‘BPL has to develop players for Bangladesh’

In an interview with The Daily Star, Mickey revisited Rangpur Riders' winning campaign in the recent Global Super League (GSL), how it helped transform the mentality of the likes of Soumya Sarkar, and more.
24 January 2025

Miraz fifty helps Khulna to six-wicket win over Sylhet

Khulna Tigers skipper Mehedi Hasan Miraz scored a responsible half-century to help his side to a six-wicket win over Sylhet Sixers at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.
23 January 2025

Bangladesh to face India, WI in Super Six

Bangladesh Under-19 Women’s team will vie against India and West Indies in their Super Six Group 1 matches of the ongoing ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, currently taking place in Malaysia.
23 January 2025

Faruque assures players of starting first division league this month

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday assured Dhaka First Division Cricket League players that the board would start the league this month, promising to hold the tournament without any disturbance.
23 January 2025

Flintoff's 16-year-old son Rocky hits maiden ton for England Lions

Rocky, 16, hit six sixes as he scored 108 runs off 127 balls, guiding a struggling England Lions to a total of 319, ensuring a first-innings lead of 105 runs on day two.
23 January 2025

Rajshahi shock high-flying Rangpur with 24-run win 

Durbar Rajshahi put their off-field troubles away and pulled off a 24-run win over league leaders Rangpur Riders in a Bangladesh Premier League group-stage fixture at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
23 January 2025

Rohit among top stars to flop on domestic return

India's Test series defeat in Australia earlier this month prompted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to issue new guidelines to promote "discipline" in the senior men's set-up.
23 January 2025

India management giving Abishek free rein to showcase his talent

The Punjab batter belted eight sixes and five fours in a dazzling display of power-hitting to secure India's seven-wicket victory in the opening T20 International against England in Kolkata on Wednesday.
23 January 2025

Clarke joins Australia's Hall of Fame

Clarke accepted the honour on Thursday, nearly a decade after he closed the chapter on his remarkable playing career. 
23 January 2025

Who will shoulder blame for players’ sufferings?

Recent tensions between Dhaka-based cricket clubs and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over proposed constitutional amendments have thrown the future of the league and the livelihoods of many players into uncertainty.
23 January 2025

Tanzid does it ‘naturally’

Dhaka Capitals opener Tanzid Tamim laced his match-winning 54-ball 90 not out against Chittagong Kings in Chattogram yesterday with just four boundaries and a total of seven maximums -- becoming the Bangladeshi batter with the most sixes in a single edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with 29 in 10 matches so far.
22 January 2025

Abhishek Sharma, bowlers help India thrash England in T20I opener

The T20 series, followed by three ODIs, between the two teams serve as a warm-up for the 50-over Champions Trophy next month.
22 January 2025

Barishal hang on to pick up sixth win despite Naim’s 77

Mohammad Naim carried Khulna Tigers’ hope till the last over but in the end Fortune Barishal held on to win by seven runs and pick up their sixth win this BPL.
22 January 2025

Tanzid’s rapid 90 secures Dhaka’s third win

The win was only Dhaka’s third this season, keeping the franchise in contention for a place in the playoffs.
22 January 2025

Aliss reported for suspect action again

Chittagong Kings spinner Aliss Al Islam has been called for suspect action, BCB sources confirmed.
22 January 2025

Buttler rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan match

Captain Jos Buttler says England's match against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy should go ahead after calls for a boycott over the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.
22 January 2025

Bangladesh confirm Super 6 stage

Bangladesh ensured their place in Super 6 stage of the ICC Women's U-19 World Cup with an 18-run victory against Scotland in their last Group D fixture in Selangor on Wednesday.
22 January 2025

Joty eyeing series win, not yet World Cup qualification

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty said her team is not yet thinking about direct qualification for this year's Women's ODI World Cup after inflicting a first-ever defeat on West Indies in Basseterre on Tuesday.
22 January 2025

Tigresses bounce back in style

In a bid to secure a direct spot in this year's ICC Women's World Cup in India, Bangladesh women's team need to win the series decider on Friday against West Indies to leapfrog New Zealand.
22 January 2025

BPL payment issues: 'Tomorrow never comes'

The Sri Lankan on Tuesday spoke to The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan over phone, sharing his experience regarding with the franchise and some other issues as well.
22 January 2025