Mazhar Uddin

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

Unlike teammates, terrific Tamim adapts

"Every individual should have plans. I think we gave away our wickets away just when we were batting well. We have known for a long time that Neil Wagner will do this [bowl short balls], but how you tackle it depends on the individual.

28 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Riyad's Hamilton connection

Mahmudullah Riyad's connection with Hamilton has been a deep one as the city was the site of major turning points in Bangladesh's current stand-in skipper's career.

27 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Onus now on youngsters

If you ask the Bangladeshi cricketers about their favourite format, a majority would answer ODIs or T20Is, mostly because of the glitz and glamour associated with the limited-overs formats.

27 February 2019, 18:00 PM

True pitch or Green goblins?

Bangladesh spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi walked towards the centre of the Seddon Park yesterday and was actually looking for the pitch which will be one of the main actors when the Tigers face New Zealand in the first of three Tests starting from tomorrow.

26 February 2019, 18:00 PM

'Test of skill more than character'

On his first assignment as the Bangladesh head coach away from home, Steve Rhodes was hit with a reality check last year as Bangladesh faced the music in the West Indies and were bundled out for their lowest ever Test total of 43 runs in the first innings in Antigua.

26 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Hustle to Hamilton

The journey from Christchurch to Hamilton was not as smooth for this reporter as it was for the Bangladesh team, who reached the central town of New Zealand's northern island yesterday afternoon to take part in the first of three Tests against the hosts starting from February 28 at Seddon Park.

25 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Tamim negotiates, and delivers

Mehedi Hasan Miraz was sitting at the hotel lobby in Christchurch, trying to convince Tamim Iqbal about something yesterday.

24 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Some solidity at long last

As he walked off the field after the first day of the two-day practice match had concluded yesterday, Tamim Iqbal turned to this reporter and remarked: "You can smile now, Bangladesh have played well in New Zealand for the first time on this tour."

23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Ebadot's fury

The challenge to overcome the whitewash in the ODIs and stage a turnaround in the three-match Test series against New Zealand in difficult conditions will not be an easy task for the Tigers.

22 February 2019, 18:00 PM

'Wasn't as serious as it looked'

There was a lot of confusion after an apparent argument between Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim in the dressing room was captured by cameras and projected on the big screen after the wicketkeeper-batsman was dismissed against New Zealand in the third and final ODI, which the Tigers lost by 88 runs.

21 February 2019, 18:00 PM

The Shafiul predicament

When was the last time Bangladesh pacer Shafiul Islam played an ODI away from home? It would be quite hard to recall, so patchy has been the nature of his appearances since making his ODI debut back in 2010.

19 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Happily interviewing

How often would you see a wife taking an interview of her husband during a live telecast just after he scored a hundred in an international game? It is indeed a rare occurrence but Laura McGoldrick, the Sky Sports presenter, who is married to New Zealand opener Martin Guptill had done it not just once but twice -- after each of the right-hander's back-to-back hundreds against Bangladesh during the Kiwis' wins in the first two ODIs of the three-match series.

17 February 2019, 18:00 PM

A Bengali-speaking Kiwi policewoman

Whenever the month of February comes around, the whole of Bangladesh observes the month in honour of the martyrs of the language movement that took place on February 21, 1952.

16 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Mental barrier still biggest hurdle

Even before Bangladesh arrived in New Zealand there was talk that adapting to the tough conditions would be the main challenge for the visitors and since then the word 'conditions' has been ingrained into the minds of the Tigers.

16 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Speed Bangladesh's biggest challenge

When it comes to adapting to seaming conditions the first aspect is the pace of the pitch, which generates more speed when the ball hits the deck and coupled with the movement, it makes life difficult for the batsman.

15 February 2019, 18:00 PM

'I felt what actual pace is'

It was the first time experiencing New Zealand for Bangladesh players Liton Das, Mohammad Saifuddin and Mohammad Mithun when they played the first ODI on Wednesday. And although the visitors lost the game by a comprehensive eight wickets, Saifuddin and Mithun had relatively good outings in their maiden appearance in the testing conditions.

14 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Poor batsmanship costs Tigers

"Mushy [Mushfiqur Rahim] I know you are able to get boundaries with this stroke but what you need to realise is that here in New

13 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Loving cricket with all other senses

In the middle of the Bangladesh team's training session at Nelson Park in Napier yesterday, two locals came up and sat just outside the fence to observe the players.

12 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Confidence Mash's magic mantra

“I'm telling you, we are going to win tomorrow [Wednesday],” a confident Tigers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza told reporters while relaxing after a training session at McLean Park in Napier on the eve of the first match of the three-ODI series against New Zealand yesterday.