Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan had a hard time explaining his side’s batting failure followed by a toothless effort by his bowlers in their seven-wicket loss to Pakistan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.

"At times you need to keep smiling," Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan concluded yesterday's pre-match press conference, ahead of the Tigers' fixture against Pakistan in Kolkata today, telling it with a smile on his face.

Shakib came under criticism for leaving the side after the defeat to South Africa while team management also came under fire for allowing the skipper to leave on his own in the middle of such a big tournament. Shakib’s tournament with the bat has been well below the high standards he had set for himself.

The change in Shakib’s mood did not escape the eyes of the reporter of Hindustan times who asked how things changed in two days’ time. Shakib smiled and inquired ‘my voice changed? Different?”

One of the many features that makes cricket stand out from other major team sports is the significance of the captain.

The Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata hosted a dinner party inviting the Bangladesh cricket team on Sunday.

Bangladesh are currently ninth in the World Cup points-table with just two points in six games. 

The Bangladesh cricket is in a coma at the moment, and the way doctors ask family members of a terminally-ill patient to pray when things go beyond their control, the fate of the Tigers are beyond their control after their humiliating 87-run defeat to the Netherlands at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan admitted that the humiliating 87-run defeat against the Netherlands in Kolkata yesterday is hard to swallow.

After this chaotic buildup, Bangladesh have suffered in the tournament, losing five out of their six games so far. 

Chasing 230, Bangladesh got bundled out for a mere 142, suffering their fifth straight defeat in the tournament.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was booed by the fans at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today after the match against the Netherlands after yet another disappointing innings in the ODI World Cup.

Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards scored his second fifty of the tournament to help his side post 229 in their World Cup encounter against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. 

The Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to bat first against Bangladesh in their sixth World Cup fixture at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today.

Shakib had come back to Dhaka on October 25th, a day after Bangladesh’s defeat to South Africa left the team’s semi-final dreams on the brink of being extinguished. The ODI skipper yesterday re-joined the side at Kolkata after completing two sessions with his mentor Nazmul Abedeen Fahim at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium indoor nets.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was booed by fans Thursday as he left Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium after a training session on a break from the Cricket World Cup back home.

After a sudden trip back to Dhaka in the middle of the ICC World Cup, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan is on his way to join the team in Kolkata tonight, confirmed a member of the Bangladesh team management today.

Bangladesh team reached Kolkata yesterday after their hopes of a semifinals berth in ICC World Cup was all but dashed in Mumbai following a crushing 149-run defeat against South Africa.

Bangladesh ace all-rounder and ODI skipper Shakib Al Hasan was back in the country today following Bangladesh’s loss to South Africa yesterday, a BCB source informed.

Shakib had to sit out in Bangladesh's previous match in the competition against India due to a quad injury which he suffered against New Zealand in Chennai.