With ball and bat, Rishad has been the brightest performer for Bangladesh in the ongoing three-match series.

Asked whether such surfaces as those being served in Mirpur were conducive to good cricket, the West Indies spinner was straightforward.

Rows of empty seats glowed under the lights, as if waiting for voices that never came. The ground, where once thousands roared at every wicket and every run, now echoed only with the wind.

The former West Indies all-rounder also condemned the racial abuse directed at one of his players.

When fandom turns sport into an opiate for the masses, an escape for collective frustration rather than a celebration of craft, it’s the image of the nation itself that takes the hit in the long run.

After opening their campaign with a seven-wicket win over Pakistan, the Tigresses have suffered three straight defeats but earned plaudits for their fight and competitiveness against top-ranked sides.

Teams will be required to provide a Tk 10 crore bank guarantee, while the franchise fee will rise by 15 percent every year.

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s chief selector Gazi Ashraf Lipu virtually threw in the towel, citing a lack of available options when asked what could be done to address the Tigers’ deepening crisis in ODIs.

A 200-run defeat in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, which sealed a 3-0 whitewash for Afghanistan, should serve as a wake-up call for Bangladesh’s cricket administrators and organisers. 

The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has been sidelined for nearly a month.

She comes from Barisal, from a home where cricket wasn’t supposed to be a daughter’s dream.

As Bangladesh head to Visakhapatnam for their next two matches against South Africa and Australia on October 13 and 16, they will hope their captain can rediscover her touch to keep their World Cup campaign alive.

Their last series win in the 50-over came in March 2024, at home against Sri Lanka.

Aminul Islam Bulbul has vowed to work hand in hand with all stakeholders to take Bangladesh cricket to greater heights after being re-elected as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday.

Beside showing lapses in batting temperament, Bangladesh batters in both matches gave Afghanistan repeated openings by burning reviews unnecessarily, exposing the side to avoidable risks.

Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons quipped that while winning close games can boost any team’s confidence, it is certainly not good for the hearts of the fans.

Speaking to private television Channel24 over the phone on Monday night, Asif Mahmud made the declaration following a heated exchange on social media.

Each side arrives with at least one batter capable of shaping their fortunes and their contributions could make all the difference.

Shathira Jakir Jessy is set to create history in the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka by becoming the first woman umpire from Bangladesh to officiate in a senior World Cup.

Which is the bigger tournament in cricket, the men’s ICC World Cup or the women’s?