‘Can’t use wickets as excuse’: Pinky on World Cup preparations
Opening batter Farzana Haque Pinky was Bangladesh's top run-scorer in the previous Women's World Cup in New Zealand in 2022, with 173 runs in seven matches
27 August 2025, 02:00 AM
What ails Nahid Rana?
With the emergence Nahid Rana, for the first time, Bangladesh had a pacer in their arsenal who could breathe fire.
26 August 2025, 03:30 AM
DPL fixing: ACU wants Minhazul banned for minimum 5 years
The evidence against Minhazul is multifaceted -- visual, behavioural, and digital -- all pointing to deliberate misconduct, according to the ACU report.
25 August 2025, 18:01 PM
Pace in the bloodline
From India's Amarnaths (Lala, Surinder and Mohinder) and Gavaskars (Sunil and Rohan) to Australia's Marshes (Geoff, Shaun and Mitchell) and England's Broads (Chris and Stuart), many sons have followed in their fathers' footsteps, some surpassing their legacies while others fell short.
22 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Discordant tune-up leaves Tigresses vulnerable
Women’s cricket in Bangladesh still receives far less attention than men’s, and their preparation continues to lag. Yesterday’s Challenge Cup match in Savar showed just how poorly the team’s arrangements have been, given a quadrennial global event is fast-approaching.
20 August 2025, 18:52 PM
BPL needs image rehabilitation: Shakil Kasem
Nearly six months into its formation, the three-member inquiry body set up by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to look into the suspicious activities in the previous Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), is set to submit its preliminary report next week.
20 August 2025, 04:00 AM
Off-season woes of forgotten first-class cricketers
In November last year, pacer Mehedi Hasan Rana returned to competitive cricket after a two-year hiatus due to injury through first-class competition National Cricket League (NCL). The pacer made his mark immediately as he claimed 19 wickets in two matches and received player-of-the-match awards in both games for Khulna Division.
16 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Mushfiqur’s exit wish exposes Rajshahi rift
BCB tournament committee chairman Akram Khan acknowledged the dispute but was optimistic of a resolution
15 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Rain, poor planning dampen HP camp’s impact
Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) High Performance (HP) Unit recently completed a near two-month-long training camp in Chattogram, which was frequently obstructed by rain raising questions over the benefit of holding a camp in the monsoon season.
14 August 2025, 03:00 AM
‘Satisfying to see the group evolving’
Bangladesh Under-19 team recently capped off their month-long Africa tour with a tri-nation YODI series win in Zimbabwe involving the hosts and South Africa.
12 August 2025, 04:37 AM
‘I fail to fathom the value of women cricketers’
Speaking to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, the 34-year-old all-rounder shared her concerns over dwindling domestic opportunities and a future she fears is slipping away.
10 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Gender inequality in Bangladesh cricket laid bare, again
In the past few months, the women's cricketers of Bangladesh have faced gross neglect from two of the leading cricketing entities in the country – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) – in two different instances.
9 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Deadline nears but no clear path yet for BCB polls
On July 14, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul expressed optimism of holding the upcoming election on time during the opening ceremony of the 39th National Badminton Championship in Paltan.
18 July 2025, 02:00 AM
‘Unprecedented decision’ alters CWAB’s playing field
A key decision that raised eyebrows was the removal of voting rights for former first-class players.
17 July 2025, 02:30 AM
‘Hope to finish with 350 Test wickets’
"I’m preparing myself for the white-ball as well."
14 July 2025, 04:45 AM
Clinical Tigers outplay Lions
Bangladesh provided a complete performance to clinch a record 83-run win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I to level the three-match series 1-1 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium yesterday.
13 July 2025, 19:07 PM
Collapse curse continues under best minds
On November 6 last year, a day after Mohammad Salahuddin was appointed as Bangladesh's senior assistant coach, the team suffered a familiar collapse in the ODI series opener against Afghanistan in Sharjah.
4 July 2025, 02:00 AM
‘I can’t work under syndicates’: Syed Ashraful wants a fair shot at BCB presidency
Syed Ashraful Haque wants to devote his twilight years to the game he loves the most and wants to complete his unfinished works in Bangladesh cricket. Recently, Ashraful talked to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan regarding all this and more.
30 June 2025, 08:11 AM
‘Are you mad?’ – Bangladesh’s Test dream started with disbelief and determination
On the silver jubilee of realising the Test dream, the former Bangladesh Cricket Board and Asian Cricket Council official talked to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan about how they achieved the Test status.
26 June 2025, 03:25 AM
‘We should’ve been ranked fifth or sixth by now’
On the occasion of Bangladesh’s 25 years in Test cricket, former national opener Biddut spoke to The Daily Star, reflecting on the historic phase and what transpired afterwards, and more.
26 June 2025, 00:25 AM