cricket

Virat Kohli: Indian batting great and hero to hundreds of millions

Virat Kohli is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished batsmen of his generation and is a hero to hundreds of millions of Indian fans.
12 May 2025, 07:56 AM

Virat Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket

India's Virat Kohli announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket on Monday, just days before India name their squad for a tour to England.
12 May 2025, 06:42 AM

Liton’s challenge in balancing captaincy and performance

Liton Das’ form has been poor for a while, not having scored a fifty in ODIs since the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup, but as a skipper he impressed with his tactics in a 3-0 T20I series sweep in West Indies last year.
11 May 2025, 17:30 PM

Cowper, first Test triple-centurion on Australian soil, dies aged 84

Bob Cowper, the first batsman to score a Test triple-century on Australian soil, has died at the age of 84 after a prolonged battle with illness, Cricket Australia said on Sunday.
11 May 2025, 07:30 AM

BCCI eyes IPL resumption in May following India-Pakistan ceasefire

“The war has stopped. In this new situation, BCCI office bearers, officials, and the IPL governing council will meet tomorrow (Sunday) to discuss the best way forward,” BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla stated in an interview with PTI Videos.
11 May 2025, 04:14 AM

‘A’ team win series but DPL star batters flop

Many of the top performers of the recently-concluded Dhaka Premier League (DPL) couldn't deliver impactful performances for the Bangladesh 'A' team in their three-match one-day series against New Zealand which concluded yesterday in Sylhet.
11 May 2025, 02:30 AM

‘Tried to keep family calm’, says Rishad after returning from Pakistan

The 21-year-old returned to Dhaka this afternoon along with pacer Nahid Rana after the PSL was suspended due to escalating India–Pakistan tensions and an incident near the Rawalpindi Stadium.
10 May 2025, 15:07 PM

UAE batters retire en masse to beat the rain and Qatar

UAE reached 192-0 in 16 overs with captain Esha Oza making 113 off 55 balls before deciding to finish their innings early to avoid a washout.
10 May 2025, 11:50 AM

Kohli wants to retire from Tests: Reports

India’s veteran batter Virat Kohli has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he wants to retire from Tests, reports multiple Indian news outlets.
10 May 2025, 07:24 AM

Tigers' calendar, Asia Cup in limbo

The ongoing editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have been temporarily suspended as the conflict between India and Pakistan rages on and the dual deferrals could end up disrupting Bangladesh's cricket calendar in the coming months and this year's Asia Cup.
9 May 2025, 15:37 PM

Miraz climbs to 2nd spot in Test all-rounder rankings

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz has climbed to the second position in the ICC Test all-rounder rankings for the first time in his career today.
7 May 2025, 12:23 PM

Bangladesh ‘A’ crush New Zealand 'A' in 1st one-dayer

Bangladesh ‘A’ team outclassed the New Zealand ‘A’ team in the first one-dayer of a three-match series, registering a dominating seven-wicket win at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
5 May 2025, 10:10 AM

Back to 10: Tigers in reverse gear in ODIs

Bangladesh have slipped down one spot and are now ranked 10th in the ICC ODI Rankings after the annual rankings update across three formats by the ICC today.
5 May 2025, 08:42 AM

Liton named Bangladesh T20 captain till 2026 T20 WC

Liton Das has been named captain of the Bangladesh T20I team till the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced today.
4 May 2025, 10:22 AM

Nurul to lead Bangladesh ‘A’ in 1st two NZ one-dayers

Nurul Hasan Sohan was named captain of a 15-man Bangladesh ‘A’ team squad for the first two one-dayers of a three-match series against New Zealand ‘A’, set to begin in Sylhet on Monday.
4 May 2025, 10:06 AM

Chennai's Mhatre makes his mark amid IPL's Suryavanshi-mania

The euphoria around the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has not died down yet and India appear to have unearthed another teenage batting sensation in Chennai Super Kings opener Ayush Mhatre.
4 May 2025, 05:39 AM

Tamim’s misplaced plea and a broken system

At the launching event of the newly-formed platform Bangladesh District and Divisional Sports Organisers Association (BDDSOA) yesterday in Dhaka, former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal made a request to the councillors who will cast their votes in the next Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election.
4 May 2025, 02:30 AM

Faruque welcomes constructive criticism amid ongoing controversies

“I welcome constructive criticism and I’ve admitted my mistakes. But sometimes it goes overboard and becomes unnecessary. That distracts from our main goals,” Faruque told reporters on Saturday following the prize distribution ceremony of the Third Division Qualifying League in Mirpur.
3 May 2025, 15:08 PM

Zawad powers Bangladesh U19s to record win over Sri Lanka

Zawad scored 113 off 111 deliveries, hitting 14 boundaries and three sixes. It marked his second hundred in Youth ODIs—his first came in the second match of the series, where he remained unbeaten on 130 off just 106 balls, smashing 14 fours and six sixes.
3 May 2025, 12:36 PM

Bangladesh drop below Ireland in Women’s T20I rankings

The Bangladesh women's cricket team was eclipsed by Ireland in the ICC Women's T20I team rankings following the annual update made by the ICC on Friday.
3 May 2025, 09:18 AM