‘We want to be champions, but also need to be realistic’

'As the hosts, we want to see our team go all the way. But honestly, we also have to consider the strengths of our team and of our opponents.'
2 July 2024, 08:18 AM

U19 coach Naveed looks beyond World Cup success

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) reappointed Naveed Nawaz -- the ICC Under-19 World Cup winning coach with Bangladesh -- last month for a second stint, hoping to develop new talents and form another successful batch.
2 July 2024, 01:30 AM

Will BCB’s World Cup ‘discussions’ make any difference?

As another discussion follows on performances, will BCB this time be relieved with having made the second stage, or will they form another probe committee?
2 July 2024, 01:15 AM

Anderson set to mentor England's quicks after Test exit

The 41-year-old is the first seamer to have taken 700 Test wickets.
1 July 2024, 13:02 PM

Franchise duties on the agenda before red-ball assignments

The Bangladesh team returned to the country on Friday following a disappointing World Cup. The team do not have international assignments before the Test assignments in against Pakistan and it was an opportunity to play franchise cricket.
30 June 2024, 12:40 PM

All-rounder Jadeja retires from T20 internationals

After Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja has called it quits from T20 internationals, bowing out on a high with the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy.
30 June 2024, 11:58 AM

England drop Bairstow for first two Tests against the West Indies

There was no place in the squad either for Ben Foakes, the first-choice wicketkeeper in a Surrey team where the 23-year-old Smith is often deployed as a specialist batsman.
30 June 2024, 11:29 AM

Reflection and action needed to chase int’l level

Bangladesh's team are set to return to country after their participation on a global event that laid bare the deficiencies in the nation’s cricket cognition, team building, planning, and mental resilience.
28 June 2024, 01:05 AM

Sri Lanka head coach Silverwood resigns for personal reasons

Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood has resigned from his position in order to spend more time with his family, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.
27 June 2024, 06:08 AM

HP's Australia tour next month begins with four-dayers

Following the red-ball format, Bangladesh A will play a fifty-over tri-series with Pakistan Shaheens and Northern Territory of Australia.
26 June 2024, 13:48 PM

England's Robinson concedes record 43 runs in an over

When Sussex's Ollie Robinson came on to bowl against Leicestershire's number eight batter Louis Kimber on Wednesday, little did the England bowler know he would go down in the record books for conceding 43 runs in an over.
26 June 2024, 12:46 PM

BCB ‘not ready’ for Afghanistan series in July

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has requested the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to postpone next month’s white-ball series to be played in Greater Noida between July 25 and August 6.
25 June 2024, 14:41 PM

DLS co-inventor Frank Duckworth dies 

English statistician Frank Duckworth, co-inventor of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method which determines results in rain-affected cricket matches, passed away at the age of 84 on June 21. 
25 June 2024, 14:00 PM

Gill to lead India in T20 tour of Zimbabwe

India's top stars have been rested for the series starting July 6 and the 15-member squad has only two players including Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson from the ongoing T20 World Cup team.
24 June 2024, 14:12 PM

Jahanara returns as BCB announces Women’s Asia Cup squad 

Seamer Jahanara Alam and leg-spinner Rumana Ahmed made a return to the side as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad on Sunday for the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup, starting on July 19 in Sri Lanka.
23 June 2024, 15:55 PM

Rishad, Saifuddin among four Bangladesh players to get drafted for GT20 Canada 

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain and seamer Mohammad Saifuddin along with Shakib Al Hasan and Shoriful Islam were drafted to play in the upcoming edition of the Global T20 Canada, starting on July 25. 
22 June 2024, 13:46 PM

Tigers' India tour schedule announced

India will welcome Bangladesh for a two-match Test series, which will be played in Chennai and Kanpur from September 19-23 and September 27-October 1, respectively
20 June 2024, 12:18 PM

Stoinis knocks Nabi off top spot in ICC T20 All-Rounder Rankings

Mohammad Nabi’s stay at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I All-rounder Rankings has been short, with some stunning performances boosting Australia’s Marcus Stoinis to the summit.
19 June 2024, 11:01 AM

India to interview 'sole candidate' Gambhir for coaching job: reports

Gautam Gambhir is in pole position to become India's next head coach after media reports said Tuesday that he was the only applicant for the high-profile post.
18 June 2024, 05:40 AM

Estonia's Sahil Chauhan hits fastest ever T20I century

Estonia batter Sahil Chauhan smashed a 27-ball century against Cyprus today, breaking Jan-Nicol Loftie Eaton's record for the quickest T20I century.
17 June 2024, 16:57 PM