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

Focused for 10th ton

Since the 128-run knock against England in the ICC Champions Trophy last year, Tamim Iqbal has scored 95, 0, 70, 23, 84 not out and 84. Despite having struck four fifties in his last six innings, the dashing left-hander has been unable to convert those into hundreds.

22 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Tigers take on Zimbabwe today

Bangladesh have never won a tri-series, having hosted six such tournaments before the ongoing one and the only time the Tigers reached the final of a tri-nation was back in 2009, when the Tigers went on to lose the final to Sri Lanka.

22 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Perera delivers Lankans' first win in tri-series

Sri Lanka could have taken the confidence with a commanding victory over Zimbabwe to register their first win of the tri-series, but

21 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Tigers reach new peak in SL demolition

The Bangladesh cricketers may not speak openly about their excitement and eagerness to perform in the post-Chandika Hathurusingha era, especially against the team now led by their former coach, but the approach and attitude was evident on the field as they romped to their largest ODI win when they beat Sri Lanka by 163 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

19 January 2018, 18:00 PM

'Making our own decisions'

It was an open secret that during the tenure of former head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, the involvement of Bangladesh's senior members was less than ideal when it came to planning and taking decisions on the field.

19 January 2018, 18:00 PM

No fun without a challenge: Shakib

The New Year saw the same old Shakib Al Hasan dealing with new challenges and leading from the front, be it opening the innings with the ball and picking early wickets or coming in to bat at number three. His excellence was not restricted to the field of play; the champion all-rounder also made a statement after the game which has its own significance.

15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Under the radar, a milestone round

While most of Bangladesh is captivated by international cricket, two of the country's veterans will be inching towards

14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Pacers need to be more consistent: Mashrafe

Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza asks his fellow pacers to be more consistent in 2018

2 January 2018, 15:30 PM

When action betrays words

Before every series in 2017, Taskin Ahmed spoke about his bowling, about how he is improving his skills and about how he looks

30 December 2017, 18:00 PM

No mishit when it's Gayle

The definition of sheer power in batting is a batsman who can clear the ropes without much apparent effort going into the bat swing, be it against a pacer or a spinner.

12 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Rangpur win maiden BPL title

It was a one-man show by West Indian firebrand Chris Gayle as his blistering hundred in the final saw Rangpur Riders lift the trophy of

12 December 2017, 18:00 PM

'He had nothing more to give'

It was a long day for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials and also the media at the Radisson Blu Water Garden hotel in the capital where the centre of discussion was the Tigers head coach, both the outgoing one and incoming one.

9 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Pybus presents his plans to BCB

Coach Richard Pybus, who arrived yesterday with an interest in becoming the Tigers’ head coach, gives his presentation to BCB.

6 December 2017, 08:05 AM

77 spectators ejected from the stadium for betting during the BPL

77 spectators are ejected from the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur for alleged involvement in illegal betting during the Bangladesh Premier League matches on November 17, 2017.

17 November 2017, 13:53 PM