all-important bilateral three-match ODI series.
23 October 2025, 03:29 AM
A golden age of substandard batters
Bangladesh opener Mohammad Naim's fortunes went from bad to worse to worst in a span of 72 hours.
18 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Tanzid’s charmed ODI run and Bangladesh cricket’s obsession with talent
Talent, or at least the perception of having talent, can get you a much longer leash than others in Bangladesh cricket: Tanzid Hasan Tamim’s brief ODI career so far, is a testament to it.
14 October 2025, 02:00 AM
What ails the Tigers?
The series is already gone, but Tuesday’s third match will be important for Bangladesh, who are languishing at 10th in the ICC ODI rankings and have only one ODI series left to get into the top nine to secure direct entry for the next ODI World Cup.
13 October 2025, 03:34 AM
The inflation of Bangladesh’s run drought
If there ever was an award in cricket for stating the obvious after a defeat, Bangladesh ODI captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz would be up for it for the reasoning he provided following the loss against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
10 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Women’s cricket ready for its biggest stage
Which is the bigger tournament in cricket, the men’s ICC World Cup or the women’s?
30 September 2025, 03:00 AM
The day cricket lost to politics in the India-Pakistan rivalry
The India-Pakistan cricketing rivalry has always been a proxy war of sorts, a battle between bat and ball, which, in the hearts of fans, was a matter of national pride, where victory was an obligation and defeat unacceptable.
15 September 2025, 12:53 PM
Varying stakes as captains embark on maiden voyage
The weight of captaincy in any sport compounds exponentially under the bright lights of a major tournament. On top of that, if the captain has not experienced the pressure of leading in that event before, it should put them at an even bigger disadvantage.
9 September 2025, 03:00 AM
How keeping a cool Head paid off
“It's a lot better than seeing the World Cup on the couch at home,” said Travis Head as a smile crept across his face.
21 November 2023, 01:10 AM
The silence in Ahmedabad reminiscent of Maracanazo
On Sunday, the world of sport saw a re-enactment of sorts of the Maracanazo, albeit in a different sport.
20 November 2023, 14:45 PM
Ice-cool Aussies show character
The Australian cricket team's uncanny ability to turn up at their very best when the stakes are the highest was on full display in the final of the ICC World Cup against India on Sunday.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Maxwell’s cinematic knock and the charm of ODIs
If the group-stage matches of the ICC World Cup 2023 were all separate feature-length movies, what would their genres be?
14 November 2023, 02:15 AM
Hathurusingha's reluctant acceptance of World Cup failure
"I take the responsibility because we have disappointed the fans and ourselves," said Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha at a press conference yesterday in an apparent admittance of his role in what has been a disastrous World Cup campaign for the Tigers.
6 November 2023, 01:05 AM
A reluctant captain and a doomed campaign
One of the many features that makes cricket stand out from other major team sports is the significance of the captain.
30 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Hapless Tigers running out of hope
The word ‘humiliation’ feels insufficient in describing the ordeal Bangladesh suffered at the hands of South Africa yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
24 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Empty stands, bumpy outfield and a missing scorecard
The expectation all around was that the tournament would find its groove once the on-field action began. But BCCI’s decision not to keep India in the opening game and hosting it in the world’s largest cricket stadium, the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, didn’t allow that.
9 October 2023, 09:23 AM
Miraz Al Hasan!
In the Tiger’s opening match at the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the Bangladesh fans saw another all-rounder come to bat at one-down, hit a half-century to steady the innings following a rocky start and snap up three wickets with the ball. This ‘2019 Shakibesque’ performance came from Mehedi Hasan Miraz.
8 October 2023, 04:00 AM
Wake up, the World Cup’s here
It appears the BCCI missed a trick by not having the hosts play the World Cup opener.
5 October 2023, 09:35 AM