Soumya Sarkar's batting woes are a cause for worry not just for his Premier League side Legends of Rupganj but also for the national team, as he plays in the crucial opening position. Those who know him well try to get to the bottom of his troubles. Read the full story on page 14 of the May 24 print edition of The Daily Star.

Amid the joyous tumult at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, there were a few quiet voices searching for answers.

Bangladesh Cricket Board awarded young Mustafizur Rahman with a contract for 2016 while Rubel Hossain, a key member of Tigers' pace attack during the 2015 World Cup was left out of the list of contracted players.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to predict playing XIs from both sides, who aren't afraid to tinker with their combinations in their quest to narrow down on an ideal combination going into the World T20 in India.

While Bangladesh romped home eventually, they required all of the eight batsmen in the side to overcome Zimbabwe's total of 163, which incidentally was the highest ever total they chased down at home and the second highest overall.

When you watch Bangladesh play T20 cricket, it often feels like they are trying to conduct a brain surgery with a shiny, blunt battle-axe. It is a bloody, messy affair.

Experimentation is the buzzword around the second Bangladesh-Zimbabwe T20 series in the 2015-16 season.

Bangladesh’s ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan and his teammates Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mustafizur Rahman and others will be selected at a fixed price at the player draft of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on December 21 and 22.

Rangpur dash Dhaka’s hope to climb up the points table by hammering their opponents by six wickets in the 22nd match of BPL-2015.

Rangpur Riders come back from the depths of despair and pull off a stunning win over Chittagong Vikings by two wickets in the first game of BPL-2015.

By the time 2015-season came to an end with the 3-0 ODI sweep over Zimbabwe at Mirpur on Nov 11, Bangladesh have enjoyed the most successful spell in their cricket history by far.

Bangladesh A got off to a horrible start to their tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe when they were humbled by Irene Villagers Cricket Club by four wickets at Pretoria.

On this day, October 5, we wish all the best to our ODI and T20 captain Mashrafe Mortaza on his special occasion. Happy Birthday Mash!

Six Bangladeshi players failed to get off the mark on the first day of their three-day encounter against India A in Bangalore yesterday and

Woeful batting from Bangladesh A side’s top-order during the 3-match unofficial ODI series against India A underlined the differences between two teams.

Take a look at the various teams in the National Cricket League 2015-16 vying for the top prize in Bangladesh cricket’s domestic competition.

Mominul Haque will lead a strong Bangladesh A team for their tour to India later this month.

Bangladesh will hope to build on the advantage they wrested during the Chittagong draw to end the recent string of successful results at home with another unprecedented outcome.

Bangladesh will rely on the experience of Mushfiqur, Tamim and Shakib and hope they combine effectively with the youth of Mominul and Soumya to counter a dangerous Proteas bowling attack.

Bangladesh continues its recent fine run of form in ODI cricket with an inaugural home series victory over South Africa on July 15 to make it four successive home series wins.