cricket
Lessons from Ashwin
Bangladesh off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz reveals the lessons from a chat with India spin superstar Ravichandran Ashwin after the one-off Test between the teams
14 February 2017, 10:21 AM
Wins for Agrani Bank, Shinepukur
Two Premier League promotees, Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club, won their respective matches of the First Division Cricket Super League yesterday.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Pace engine powered by spin
The 208-run win over Bangladesh has extended India's unbeaten Test run to 19 matches. While the margin of the win is substantial, India's bowlers had to toil hard to get 20 wickets on a Hyderabad wicket that seemed to be a batting paradise for most of the game.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Mushfiqur happy with triple role
This might have been just a one-off Test, but there is no doubt that a number of Bangladesh's weaknesses were exposed in the process.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM
'I was trying to spread the field'
Despite Shakib Al Hasan's fall in as early as the third over of the final day, things were looking decent for Bangladesh in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Root named new England Test skipper
Joe Root is named the new England Test captain and will take the place of Alastair Cook, who stepped down last month after five years in charge
13 February 2017, 12:34 PM
Cricket: India thrash Bangladesh in warning to Aussies
India issued a battle cry to Australia Monday as they wrapped up a comprehensive 208-run victory over Bangladesh after a devastating display of spin bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
13 February 2017, 10:30 AM
We created a lot of opportunities: Mushfiqur Rahim
Although Tigers lost the Test match against India by 208 runs, Bangladesh fought well against the number one Test team. However, it could have been a different story had Bangladesh taken the chances they created at Hyderabad.
13 February 2017, 10:07 AM
Watch Mushfiqur Rahim's brain-freeze on Day-5
After leading from the front with a fighting century yesterday, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim defied rational thinking with his ill-judged shot as he threw away his wicket during the first session of day-5 of the Test Match against India at Hyderabad today.
13 February 2017, 08:01 AM
You are not going to see fat men play cricket anymore: Akram Khan
Former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan and the current chairman of cricket operations in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) explained the change in cricket by admitting that overweight men cannot play anymore.
13 February 2017, 06:19 AM
India beat Bangladesh by 208 runs
India romped to a 208-run victory when Taskin Ahmed became Ravichandran Ashwin’s fourth victim of the second innings in the Test match against Bangladesh at Hyderabad today.
13 February 2017, 04:26 AM
Taylor left out
New Zealand senior batsman Ross Taylor has again been kept out of the New Zealand Twenty20 squad named Sunday to play South Africa later in the week.
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Joshi to join Tigers in SL?
Former India spinner Sunil Joshi is likely to join the Bangladesh team as a spin bowling consultant for the series against Sri Lanka in March.
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
'Wicket has opened up to spin'
With seven more wickets to go, India are in the driving seat in this Test. Had Bangladesh been able to negotiate India's spinners after tea, they would have been in a much better position going into the final day.
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
'Ashwin thinks like a batsman'
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin received plenty of acclaim after breaking fast-bowling legend Dennis Lillee's record by becoming the fastest bowler to take 250 wickets in Test cricket.
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Time to step up for Mahmudullah
Mahmudullah Riyad is one of the two batsmen who will have to negotiate the most crucial phase of the Test's fifth day today.
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
We have to stay calm: Samaraweera
The morning session has been the most helpful for bowlers in this Test so far. Once the first hour is negotiated, the wicket at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium tends to become slower which makes it easier for batsmen to play.
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Watch India’s successful review to dismiss Tamim Iqbal
Bangladesh suffered the loss of their first wicket in the second innings when Tamim Iqbal was dismissed for 3 by Ravichandran Ashwin to leave the tourists at 11 for 1 after 5.2 overs in the Test match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad today.
12 February 2017, 10:52 AM
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim leads from the front
Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh skipper came out to bat during the first innings of the Test against India when the chips were down. The tourists were under pressure after losing four wickets for 109 runs on the board.
12 February 2017, 07:49 AM
Agrani Bank, Shinepukur notch wins
Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club won their respective First Division Super League matches yesterday to brighten their chances of getting promotion to the Premier Cricket League.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM