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
Rivalries missing, but passion still there
The school cricket, named after Prime Bank School Cricket Tournament, is going on all over the country and in terms of number of participating schools it is the biggest cricketing carnival for young schoolgoing children. But many former cricketers will tell you that the halcyon days are past because the tournament has lost its main component -- the rivalries among participating schools.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
'No point in playing like this'
There has been a lot of criticism of allegedly biased umpiring and corruption in the first and third division of the country's domestic cricket, leading to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan announcing recently that the board would take strict action.
20 January 2019, 18:00 PM
'We can go right to the top'
2018 has been a magnificent year in all formats for Mushfiqur Rahim. His match-winning contributions have emerged as the highlight of Mushfiqur's performance throughout the year, and he was an obvious choice to be declared The Daily Star's Sportsperson of the Year.
31 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Competitive but shady
Although followers of Bangladesh's domestic cricket are fewer in number than fans of the Bangladesh team in the international circuit,
28 December 2018, 18:00 PM
The cross-format master
Cricket has remained the dominant sport in Bangladesh and once again, a cricketer emerged as The Daily Star's Sportsman of the Year 2018.
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Now it's time to overcome away challenge
2018 has been a better year for Bangladesh cricket when compared to 2017, especially in the ODI format where the Tigers finished as
23 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Mahmudullah's guile in vain
It seemed like a tornado blew across the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur in the third and series deciding T20I yesterday as Evin Lewis launched a brutal attack on the Bangladesh bowlers before Mahmudullah Riyad brought calm to the proceedings with some sensible and clever bowling, much to the rescue of the Tigers.
22 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Still Shakib stands tall
As Bangladesh take on the West Indies in the series deciding third T20I today, bringing an end to an action-packed calendar year, the one man that stands out in the Tigers' ranks in terms of performance across all formats is Shakib Al Hasan.
21 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Refined approach pays big dividends
In what was a perfect example of how a stable start from the batsmen could lay the platform for a big total, Bangladesh did almost everything right as they posted their highest-ever T20I total of 211 for five while batting first against the West Indies in the second T20I in Mirpur yesterday.
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Shakib leads Tigers to leveller
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance, which included his maiden T20I five-wicket haul, helped Bangladesh bounce back to level the three-match series as the Tigers registered a comfortable 36-run win over the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
20 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Discerning strengths key to T20 success
As far as game plans and application are concerned, Bangladesh have been unable to live up to their potential in the shortest format of the game when compared to ODIs over the years.
18 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Who comes after Big Five?
On Tuesday the cricketing fraternity of the country celebrated the 100th international game being played together by the Big Five -- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim.
12 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Mashrafe inspires by example
The logic behind Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's backing of pacers in the ODI format was validated yesterday, and it was the inspirational cricketer who led from the front in his milestone 200th international match for Bangladesh in the first ODI against West Indies.
9 December 2018, 18:00 PM
They can be fair too!
There were huge concerns that yet more favouritism would play a role in the last Super League game of the First Division League between Rupganj Tigers Club and Partex Sporting Club, especially with promotion to the Premier Division League at stake.
8 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Official ensures last-over maiden
Just before the final over of a first division cricket league match between Old DOHS Sports Club and Agrani Bank Cricket Club yesterday, the match was stopped for over 10 minutes while an official of the batting team called the batsman on strike to the boundary for a long chat.
7 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A darkness within the light
Bangladesh cricket is currently going through a phase where it seems like every day is bright and sunny, with all the glamour and attention on the national team and everyone in the country yearning to be a part of the Tigers' set-up.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Politician Mashrafe plays to merit
It was unlike the typical press conferences that have taken place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, where cricket has always
4 December 2018, 18:00 PM
'Hopefully next year'
The very next day after whitewashing West Indies in the two-match Test series, one of the architects behind Bangladesh's success,
3 December 2018, 18:00 PM
LIVING UP to the hype
Since breaking into the record books in his debut series against England in 2016, when he bagged 19 wickets in two Tests, there were concerns about whether young off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz would be able to live up to expectations once his honeymoon period was over.
2 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers stay calm to edge first day
Bangladesh would feel that they could have been in a better position after the first day of the second and series-deciding Test against the West Indies, but a calm approach helped the hosts regain the momentum and post 259 for five at stumps at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
30 November 2018, 18:00 PM