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
‘They have to deliver big-time’
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal probably did the right thing as captain by backing his teammates when questions were raised regarding some of the areas of his team ahead of the Tigers’ three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
21 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Butterflies in the stomach of the cutter master
Mustafizur Rahman, being the most experienced fast bowler in the Tigers side among the likes of Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin, is expected to lead the fast bowling department in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Go and check the stats’
The Daily Star (DS): Has there been a change of attitude overall in terms of playing shots or is that just in the Test format as we witnessed during the last Sri Lanka series?
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Taskin’s transformation
“If you can’t perform consistently for the national team, you won’t see your pictures on billboards and get endorsements in near future.”
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Pacers face another trial by fire
The one department in which Bangladesh have failed to find some sort of stability over the years, especially in the Test format, is the pace bowling department.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
An uneasy traveller
The beginning of Mominul Haque’s Test career was nothing short of a fairytale as the left-hander scored seven fifties and four centuries in his first 12 Tests for Bangladesh.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Number three at sixes and sevens
A stable top order remains one of the things that the Bangladesh team has been searching for over the years, especially in Test cricket.
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Mushfiqur’s favourite opposition
A lot will depend on ‘Mr Dependable’ Mushfiqur Rahim when Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series on their tour of the island nation this month.
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Tamim bears Tigers’ burden
Tamim Iqbal will hold the key for Bangldesh at the top of the batting order and the team will depend on the experienced left-hander to make an impact in their upcoming two-match Test series in Sri Lanka.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
BCB sticks to winning formula for U-19s
Proper execution of a long-term plan from the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) game development committee, led by former captain and BCB director Khaled Mahmud, played a vital role as the Bangladesh Under-19 team tasted World Cup glory in early 2020.
7 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Can 21 years of limbo lay a better blueprint for women?
Major headlines were made on Thursday when the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided that the Bangladesh women’s team were to be awarded Test status.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Another positive lesson in New Zealand!
Pacer Shoriful Islam dropping a return catch from Finn Allen, who would go on to smash a career-best 29-ball 71 in the third and final T20I in Auckland, was a fourth lifeline for the match-winner, who was dropped twice in the fourth over of yesterday’s game.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Long-term vision still impaired
Russel Domingo’s vision of a long-term plan played a big part in his appointment as Bangladesh’s head coach after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) parted ways with Steve Rhodes following an eighth-placed finish at the 2019 ICC World Cup.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Disappointment abounds after 27th straight loss
Before the start of the New Zealand tour, Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal was hopeful of re-writing history and registering a first international win for the Tigers in the country after losing all 26 games across all formats in the nation.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
NZ T20Is a dress rehearsal for the future
Bangladesh cricket is nearing a transition period as the fantastic five of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad are all in their mid to late 30s.
19 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Lack of foresight in spotlight
Over 20 years after being made part of cricket’s most elite format, questions still linger regarding whether Bangladesh has developed a proper Test culture.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM
If not from errors, learn from opposition
Bangladesh were the clear favourites ahead of the two-match Test series against the West Indies after the majority of the Caribbean side’s top cricketers opted out of the tour.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Weak Tigers whitewashed by Windies
The failings of Bangladesh’s approach to Test cricket came under the scanner once again as the batsmen displayed a lack of the requisite temperament in a humiliating 17-run defeat to West Indies in the second Test, which sealed a 2-0 series whitewash for the visitors.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Vision for the future still muddled
The Tigers’ team management suddenly took a U-turn in Chattogram after all the talk of creating a good cricketing culture and giving more exposure to seamers prior to the start of the two-match Test series against the West Indies.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Spinners need to adapt and level up
The ploy of packing the side with an arsenal of spinners on a pitch prepared to aid them backfired yet again as hosts Bangladesh suffered a shocking defeat in the first Test in Chattogram, where West Indies chased down a record 395-run target.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM