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
We were one family in 1996: Tillakaratne
Former Sri Lanka Test captain Hashan Tillakaratne talks about the 1996 World Cup win, Sri Lanka’s and Bangladesh’s growth and his continuing desire to coach Bangladesh in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star
14 March 2018, 23:00 PM
Mahmudullah rues costly lapses
Despite making a good start with the ball giving away 49 runs in the Powerplay, Bangladesh failed to sustain the pressure towards the
14 March 2018, 18:00 PM
'Our feet are on the ground'
Just five days ago, even the body language of the Bangladesh national team told volumes of their downturn in form and questions were raised over whether the Tigers have the ability to recover from their recent series of disappointments.
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers seek to capitalise on momentum
“A win can change everything,” Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad had said after they lost to India in their first T20I tri-series Nidahas Trophy match, which was the latest in a long line of disappointments over the past two months or so.
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM
A burning desire forged in Bangalore
Mushfiqur Rahim faced intense criticism for his premature celebration during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 game against India in
12 March 2018, 18:00 PM
India breeze past Sri Lanka
Despite three early hiccups, India won their second game of the T20I Nidahas Trophy by six wickets as they rushed past Sri Lanka's modest 152 for nine to win by six wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo last night.
12 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Liton comes of age
Liton Das seems to have finally found his mojo and gotten a grip of the demands of international cricket after a series of disappointments, despite always having shown promise and scored tons of runs in domestic cricket.
11 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers rediscover their roar
If the Sri Lankans showered runs after rain, Bangladesh overpowered at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to pull off a magnificent five-wicket win yesterday and light up the Nidahas Trophy T20I tri-series.
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka's insatiable appetite for sport
When you walk around the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, the first thing that will catch your eye will be the presence of grounds in
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
'Now praise him like that'
Emotions were running high for the Bangladeshi journalists covering the Nidahas Trophy after the Tigers' scintillating record 215-run
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Easier coaching in Sri Lanka: Chandika
During most of his three-plus years of coaching Bangladesh, Chandika Hathurusingha was the centre of all discussions both positive and negative.
9 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers take on SL today
It will not require a magic trick or some drastic change in skills, but only a bit of common sense, understanding and greater mental
9 March 2018, 18:00 PM
'Discipline is the bridge to any goal'
It was early morning when a young boy and his father went up to Chaminda Vaas, one of the finest left-arm seamers the game has
8 March 2018, 18:00 PM
All aggression, no planning
The mantra of positive intent and attacking cricket went to the heads of Bangladesh's batsmen to such an extent that there was no
8 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Seeking the Kohli attitude
The standout deficiencies of the Bangladesh team since the tour of South Africa in September-October last year are their attitude and
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers seek turnaround against India
Skipper Mahmudullah Riyad, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, interim head coach Courtney Walsh and team manager Khaled Mahmud were seen engaged in a meeting after Bangladesh's training session at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on the eve of their first Nidahas Trophy match against India today.
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM
SL canter past India
Few could have imagined that there would be a packed 35,000-strong crowd on the opening day of an international series that
6 March 2018, 21:11 PM
'All about technique'
One of the most technically sound batsmen in the Bangladesh team, Mushfiqur Rahim has started to find his rhythm in the shortest
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM
'Don't panic; get back to basics'
On the back of consecutive disappointments in the last two series in South Africa and then at home against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM
SL take on Ind in tri-series opener today
Sri Lankan cricket is looking to regain its pride and the Nidahas Trophy has emerged as the ideal platform to stage a turnaround as the country celebrates its 70th anniversary of independence and also Sri Lanka Cricket's 70th year when the hosts take on India in the tournament opener at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM