Bangladesh Cricket

Bangladesh pooled with Scotland, PNG, Oman

Bangladesh were placed in Group B alongside Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman Round 1 while hosts India were placed in the same group as arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman later this year.
16 July 2021, 18:00 PM

The Mahmudullah ‘retirement’ saga continues

Despite Bangladesh registering a thumping 220-run victory, the one-off Test against Zimbabwe will mostly be remembered for all the commotion surrounding Mahmudullah Riyad’s murky tale of Test retirement.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM

‘It’s his personal decision’

Mominul Haque will be relieved after registering the first away Test win under his captaincy, which also happened to be Bangladesh’s first Test series win in Zimbabwe. The Tigers won by a commanding 220 runs after coming into the fifth and final day of the Harare Test yesterday.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigers smell victory

Bangladesh is eyeing their maiden Test series win in Zimbabwe after the fourth day of the one-off Test at the Harare Sports Club Ground yesterday. The visitors posted a huge target of 447, having declared their second innings on 284 for 1 by riding on magnificent centuries from Shadman Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigers on course to revive Test form

The 18-member Bangladesh national cricket team’s Test squad, led by Mominul Haque, have reached Zimbabwe, following a long 21-hour journey yesterday.
30 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Not sure I am VC of operations anymore: Mahmud

Former Bangladesh skipper Khaled Mahmud today came down heavily on Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and about the way it operates while at one point even wondering if he is still the active vice-chairman of BCB’s cricket operations committee.
28 June 2021, 12:19 PM

Bangladesh Legends to play Road Safety World T20 Series

England and Bangladesh Legends are the two new teams in the Unacademy Road Safety World Series T20 - which begins in India's Raipur from March 2, Indian media reported.
16 February 2021, 14:37 PM

Kirsten to join Tigers’ virtual meeting

Bangladesh national team players have had a few virtual meetings with coach Russell Domingo and his staff during the pandemic. The Tigers will come across a new face in their next virtual meeting on Wednesday in former India coach Gary Kirsten.
3 August 2020, 19:12 PM

Mashrafe tests positive for coronavirus again

Former Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has tested positive for coronavirus once again after undergoing the test four days ago for the second time, sources close to the right-arm pacer confirmed.
4 July 2020, 12:51 PM

Nafees Iqbal tests positive for coronavirus

Former Bangladesh opener Nafees Iqbal has tested positive for coronavirus. Nafees, who is the older brother of Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal, has confirmed the news to The Daily Star.
20 June 2020, 04:55 AM

Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by innings and 106 runs

Bangladesh win by an innings and 106 runs, only the second innings victory by the Tigers in Test cricket.
24 February 2020, 03:47 AM

The Shakib confusion

Shakib Al Hasan’s absence from the opening day of a four-day national training camp in Mirpur yesterday set a lot of tongues wagging.
25 October 2019, 18:00 PM

A mentor to many leaves BCB

Being a mentor to many cricketers, it was cause for confusion and consternation in the cricket fraternity when news broke that Fahim had tendered his resignation to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
17 September 2019, 13:07 PM

‘We’re good friends and it’s exciting to lead our teams’

Sunrisers Hyderabad teammates Shakib Al Hasan and Rashid Khan were all smiles after they met each other at Chattogram's Zahur Ahmed Cricket Stadium yesterday. The duo will be leading their respective sides in what will be Bangladesh's maiden Test match against Afghanistan tomorrow and Rashid was excited to be facing Shakib while leading his side.
4 September 2019, 11:27 AM

Malinga topples Afridi record with Shakib eyeing summit

Sri Lanka’s veteran paceman Lasith Malinga overtook Shahid Afridi to become the highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket during the match against New Zealand in Pallekelle.
2 September 2019, 05:48 AM

Rubel becomes a dad

Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain confirmed via a Facebook post that he has become a father.
1 September 2019, 10:19 AM

‘Not fair to say catches were dropped due to fitness issues’

Bangladesh’s fielding has been lacklustre during the recent tour of Sri Lanka and before that in England at the World Cup. Critical errors in the field have cost them matches and dropped catches raised questions about the overall fitness of the side. Fitness and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan was however skeptical of the argument.
19 August 2019, 13:13 PM

$ 10 million prize pot for cricket World Cup

The International Cricket Coucil (ICC) has announced that the prize money for the winners of the upcoming cricket World Cup will be $ 4 million -- the highest prize money to date.
17 May 2019, 13:24 PM

Bangladeshi street kids bowled over by cricket World Cup chance

On a dusty football pitch in Bangladesh that doubles as grazing for cattle and a laundry for local residents, teenage cricketer Sania Mirza hits the last ball of the innings to the boundary.
3 May 2019, 11:36 AM

No Gayle, Lewis for Windies in tri-series against Bangladesh, Ireland

West Indies cricket board named the squad for the tri-series against hosts Ireland and Bangladesh in May and explosive openers Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis were both left out of the squad as the teams prepare for the upcoming World Cup in England.
13 April 2019, 08:54 AM