Interview / ‘Cricket in Bangladesh shouldn’t be Dhaka-centric’
Raja shared his views on the state of BPL, Bangladesh cricket, and more, in an interview with The Daily Star.
27 February 2024, 01:41 AM
Tanzid Hasan Tamim Interview / ‘I don’t want to confine myself to one format’
'I have the desire to represent Bangladesh across all three formats as I don’t want to confine myself to a particular format'
25 February 2024, 03:00 AM
Ingenuity behind Shoriful blooming
The 22-year-old left-arm pacer spoke about his game among other things with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star during an interview.
20 February 2024, 01:30 AM
Shoriful hopes to carry over BPL form into T20 World Cup
Shoriful is leading the wicket-takers list in this year’s BPL, having taken 22 wickets in 12 matches at an average of just 15.86.
19 February 2024, 06:04 AM
‘I have no complaints, nor am I disappointed in myself’
Jaker Ali Anik came to the fore when he smashed three consecutive hundreds in the 2022-23 Bangladesh Cricket League, ending up as the leading run-getter of the tournament. The 25-year-old is one of the handful of local cricketers who have been able to show glimpses in the ongoing and the previous Bangladesh Premier League season for Comilla Victorians. Anik, whose exclusion from the Bangladesh T20 squad for the upcoming Sri Lanka series led to Comilla head coach Mohammad Salahuddin criticising the selection process, spoke about how playing for Bangladesh 'A' team and High-Performance team had helped his game and the way Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan had an influence on him along with a few other topics during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The...
18 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Aliss’ rocky ride to national team
Aliss Al Islam talked about his journey and experience during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
15 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Shanto’s dream comes true
“One of my dreams came true,” said Najmul Hossain Shanto as he expressed his initial reaction after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declared him as the all-format captain yesterday.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Good players on good wickets will lead to good cricket’
'When you put good players on good wickets you will get to see some good T20 cricket.'
11 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Pace troubles continue
From their ICC World Cup campaign to the first of the three match ODI series against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo yesterday, Bangladesh’s fast bowling department has continued to be the biggest area of concern.
26 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers fall short in Malinga’s farewell
The guard of honour from the vanquished Bangladesh team to give one last send-off to legendary fast Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga said it all. The day and the night belonged to a champion who walked off the ground with head held high at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday.
26 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Lots at stake in series opener
The first of the three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has special significance for both teams for various reasons. Sri Lanka is all set to bid farewell to legendary fast bowler Lasith Malinga from ODIs, which has already created a lot of buzz among
25 July 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Shafiul’s experience a good option’
The question of when pacer Shafiul Islam last played an ODI away from home would be a difficult one for Bangladesh cricket fans to answer. The lean fast bowler himself was not sure about the answer when he was asked this question by this reporter in New Zealand earlier this year.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Want to do well as a team and as a player’
It was a relaxed day for the Tigers after the five-wicket win in the practice game against the Sri Lankan Board President’s XI on Tuesday as the members of the Bangladesh team spent most of yesterday at the gym and swimming pool of the Taj Samudra Hotel in
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Some work to do after comfortable win
Bangladesh registered a comfortable five-wicket win over the Sri Lanka Board President’s XI in the practice game ahead of the three-match ODI series at the P Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday.
23 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Not the Sri Lanka of the past
Life in Sri Lanka was not the same as it was during my last trip to the island nation just last year as the seemingly laidback and warm nature of the locals had turned into a rather suspicious one with steely glares being shot about every now and then.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Cricket’s most vulnerable aspect
Can you name a current Bangladesh fast bowler who is yet to undergo surgery? Probably not as the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hossain and of course Mashrafe Bin Mortaza have all gone under the knife at one point or the other in their careers.
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM
The Germany of cricket
Since 2017, England had won ten out of twelve ODIs against Australia -- including a whitewash in the five-match ODI series at home last year -- and the hosts came into the 2019 World Cup with genuine hopes of clinching their maiden World Cup title.
25 June 2019, 19:13 PM
‘He will never sacrifice a bit of cricket’
Mohammad Salahuddin, who has mentored Shakib Al Hasan since his BKSP days, received a text message from his pupil which read, ‘Thank you Sir’, after the star all-rounder smashed his maiden hundred in the World Cup against hosts England in Cardiff on Saturday.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM
What to expect of the opener
The upcoming 2019 World Cup in the UK will be the 12th staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup, with ten teams set to face each other in a round-robin league system for the first time since the 1992 World Cup.
Host England, who have been part of the World Cup opener the most of number
29 May 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Dream of playing at the World Cup’
While the country’s cricket lovers devour every single update on the men’s national team, Bangladesh women’s team opener Sharmin Akhter finished her fitness training under the radar during a break from the Dhaka Women’s Premier Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
9 May 2019, 18:53 PM
‘Don’t create unnecessary hype’
It was the last day of Bangladesh’s training camp before the Tigers depart for Ireland for the tri-nation series which will be followed by the ICC World Cup in the UK with a lot of expectations this time around from supporters.
29 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Third among equals
There has been a lot of planning and assessment surrounding the Tigers’ strengths and weaknesses in batting and bowling before and
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Mashrafe the perfect beacon
A common perspective about Bangladesh fast bowlers is that they do not get enough opportunities or that the pitch does not allow them to exploit the attributes a genuine seamer would otherwise utilise and eventually, most fade away.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
'I believe in my team, not names'
Twelve years ago, a teenaged left-handed opener, playing in just his fifth ODI for Bangladesh against India in the ICC World Cup in 2007 in the West Indies, came down the track to fast bowler Zaheer Khan and smacked a six that sailed into the stands.
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM
A tour marred by cruelty, marked by humanity
I can still remember the day before I was set to fly for New Zealand to cover the series between Bangladesh and the Kiwis. I had a detailed meeting with my sports editor regarding my work plan as it was a crucial series for the Tigers.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
5 Bangladeshis still missing
Relatives and friends were desperately waiting to know the fate of five Bangladeshis missing since Friday's terror attack on two Christchurch mosques.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Tides before and after the ides of March
Just what a sea change in outlook yesterday's tragic attack may have on the people of New Zealand can only fully be appreciated by someone who has witnessed the secure life in the small country before two mosques in Christchurch became the sites of a brutal shootings on March 15.
15 March 2019, 18:00 PM
The longest 10 minutes of my life
My hands are still shaking. It is only upon my third attempt that I have been able to sit in front of my laptop and try my best to put to words the most horrific incident I have witnessed in my entire life.
15 March 2019, 18:00 PM