The pessimism heading into the World Cup is justified.

Shakib Al Hasan has said that having teams like Netherlands and Zimbabwe join in their group as qualifiers will not alter their expectations or preparations for the five Super 12 matches of the T20 World Cup.

A number of issues, especially in terms of team selection, raised eyebrows following Bangladesh’s winless exit from the ongoing tri-nation series in New Zealand.

A difficult tour of New Zealand ended in defeat for Bangladesh as the Tigers fell to a seven-wicket loss to Pakistan in their final match of the tri-nation series at Christchurch on Thursday.

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan admitted that the Tigers were always behind in their chase of a steep target against New Zealand in their T20I tri-nation series encounter in Christchurch on Wednesday.

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field in their must-win game against New Zealand in the ongoing T20I Tri-nation series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday.

Dropped catches and general misfielding almost proved ruinous for Bangladesh in the first T20I against the UAE at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, with the visitors pushed till the end in a nervy encounter.

Recently, international success in Bangladesh sport has mostly been achieved by the nation’s women, most notably the women’s national football team.

Off-spinner Sohely Akhter and skipper Nigar Sultana Joty helped Bangladesh beat Scotland convincingly in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier encounter in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

The administration and management of Bangladesh cricket at the hands of BCB is symptomatic of an unprofessional sport management system.

With the opening position still the major area of concern for the Bangladesh team management ahead of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup next month, chances are that the selectors may once again bank on Soumya Sarkar to fill the void. 

In an attempt to adapt to the fast and bouncy tracks in Australia where the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup is staged to be set next month, the Bangladesh team management had asked the grounds committee to prepare some new concrete tracks at the National Academy ground in Mirpur.

Bangladesh great Abdur Razzak believes that it would have been better had Mushfiqur Rahim announced his retirement from T20Is during the Asia Cup instead of in the immediate aftermath.

Powerful innings by Kusal Mendis and skipper Dasun Shanaka helped Sri Lanka pull off a thrilling two-wicket win over Bangladesh to make the Asia Cup Super Four stage on Thursday.

Bangladesh’s T20 and Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan reached another milestone in his career as the premier all-rounder became only the second player in history to have scored 6000 runs and take over 400 wickets in T20s during the Tigers’ Asia Cup game against Sri Lanka in Dubai today. 

Even though Bangladesh ended up losing their opening Asia Cup game against Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Tigers’ Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan earned gains in the rankings. 

Both India and Pakistan were fined for slow over rates during the Asia Cup 2022 game in Dubai on Saturday. Both teams failed to complete their overs in the stipulated time and were forced to field an extra fielder inside the 30-yard circle.

Former Bangladesh all-rounder Alok Kapali announced his retirement from first-class cricket in order to create opportunities for young cricketers, the 38-year-old announced on Facebook today.

The Bangladesh T20 team departed for UAE yesterday with hopes of getting their bearings in the shortest form in order in the Asia Cup. Only Anamul Haque Bijoy and pacer Taskin Ahmed did not travel with the squad due to their visas not arriving on time and are expected to travel today.

Shakib Al Hasan revealed that after taking over the challenge of captaining the Bangladesh T20I side, what was going through the back of his mind was that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president, Nazmul Hassan Papon, was going to keep him under pressure.