Mominul to lead A team

The Bangladesh national cricket team's 'Test specialist' Mominul Haque has been named captain of the Bangladesh A team's one-day squad for their upcoming tour of Ireland, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) informed through a press release yesterday.
23 July 2018

'Adaptability was the key'

The Bangladesh team's victory in the first of a three-match ODI against West Indies in Guyana was a much needed win after their disastrous two-match Test series defeat in the Caribbean.
23 July 2018

It is a new skill for me, says Mushy

When Mushfiqur Rahim walked to the crease with just 15 balls remaining in the innings with the score reading 221 for three, something extraordinary was required to go past even the 250 mark for Bangladesh after a record 207-run second-wicket stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal on Sunday.
23 July 2018

Tamim's 'special' toil

One stat hints at Tamim Iqbal's importance to Bangladesh cricket -- of his 10 ODI centuries, seven have come in winning causes. His performance during his most recent century, the 160-ball 130 that set up Bangladesh's 48-run win over West Indies in Sunday's first ODI, holds ample evidence of why the team's success is often allied with Tamim's.
23 July 2018

The Mash Effect

A common theme running through most analyses of Bangladesh's sharp reversal in performance to outplay West Indies in Sunday's first ODI in Guyana has been the change in format from Tests to ODIs, which the Tigers are much more comfortable with.
23 July 2018

Told them to play their hearts out for the country: Mash

Bangladesh’s fortune changed with the change of colour as Tigers put a disastrous Test series behind them to pull off their first victory against West Indies in this tour.
23 July 2018

Mominul, Soumya to captain A team in Ireland tour, Taskin included in squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced the itinerary for Bangladesh A team’s tour of Ireland and Mominul Haque and Soumya Sarkar were chosen to captain the one-day and T20 sides respectively.
23 July 2018

‘Mashrafe’s captaincy was spot on’

Tamim Iqbal heaped praise on skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s captaincy during the first ODI against the West Indies at Guyana.
23 July 2018

‘It wasn’t the easiest wicket to bat on’

Bangladesh's opening batsman Tamim Iqbal, who notched his tenth ODI ton in the match against the West Indies, explains how he and Shakib Al Hasan planned their innings.
22 July 2018

Zimbabwe whitewashed

Pakistan completed a series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a 131-run win on Sunday in the fifth and final match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
22 July 2018

Positive about Tigers' future

There has been a lot of talk about the state of Bangladesh cricket's pipeline and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul
22 July 2018

Newaz targets U-19 World Cup title

Although Bangladesh had the potential to clinch the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup title, the biggest achievement for the young Tigers, under the leadership of Mehedi Hasan Miraz, was a third-place finish in that tournament two years ago at home.
22 July 2018

Flourish after attrition

When Anamul Haque was dismissed in the second over of the opening ODI against the West Indies, offering a simple catch at slip, the
22 July 2018

BCB to enforce old rules

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) plans to become more strict when it comes to making the national team players participate in
22 July 2018

Tigers taste 48-run win in first ODI against WI

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Bangladesh’s inspirational captain, led the charge with the ball in hand, bagging four wickets for 37 runs from 10 overs to ensure Tigers’ first competitive fixture victory in the West Indies tour as they beat the hosts by 48 runs in the first ODI at Guyana.
22 July 2018

Bangladesh A draw series 1-1 after abandoned third match

The third and final one-dayer between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain leading to a 1-1 series stalemate after both sides had won one game each in the three-match series.
22 July 2018

Bangladesh crackdown to boost ailing Test squad

Bangladesh plans to crack down on players who use "pretexts" to avoid playing domestic first-class cricket in an effort to boost its woeful Test squad, an official says.
22 July 2018

A team series decider today

Bangladesh A will take on Sri Lanka A in the third and final one-day game, which will decide the fate of the series, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
21 July 2018

'Unaware of Shakib's intentions'

The Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB] Cricket Operations Committee chairman Akram Khan yesterday claimed that he was unaware of the issue regarding the unwillingness of a few senior cricketers to continue playing Test cricket as claimed by the board's president Nazmul Hassan on the previous day.
21 July 2018

Will colour change Tigers' fortunes?

A lot will depend on the mental strength of the visiting Bangladesh team following their disastrous Test series defeat as the Tigers will look to gain some confidence in their favourite format when they take on West Indies in the first of a three-match ODI series in Guyana today.
21 July 2018