'All’s well that ends well': Is it the case for Tigers after Zim series?
Bangladesh turned things around in the Test series against Zimbabwe, winning the second and final Test by a resounding margin of an innings and 106 runs in Chattogram yesterday.
1 May 2025, 03:30 AM
Stumped by the system
Every year, the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) begins with unwavering commitments from authorities to make it even more competitive than the previous years.
11 April 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh batting stuck in archaic groove
“Ben Duckett cost them [England] the game… scored too slow, mate… they should have got to at least 380,” former South Africa batter Herschelle Gibbs said about Duckett’s innings after England lost their Champions Trophy opener against Australia in Lahore last Saturday, despite posting 351 for eight -- the highest total in the competition’s history -- only for Australia to chase it down with five wickets and 15 balls to spare.
26 February 2025, 21:14 PM
Sehwag’s humiliating remarks a grim reality for Tigers?
The greatest stages produce the greatest heroes.
22 February 2025, 02:00 AM
IND v PAK: A rivalry that goes way beyond cricket
When the Prime Minister of a nation makes a serious statement about sports, it is clear that the underlying causes go beyond the game itself -- that the tension arises from something much larger on a broader scale.
19 February 2025, 04:00 AM
Contrasting LaLiga scenes in 2024, what next?
Last season, around this time, there was a surprise package in Girona in the top three of LaLiga. However, a year later, the Spanish league has returned to the status quo, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid -- the three giants of Spain -- occupying the top three spots on the table at the end of 2024.
11 January 2025, 01:30 AM
Pacers lead Tigers to best-ever WTC
The 101-run win over hosts West Indies in the second and final Test in Jamaica on Tuesday was the fitting way for Bangladesh to close out the 2023-2025 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle -- the best one the Tigers experienced to date.
4 December 2024, 18:30 PM
‘Big Five’ not in picture, but what about persisting mediocrity?
Bangladesh cricket is set to get a glimpse of a new era in Tests when they take on hosts West Indies in the first of the two World Test Championship (WTC) fixtures from November 22 in Antigua.
20 November 2024, 02:30 AM
Will Shakib’s captaincy cure Bangladesh’s DRS malaise?
Technological advancement has aided all forms of sports worldwide. While the introduction of the Decision Review System (DRS) has seen the rate of errors made in matches drop down significantly and also provided a clarity to players and viewers alike, its effectiveness still depends highly on the refined decision-making from the cricketers out on the field.
13 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Road to T20 World Cup starts in the Caribbean
The horrific memories of the 2021 T20 World Cup must still be fresh in the Bangladesh cricketers’ minds. In that edition, the Tigers’ tongues wagged more than their willows bashed.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Mosaddek’s inclusion a proof of BCB’s murky vision
Bangladesh lost yet another Test series at home. The 10-wicket mauling by a fairly inexperienced Sri Lankan side on the final day of the second Test in Mirpur yesterday meant that the Tigers have now lost all the five Test series played against Sri Lanka at home, including the 1-0 series defeat in the latest one.
28 May 2022, 06:16 AM
Logic or magic: What will define the final showdown?
How will things turn out in Paris tonight? The culmination of arguably the most captivating Champions League season in recent memory is set to be staged at the Stade de France with two of the most decorated clubs in history -- Real Madrid and Liverpool -- fighting for the ultimate glory.
27 May 2022, 18:00 PM
ODI format faces the ultimate challenge
If anything is constant in this modern era, it is the need for continuous adjustments to fit the ever-changing landscape of the sport. Of late, a discernible urge for change in the cricketing world could be sensed with the 50-over format of the game set to take the brunt of the transformation.
14 May 2022, 18:00 PM
A surreal night of ‘football madness’
It can’t just be luck. But logic doesn’t explain it either. What had transpired at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night was something so improbable that it almost seems scripted.
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Can City slay the dragon at its den?
The scoreline had read 4-3 in Manchester City’s favour with the away-goal factor no longer in play. And yet, as the players made their way to the dugout at the Etihad Stadium eight days back, the feeling was that Real Madrid have had the last laugh after a roller-coaster 90 minutes of one of the most enthralling first-leg Champions League knockout games in recent memory.
4 May 2022, 09:45 AM
Onus on BCB to establish the clarity of its vision
A sort of contradictory scenario currently prevails in Bangladesh cricket. Interested cricketers, once considered as potential mainstays of a format, are being ignored from their preferred format while the ones who are reluctant to play are given the opposite treatment.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM
No more just mere bystanders
“If your dream isn’t big, you cannot progress. Our dream is big. We want to win away series as we win series at home. We want to win the
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM
A golden chance to engender inspiration
When the Nigar Sultana-led Bangladesh women’s cricket team march onto the University Oval in Dunedin to play South Africa in the wee hours of Saturday, a brand new chapter in the country’s cricketing history will commence by marking the Tigresses’ first-ever appearance in the ODI World Cup.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Often mired in controversy, BPL still suffering an identity crisis
Dhaka Gladiators, Dhaka Dynamites or Minister Group Dhaka? Which team should fans pledge allegiance to?
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Liton’s sparkle the only respite
Aimed at the chest and rising high, Neil Wagner’s brutal bouncer was intended to rattle Liton Das, who was yet to get going in his innings. But the right-hander was up for the task, doing brilliantly to drop his gloves and get his head away -- the textbook way of evading a bouncer.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Women carry light in a gloomy year
The overwhelming cheer that broke out at the Kamalapur stadium after Anai Mogini’s long-ranger beat India goalkeeper only reflected the sports-crazy nation’s year-long yearning for sporting excellence to boast about.
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Non-existent top-order the only shocking thing!
Bangladesh failed to put up a decent fight against Pakistan in the two-Test series, which concluded yesterday with the hosts’ dramatic innings and eight-run defeat at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Lack of vision reflected in opening struggles
“If you lose four wickets inside the first 10 overs in any format, it is very difficult to regain momentum. Even partnerships of 200 or 300 runs won’t help you get a big score,” was the realisation from Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque after an eight-wicket loss to Pakistan in the first Test in Chattogram.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Ebadot can afford to follow his own example
To the regular followers of Bangladesh cricket, Ebadot Hossain has made his name synonymous with the gesture of salute that he brings out after picking a wicket. That has been his trademark celebration since his inception.
28 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Will Joy, Raja be left on the periphery?
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) injected fresh blood into the squad for the Tigers’ first World Test Championship fixture against Pakistan in the form of batter Mahmudul Hasan Joy and pacer Rejaur Rahman Raja.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Winning Momentum’: A BCB Original
Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup campaign offer only agony and pain to fans if they simply look at the outcome. But in reality the Tigers’ T20 quest offered much more than just wins and losses; it was an exciting drama-packed thriller doled out by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and its stakeholders.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Tigers’ batting brings back memories of early 2000s
From 22 for no loss to getting bundled out for a meagre 84 in 18.2 overs -- the entire scenario brought back memories of the regular batting woes of Bangladesh in the early 2000s. This happened in Abu Dhabi yesterday in a game that the Tigers lost to South Africa by six wickets, officially ending Bangladesh’s bid for their maiden T20 World Cup semifinal quest with still a game remaining.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Can Tigers hurdle the mental block?
Bangladesh suffered a shock defeat against associate members Scotland which led to the Tigers qualifying from their first-round group of lightweights as runners-up and then saw Sri Lanka snatch victory from the
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM