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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
Shakib, Papon, Nizamuddin sent legal notice to step down for World Cup failure
Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Khundkar Hasan Shahriyar sent the legal notice by registered post.
12 November 2023, 14:27 PM
Ashraful wants ‘new brain’ in selection panel
After a disastrous show in the ongoing ICC World Cup, Ashraful feels the Tigers think tank needs revamping in order to create a difference in Bangladesh’s performance for the coming days.
9 November 2023, 13:18 PM
BCB wants clarity on future plans of Shakib and Tamim
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants clarity over the future plans of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal.
9 November 2023, 01:15 AM
Bijoy thanks BCB for World Cup opportunity
Bangladesh batter Anamul Haque Bijoy expressed his gratitude to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for naming him as a replacement for the injured skipper Shakib Al Hasan for Bangladesh’s final group-stage match of the World Cup against Australia in Pune on Saturday.
8 November 2023, 15:02 PM
Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata hosts Tigers
The Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata hosted a dinner party inviting the Bangladesh cricket team on Sunday.
29 October 2023, 16:39 PM
We stand by the team: BCB president
BCB president Nazmul Hassan backed the cricketers and said that the board will stand by the demoralised Tigers during this tough time
29 October 2023, 11:44 AM
Victim of intended success: Out pops a strange narrative
Teams tinkering with tactics or playing eleven while building up to a tournament of ICC World Cup's magnitude is quite common. Experiments, by definition, can go either way, but it is rarely seen that a successful move can even end up backfiring.
17 October 2023, 01:20 AM
Lack of big partnerships hurting Tigers
After suffering heavy defeats in consecutive matches against England and New Zealand, Bangladesh now have a brief window to do some self-reflection about what went wrong in those games before their next match in the ICC ODI World Cup against hosts India on October 19.
15 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Injured Shakib to remain under observation
Shakib felt some discomfort near his left quadriceps while batting during the team’s ICC ODI World Cup match against the Kiwis in Chennai.
14 October 2023, 15:41 PM
Liton backed to bounce back
Despite having cruised to a six-wicket victory against Afghanistan in their World Cup opener, Bangladesh will have their work cut out against a somewhat wounded England in Dharamshala today.
10 October 2023, 01:05 AM
Like father like son at Cricket World Cup
Highly-regarded Dutch all-rounder Bas de Leede has joined a rare group of cricketers at the World Cup who have followed their fathers into the tournament.
10 October 2023, 01:00 AM
‘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
‘It’s all about having the belief’
An important figure behind Sri Lanka’s emergence as a cricketing force in the world, Hashan Tilakaratne is someone who possesses vast knowledge about the game. The former Lankan captain, who was an integral part of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan side, has been in charge of the Bangladesh women’s team since November 2022. During an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi, the 56-year-old talked about the mindset and the relationship a coach needs to have with the cricketers, the recipe for success in the World Cup, and his expectations from the Tigers ahead of the mega event in India.
4 October 2023, 17:44 PM
‘Will try to achieve what Bangladesh have never achieved’
From being brutally trolled on social media at the beginning of his career to becoming the mainstay of Bangladesh’s batting line-up in recent years, Najmul Hossain Shanto has come a long way as a cricketer. The 25-year-old, who is set to play his maiden ODI World Cup, will definitely play a crucial role for the Tigers in the mega event in India. The in-form batter opened up about his game, and expectations from the showpiece event along with a few other topics during an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Mazhar Uddin. The excerpts of the interview are given below:
4 October 2023, 03:30 AM
BCB goes mum
The Bangladesh team will play their second warm-up match against England today before moving to Dharamsala, where they will play their first match of the World Cup against Afghanistan on October 7.
2 October 2023, 03:48 AM