Akram hoping India will travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy

India have not played in Pakistan since 2008 but legendary former Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram was hopeful that India will travel to Pakistan for the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy. Akram felt that India travelling to Pakistan will not only be great for cricket but also for both India and Pakistan.
1 November 2024, 08:14 AM

India limp to 86-4 as spinners dominate in third Test

The hosts trailed New Zealand by 149 runs at the close of a fast-paced day one at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, where the pitch has offered turn to the spinners.
1 November 2024, 06:22 AM

Stokes, Buttler sign two-year England deals

Stokes has committed to England until at least 2026, covering the Ashes series in Australia, which starts late next year, while Buttler has agreed fresh terms, extending his contract by 12 months.
1 November 2024, 05:38 AM

Lewis run blitz leads West Indies to big victory over England

The second game of the three-match series will be staged at the same venue on Saturday with the final clash set for Barbados next Wednesday.
1 November 2024, 04:04 AM

Tigers turn fear into reality

When Bangladesh finished Day 2 of their second and series-deciding Test against South Africa in Chattogram at 38 for four in their first innings on Wednesday, doubts seeped in whether the Tigers would be able to survive the entire third day with their remaining 16 wickets in both innings.
1 November 2024, 02:03 AM

Klaasen gets $2.73m in record IPL retention

Klaasen surpassed the previous $2.02 million paid by Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Kohli in 2017.
31 October 2024, 18:59 PM

No excuses left for Tigers after SA humiliation

It seems the Bangladesh national cricket team is on a mission to break all sorts of records in Tests, well, at least the ignominious ones. They hit a new low yesterday when they conceded an innings and 273-run defeat to South Africa in the second and final Test to suffer a 2-0 clean-sweep in Chattogram.
31 October 2024, 18:30 PM

Shanto says he ‘enjoyed captaincy last few series’, but what’s next?

Bangladesh all-format skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was frustrated with the top-order batters after yet another disastrous performance, this time in the Chattogram Test. Brewing in the backdrop is his captaincy stint after news broke ahead of the second Test that he has expressed wish to step down from captaincy.
31 October 2024, 16:08 PM

Miller, Klaasen recalled by South Africa for T20 series with India

Batting stars David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen were on Thursday named in South Africa's squad for four Twenty20 internationals against world champions India next month.
31 October 2024, 13:47 PM

BCB announces Tk 20 lakh reward for SAFF winning women’s football team

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced a Tk 20 lakh reward for the country's women’s football team that won the SAFF Women’s Championship.
31 October 2024, 13:33 PM

T20 cricket hurting Test batting, says India coach Gambhir

Batsmen have forgotten how to defend in Test cricket because of the T20 game, India coach Gautam Gambhir said Thursday ahead of the third and final match against New Zealand.
31 October 2024, 13:16 PM

Shakib to sit out Afghanistan series: Faruque

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday said ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to miss the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, starting on November 6, in the UAE owing to a lack of practice.
31 October 2024, 07:34 AM

BCB set to reunite with Salahuddin

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to reunite with their former assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin in the same capacity as both parties are currently discussing the financial part of their deal.
31 October 2024, 04:48 AM

Bangladesh hammered by an innings and 273 runs in second SA Test

Bangladesh were on the receiving end of a hammering as they lost the second Test of the two-match series against South Africa by an innings and 273 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.
31 October 2024, 04:25 AM

Stokes' house burgled by masked robbers while family inside

England Test cricket captain Ben Stokes said Wednesday a masked gang had burgled his home when his family were inside while he was away in Pakistan for the recent tour.
31 October 2024, 03:24 AM

Leadership gaps hamper BCB operations

Faruque Ahmed was officially announced as the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on 21 August. Yet, just two months in, governance issues are already surfacing within the board. While former president Nazmul Hassan Papon ran operations like a one-man show, Faruque appears to be centralising operations similarly, as seen in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy situation.
31 October 2024, 01:00 AM

Similar helplessness both on and off the field

Like Bangladesh batters failed to keep their shape on Day 2 of their second Test against South Africa in Chattogram yesterday, the Tigers’ spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed also was unable to maintain his neutral narrative when he attended the press conference following the day’s play.
30 October 2024, 18:30 PM

Fans’ frustrations mirror Tigers’ struggles

Bangladesh’s struggle in Tests, compounded by poor fan engagement and stadium conditions, raises questions about Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) commitment to fostering a strong cricket culture.
30 October 2024, 18:03 PM

Zorzi laments missing out on bigger knock 

South Africa opener Tony de Zorzi yesterday lamented for missing out on a golden opportunity of converting his maiden Test hundred into a bigger knock on a batting-friendly surface at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.
30 October 2024, 15:12 PM

BCB cancels Papon's directorship

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cancelled the directorship of eleven board directors, including former president Nazmul Hassan Papon, after a meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.
30 October 2024, 15:05 PM