A mismatch on paper: Will the India-Pakistan final follow a different script?
In just a few hours, India and Pakistan will meet again -- for the third time in this Asia Cup. The venue, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and the day of the week, Sunday -- are the same as their two previous encounters during the group stage and the Super Four.
28 September 2025, 05:25 AM
Can Tigers benefit from the India-Pakistan final hype?
One glaring aspect of this Asia Cup -- and of most major cricket events, for that matter -- is the organisers’ relentless push to stage as many India-Pakistan clashes as possible.
25 September 2025, 05:05 AM
New-look sides, same old rivalry: Much-anticipated Ind vs Pak clash tonight
When India and Pakistan meet -- in any sport -- the stakes spill over into something more than just a game. It becomes a clash between neighbours bound by political tension, history, and deep mistrust.
14 September 2025, 02:30 AM
40 and still going strong: Ronaldo keeps proving age is just a number
Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer the winger who once tore down flanks with blistering pace. More than a decade ago, he reinvented himself into a different kind of player -- one who recognised that his body needed adaptation, transitioning from a dazzling winger to a prolific striker for a more sustainable and record-boosting career.
7 September 2025, 07:10 AM
From T20 to 50-over: Bulbul’s ambiguity continues
From claiming he was here to play a “T20 innings” as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president to announcing his intent to contest in the upcoming board elections yesterday, Aminul Islam Bulbul has remained consistent in one regard -- the ambiguity that often characterises the leadership positions in any line of work in the country.
3 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Fading ODI reputation reflecting major fall
When it comes to Bangladesh cricket, finding flaws and shortcomings through examining stats and figures is disconcertingly easy.
10 July 2025, 03:00 AM
25 years on, intent still missing
Come June 26, Bangladesh will be completing its 25 years in Test cricket.
22 June 2025, 02:30 AM
Tigers and the never-ending cycle of problem areas
Evolving and growing through every phase of life is a natural phenomenon. For most, this brings about positive changes. But for the Bangladesh cricket team, the exact opposite is the case, as in every new series and tour, the Tigers unlock new problem areas in their game.
3 June 2025, 03:30 AM
Jayed, victim of a flawed process?
The whole concept of nurturing something seems to be lost on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). While this affects the entire team overall, the fast bowling unit
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Pondering on what ifs
There’s no point in head scratching or pondering on ways to turn back time, it’s done. Bangladesh have exited the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and boarded their flight back home from England yesterday.
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM
How the captains have fared so far
If former Australia skipper Steven Smith and former deputy David Warner had not been handed a one-year ban in March last year following the infamous ‘sandpaper-gate scandal’ during a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town earlier that month, Australia could have
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM
When rain turns the tables
While it is always a disappointment for teams and fans to see a match washed out, there is far more at stake when such an occurrence
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
‘It is Bangladesh’s time’
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Aminul Islam became the first player to score a hundred for Bangladesh when he struck 145 runs in the Tigers’ first ever Test
24 May 2019, 18:00 PM
‘350-plus totals will be tough to chase’
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Akram Khan had featured for the nation’s inaugural World Cup campaign in 1999 and another time after that in the 2003 edition. Akram, who is national selector
22 May 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Need to play their best’
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Habibul Bashar played his first World Cup for Bangladesh in 2003 and later led the team in the 2007 World Cup.
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers’ ICC World Cup Stripes: ‘If possible, bring the Cup home’
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Syed Rasel, who played in six Tests, 52 ODIs and eight T20Is for Bangladesh, was also a pivotal figure in the Tigers’ line up for the 2007 World Cup
18 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Tigers’ World Cup Stripes: Ashraful’s World Cup anecdote
In the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, we take a look back on World Cups past through the eyes of Bangladesh’s former World Cup stars. Undoubtedly one of the most talented cricketers to have emerged in Bangladesh’s cricket history, Mohammad Ashraful has singlehandedly led Bangladesh to numerous victories.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM
DPL's first-round sparklers
The ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) has reached its business end -- the Super League stage set to begin in a few days' time with
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM
A multifaceted dysfunction
A glance back through the pages of Bangladesh's Test history will reveal an inescapable reality -- the failure of the country's pacers in
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Bowling a problem too
Almost all the questions were raised regarding Bangladesh's batting, especially the repeated top-order debacles during their 3-0 ODI series whitewash at the hands of hosts New Zealand, which was sealed with an emphatic 88-run defeat in Dunedin on Wednesday.
22 February 2019, 18:00 PM
The positives and negatives of BPL 6
The sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) closed out yesterday with the final between Dhaka and Comilla at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Like any other tournament, the month long domestic cricket festival saw some positives and negatives throughout.
8 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Replicate Test conditions in domestic circuit
The currently top-ranked ODI bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been in the spotlight recently due to his fiery performance in the longer version of the game as the Indian's match figures of nine wickets for 86 runs helped defeat hosts Australia by a massive 137-run margin in the third Test at Melbourne.
30 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
Change in mentality the biggest takeaway
2018 has been a year of fluctuating fortunes for the Bangladesh women's cricket team, with the Tigresses' Asia Cup triumph in June being a lofty peak and the disappointing show in the ICC Women's World T20 in West Indies the nadir.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM
The year of Mehedi's elevation
After losing Tamim Iqbal, their most dependable opener, to a left knuckle fracture sustained in the first match of the Asia Cup against
24 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A glimmer of hope
A relatively small ground with an uneven pitch in the middle and unkempt grass all around -- it sounds like the description of a ground where amateur school level tournaments are usually held. But unfortunately the above description is of the Gulshan Youth Club Sports Ground, where the Dhaka First Division Women's Cricket League, organised by BCB, is currently being held.
22 November 2018, 18:00 PM