Why the pause?

Bangladesh team continued their training camp yesterday with the players going through the gears, doing endurance training along with some fielding exercises. There was even a specific drill for spinners that caught the media's interest.
10 August 2023, 02:05 AM

Hridoy got ‘a lot of crowd support in Sri Lanka’

Towhid Hridoy returned home yesterday following an impressive short stint for Jaffna Kings in the Lankan Premier League (LPL) – his first appearance in an overseas franchise league.
9 August 2023, 14:47 PM

Bangladesh’s World Cup fixtures  

Bangladesh's match against New Zealand, originally scheduled as a day match for October 14 in Chennai, will now be held on October 13 as a day-night contest. England's match-up against Bangladesh in Dharamsala has now become a day match after it was originally scheduled to be played under lights.
9 August 2023, 14:11 PM

Nine World Cup fixtures rescheduled

The eagerly-awaited contest between India and Pakistan at this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has been rescheduled to a different day, while details of eight other matches have also been changed.
9 August 2023, 11:44 AM

India cricket board makes $1.5bn surplus in five years

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not typically publish its finances in detail
9 August 2023, 09:02 AM

Suryakumar joins Rohit, Kohli with 100 sixes in Guyana

No one in the world has hit more sixes than Rohit's 182, with Kohli (117) and Suryakumar (101) chasing their experienced captain and among a group of 14 men’s players in international cricket to have gone past the magical three figure milestone
9 August 2023, 03:46 AM

Tigers dreaming of ‘special outcome’

A festive atmosphere pervaded at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday as the current and former national cricketers enjoyed moments with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 trophy, on its second day of the three-day tour in Bangladesh.
9 August 2023, 02:10 AM

India ‘trying everything’ to end 12-year wait

India ODI captain Rohit Sharma reflected on World Cup memories and looks optimistically ahead to a home campaign beginning in October.
9 August 2023, 02:05 AM

Time of the essence as BCB defers captaincy call

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) convened an emergency board meeting yesterday to discuss the ODI captaincy. Although the assumption was that the captain was going to be announced on the day, eventually the BCB decided to defer the decision.
9 August 2023, 02:00 AM

Boult back in New Zealand ODI squad for England tour

Boult, 34, is set to play his first 50-overs international for 12 months after being included in the 15-man squad to face England.
9 August 2023, 01:26 AM

SKY blasts India to win over West Indies in 3rd T20

Suryakumar Yadav smashed 83 off 44 balls as India beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 international in Guyana on Tuesday to keep the series alive.
8 August 2023, 17:59 PM

Mushfiqur wants to better Bangladesh's World Cup record 

Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim said that he wanted to better Bangladesh’s best World Cup finish at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
8 August 2023, 13:00 PM

Shakib fails to make impact against Kandy in LPL

Galle Titans all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan struggled to make an impact with bat and ball against B-Love Kandy in the Lanka Premier League on Tuesday.
8 August 2023, 12:21 PM

Joty expects 'the best' from Tigers in World Cup

Joty expressed her high expectations while talking to reporters after her team today took pictures with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 trophy, as it was on display at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur on the second day of its tour to Bangladesh.
8 August 2023, 11:49 AM

BCB defers captaincy decision

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has postponed their announcement to determine the ODI captain for the upcoming Asia Cup, cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus said on Tuesday.
8 August 2023, 10:42 AM

Bangladesh players meet the World Cup trophy in Mirpur

Bangladesh national team players enjoyed some moments with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 trophy as it was on display at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today on the second day of its tour to Bangladesh.
8 August 2023, 06:23 AM

Inzamam expects second stint as Pakistan chief selector to be even better

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hopes his second stint as chief selector of the men's team will prove more successful than his first when the team won the 2017 Champions Trophy in England.
8 August 2023, 04:19 AM

Smith to open for Australia against South Africa in T20I career first

Steve Smith will open the batting when Australia meet South Africa in an upcoming Twenty20 series, selectors said, putting him in the box seat to do the job alongside David Warner at next year's World Cup.
8 August 2023, 03:34 AM

BCB to make major decisions today

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to take a few major decisions today, including determining the new ODI captain, in a meeting that will be presided over by the board president Nazmul Hassan Papon in Mirpur.
8 August 2023, 02:05 AM

Franchise leagues helping Taskin and Co face ‘different pressure’

Taskin Ahmed's short stint in the Zim Afro T10 league was tremendous -- the pacer ended up among the highest wicket-takers with 11 scalps from seven games maintaining a very impressive economy rate.
8 August 2023, 02:00 AM