Arafat Sunny

Sunny reported for suspect action

Chittagong King’s left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny has been flagged by the umpires for suspect bowling action in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
4 February 2025, 07:49 AM

'Special honour to play with our mothers’ name on the jersey’

The Rajshahi Kings team’s jerseys were adorned with the mothers’ name of the players on the back of the shirt. Mehedi Miraz’s side picked up their third win in the tournament, beating Dhaka Dynamites, who had previously won all their games. Arafat Sunny, who finished with terrific figures of 3 for 8 from four overs, said that the win was dedicated to the mothers and owed the good performance to their birth givers.
16 January 2019, 13:49 PM

Bowlers grab limelight

The first round of the 20th National Cricket League may have been dominated by the batsmen, but it was the bowlers who made headlines on the first day of the second round of the first-class completion being played across four venues yesterday.
8 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Cricketer Sunny indicted in dowry case, arrest warrant issued

Cricketer Arafat Sunny is indicted in a dowry case following which the court issues an arrest warrant for the former national sportsman.
16 July 2017, 11:25 AM

Cops press charges against cricketer Sunny

Police submit charge sheet against cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed by a 23-year-old woman claiming to be his wife, under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
6 April 2017, 05:02 AM

Cricketer Sunny gets bail, no bar on release

Cricketer Arafat Sunny gets bail in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, paving way for his release from jail.
15 March 2017, 09:50 AM

Cricket: Bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat and Taskin found to be legal

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces that following remedial work and re-assessments, the bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed have been found to be legal. Taskin is likely to be included as the 14th member of the squad for the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan.
23 September 2016, 11:11 AM

Bangladesh bowlers ready for their Brisbane baptism of fire

Bangladesh bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny are due to fly to Australia tonight to test their respective bowling actions at an ICC-accredited centre in Brisbane on September 8.
5 September 2016, 09:41 AM

BCB mourns Sunny's loss

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has expressed profound sadness at the passing away of Abdur Rahim, father of Bangladesh national team spinner Arafat Sunny.
21 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Five actions found illegal

Five of the 10 bowlers reported for suspect actions during the Dhaka Premier League 2016 are cleared to varying degrees.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Didn't need a major change in my action: Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed says that his bowling action did not require a major change after he was suspended by the ICC over it in March this year.
1 August 2016, 07:17 AM

Bowlers’ suspension the greatest setback: BCB president

BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon expresses his frustration at the recent predicament to befallen Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny and pointed out the bowlers’ suspension as the greatest setback for Bangladesh cricket team in this ICC WT20 2016 in India.
25 March 2016, 12:13 PM

Cricket fans protest suspension of Taskin, Sunny at Shahbagh

Cricket fans form a human chain in Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision suspending Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed.
21 March 2016, 11:15 AM

Taskin ban: BCB to seek review

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decides to move a ‘review’ appeal to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reconsider pacer Taskin Ahmed's suspension from bowling in international cricket.
21 March 2016, 10:59 AM

Double blow

Bangladesh's ICC World Twenty20 campaign received a setback yesterday as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they had found the bowling actions of both Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed to be illegal.
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Saqlain, Shuvagata to board flight tonight

Saqlain Sajib and Shuvagata Hom will fly tonight to join the national cricket team at Bangalore as replacements for left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Taskin Ahmed in the ICC WT20 2016 in India.
19 March 2016, 15:58 PM

Bowling action of Taskin, Sunny illegal: ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announces today that independent assessments have found the bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed to be illegal and, as such, both the bowlers have been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect.
19 March 2016, 08:35 AM

Taskin wishes for the best

Amid growing tensions regarding ICC officials’ concern about the bowling actions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny being suspect, which has left the Bangladesh team livid, pacer Taskin wishes for the best.
13 March 2016, 05:01 AM

Hathurusingha livid over scrutiny on Taskin, Sunny's actions

The ICC officials express their concerns about the bowling actions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny being suspect, which leaves Bangladesh team livid.
10 March 2016, 11:41 AM

1st T20: South Africa beat Bangladesh by 52 runs

Bangladesh all out for 96 chasing South Africa's 148/4 in the opening game of the 2-match T20I series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.
5 July 2015, 06:35 AM