Hafeez to serve as Pakistan head coach in Aus and NZ tours

Mohammad Hafeez will serve as Pakistan's head coach in Australia and New Zealand although he had initially replaced Mickey Arthur as team director on Wednesday.
17 November 2023, 09:06 AM

I never lobbied for Shaheen's captaincy: Afridi

Conspiracy theories emerged in Pakistan over former captain Shahid Afridi, lobbying for son-in-law Shaheen Shah Afridi after the latter was appointed T20I captain.
17 November 2023, 05:53 AM

Will first-class cricket's value be realised?

Rudderless performances at the World Cup have raised questions over Bangladesh team's planning and other facets but the biggest takeaway has been the lack of quality across the squad compared to international standards.
17 November 2023, 01:15 AM

Mirpur solution ‘not impossible’, says Kolkata curator

In the aftermath of Bangladesh's debacle in the ICC World Cup, the importance of having sporting pitches at home arrived in full force in the midst of discussions.
15 November 2023, 01:45 AM

Umpiring scandal fuels the fire

The rotten core of domestic cricket in Bangladesh cricket is often discussed but ebbs away when the national team results are good. This time amidst the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup, an umpiring controversy is once again in the centre of debate.
15 November 2023, 01:30 AM

Media recipient of BCB’s latest deflection!

The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) media committee chairman Tanvir Islam Tito yesterday seemed to have fortified the board's apparent confusion in identifying elements causing the national team's World Cup fiasco with a baffling statement pointing at the media.
15 November 2023, 01:00 AM

BCB waits for disciplinary committee report on Shakib

“If they hadn’t given such interviews right before the World Cup, we wouldn’t have been in such an awkward position. It probably would’ve been better for the team.”
14 November 2023, 12:27 PM

BCB announces women’s squad for South Africa tour

Sanjida Akter and Nishita Akter have been replaced in the squad by Lata Mondol and Shorifa Khatun
14 November 2023, 10:59 AM

Cummins eyes IPL return

"I'm really excited, I'm probably going to go into the IPL auction for next year to try to get some games before that World Cup and push a case to not only make the side but get back to how I feel like I can bowl in T20 cricket."
14 November 2023, 03:22 AM

World Cup fiasco not in BCB’s immediate focus?

Bangladesh team returned to the country on Sunday following their final World Cup game against Australia in Pune and the time for retrospection after the debacle has not been actively pursued by the board yet.
14 November 2023, 02:30 AM

Tigresses did not get paid due to ‘technical reason’

Chairman of Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) Women’s Wing Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel confirmed that the 26 contracted players of the national team pool did not get paid for five months due to a ‘technical reason’.
13 November 2023, 12:32 PM

Sehwag, de Silva and Edulji go into Cricket Hall of Fame

They will be honoured at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai during the World Cup semifinal between India and New Zealand on Wednesday.
13 November 2023, 09:29 AM

Australian club cricketer takes six wickets in six balls

Facing almost certain defeat in the Gold Coast's Premier League Division 3, Mudgeeraba captain Gareth Morgan opted to bowl the last six balls himself
13 November 2023, 05:49 AM

Rangpur’s Akbar shines in draw with Metro

Rangpur Division skipper Akbar Ali piled on the runs as he followed his first innings knock of 179 with a 97-run second-innings knock in a draw against Dhaka Metro on Day Four in their National Cricket League fixture at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday.
12 November 2023, 15:01 PM

Sri Lanka skipper pleads for ICC suspension to end

Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis appealed Sunday for the governing International Cricket Council to lift its suspension of the country over alleged political interference in the local board.
12 November 2023, 11:35 AM

Six England World Cup players retained for Caribbean tour

Six players from England's 50-over World Cup squad have retained their place for the One-Day International against the West Indies, while uncapped seamers Josh Tongue and John Turner have been called up for the ODIs and Twenty20s, the cricket board (ECB) announced on Sunday.
12 November 2023, 07:18 AM

Sri Lanka appeals ICC ban over political meddling

"The ICC suspension of Sri Lanka is illegal. We have been maliciously suspended without giving us an opportunity to respond to the allegation," Ranasinghe told reporters in the capital Colombo.
11 November 2023, 13:11 PM

Tigresses move to sixth with Pak series win

Bangladesh moved to sixth on the ICC Women’s Championship standings after clinching the three-match ODI series against Pakistan with a seven-wicket win in the final game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
10 November 2023, 18:00 PM

ICC suspends Sri Lanka Cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Sri Lanka's cricket board Friday, saying it had failed to ensure there was no government interference in its affairs.
10 November 2023, 15:00 PM

Batters responded well: Joty

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty praised her batters’ performance after their seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the final ODI of the three-match series at the at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
10 November 2023, 14:54 PM