Bangladesh cricket team

Tigers urge U19 team to bring home maiden Asia Cup

“Congratulations everyone. You guys played really well,” Shanto said in a video posted by the BCB which was recorded inside the team bus in Dunedin
16 December 2023, 07:09 AM

Tigers to face NZ XI in lone tour match Thursday

The match will be held at the Lincoln University ground in Christchurch and will start at 4:00 am Bangladesh Time.
13 December 2023, 14:20 PM

New Zealand announce squad for Bangladesh’s lone tour match

Bangladesh will play three ODIs and three T20s against the Kiwis
12 December 2023, 07:29 AM

A fixer-upper with no fix in sight

An act of publicly taking the blame and responsibility, an initiation or indication of setting in motion an overhaul, or a statement of how things are to be taken from here on -- none of the aforementioned measures or steps were taken by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) even as over a fortnight passed since Bangladesh closed their disastrous World Cup campaign.
28 November 2023, 01:00 AM

BCB prioritises rehab prior to NZ tour

Hasan Mahmud had a close shave with injury when batter Najmul Hossain Shanto hit one back at the bowler as Bangladesh began training today in Sylhet. Hasan, who could make his Test debut in the upcoming New Zealand series, was down holding his arm but recovered later to bowl at the nets again.
24 November 2023, 01:00 AM

Bangladesh win the DRS battle in World Cup

Bangladesh players fell behind in most of the metrics in a torrid run in the recently concluded ICC World Cup but there was one aspect where they were right up there.
21 November 2023, 12:28 PM

BCB ‘taking responsibility’ for WC disaster but unsure of what caused it

Moreover, the board is unsure of the future plans of Shakib and Tamim.
18 November 2023, 11:59 AM

BCB cannot just sit on WC debacle

Bangladesh cricket team returned home yesterday after a disastrous World Cup campaign in India where they were eliminated from the group stage with seven defeats against only two wins. 
12 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Tigers can't hide gloom behind the masks

The morale of the Bangladesh cricket team ahead of the Sri Lanka game can be easily judged from the body language in the first training session in Delhi on Saturday as there was hardly any enthusiasm among the players at the outer nets of the Arun Jaitley stadium.
5 November 2023, 06:42 AM

The Tigers' missed opportunity to unite a nation

At the grandest stage of men's cricket, the Tigers missed an opportunity to leave a mark, precisely when the country is divided on many issues.
3 November 2023, 12:38 PM

Towhid returns as Bangladesh bat first against Pakistan

Bangladesh have made just one change, bringing in batter Towhid Hridoy in place of Mahedi Hasan in a bid to strengthen the fragile batting line-up.
31 October 2023, 07:56 AM

What’s even the point of having a cricket team?

Fans have limited patience, and cricket fans are being pushed dangerously close to the limit.
30 October 2023, 02:00 AM

'Why are the media here?': Liton disgruntled by media presence in Pune 

“Why are the media here? Why are they taking my photo?” Bangladesh opener Liton Das vented to the security staff of the Conrad Hotel in Pune on Sunday.
15 October 2023, 11:14 AM

Eyeball to eyeball at Lords: A Bangladeshi occasion in a very English setting

35000 spectators turned out amid the colourful shamianas and flags to watch the one (and only) unofficial Test in Dhaka in January, 1977.
7 October 2023, 13:55 PM

Argentina sends ‘best wishes’ to Tigers for World Cup campaign

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) extended its best wishes to the Bangladesh cricket team on Friday on the eve of their opening match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 against Afghanistan.
6 October 2023, 14:04 PM

‘United’ Bangladesh begin WC preparation in Dharamshala

The Bangladesh team took part in its first training session in Dharamshala yesterday ahead of the Word Cup opener as the players try to put the chaotic buildup to the tournament in the rearview and take the field as a united unit.
6 October 2023, 01:30 AM

And then there were two…

When Mushfiqur Rahim hit the winning boundary to upset India in the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbeans, people had already gotten a glimpse of the talents who would lead Bangladesh cricket in the coming years.
5 October 2023, 03:00 AM

The Tamim-Shakib fiasco and Bangladesh’s prospects at the World Cup

On Friday, after Mehedi Hasan Miraz came out for the toss for Bangladesh’s warm-up match against Sri Lanka in Guwahati, naturally the viewers started to wonder where Shakib Al Hasan was.
5 October 2023, 02:30 AM

Tigers spoilt for choice over pacers  

From a team that only ever tried to ‘spin to win’, Bangladesh have now evolved into a pace-centric attack heading into the ICC World Cup in India.
5 October 2023, 02:00 AM

The cup of our lives

As the 13th edition of the ICC ODI World Cup kicks off in Ahmedabad today, it is time we took a dive into what makes cricket so special to so many people around the world.
5 October 2023, 01:00 AM