Former BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon came down heavily on the pair of Faruque Ahmed and Nazmul Abedeen over perceived 'greed' related to cricket operations department. Faruque, as the BCB president is currently heading the department as no standing committees are yet to be announced with only few board directors available.
During the West Indies Test series, Liton Das could be heard on stump mic telling captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz when to bowl. His guidance was well appreciated within the team and in the T20I series, under Liton’s leadership, Bangladesh won with great adventure and pride in the T20Is.
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan faced an unforeseen predicament during his recent county stint with Surrey during the recently-concluded county season. In an international career spanning over 17 years, this was the first time Shakib’s bowling action was questioned.
Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy said that captaincy should go to the player who can be the best fit for the betterment of the side. One half of the Bangladesh team are set to depart for UAE to play the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan starting from November 6 and Hridoy addressed the media in Mirpur before leaving for the airport.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the ODI series against Afghanistan in UAE without ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and experienced wicket-keeper batter Liton Das. While there was question marks over Najmul Hossain Shanto’s captaincy stint, he was named as captain and will lead the side in UAE.
Bangladesh made the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong International Sixes tournament after coming out second in their Group D standings. Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the fourth quarterfinal tomorrow at 4:40 pm local time.
Bangladesh’s Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been a very useful prospect for the Tigers in recent years and his performances in Pakistan recently garnered attention and drew comparison with ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, like many cricketers in the national team, have come out in support of Shakib Al Hasan after the ace all-rounder was named as one of the accused in a murder case.
The BCB has named star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh’s ODI captain for the upcoming Asia Cup and 50-over World Cup .
Author Mohammad Isam is a household name to those who follow Bangladesh cricket through ESPNCricinfo.
Bangladesh have taken onboard former South African paceman Allan Donald as the new pace bowling coach.
Shakib did make himself available for the ODI series which is to begin from March 18. More, importantly, BCB wants a definitive idea about what Tests Shakib will make himself available for in the near future.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board today announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, with wholesale changes owing to various reasons.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on January 7, announced the squad for the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Malaysia, but notably, star pacer Jahanara Alam was left out of the side.
Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was included in Bangladesh's 18-man squad for the New Zealand tour in January, which features two Tests, despite verbally communicating his unavailability. Shakib later today, sent in a written application, as per BCB President Nazmul Hassan's requirement, to officially inform the board about his unavailability for the tour of New Zealand.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mahedi Hasan said that the intensity in the field will have to be greater in T20s as the Tigers gear up for the upcoming series against New Zealand.
Bangladesh gear up for another T20I series without star batsman Tamim Iqbal but there is the air of him being there regardless, largely due to the fact that the that left-hander is battling injury issues ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in two months’ time.
A fascinating but by no means unproblematic trend in Bangladesh cricket, one that has existed for some time, is how players make their back into the national side because others have performed badly. As in a game of musical chairs, players circle back into the team, but the problem in terms of team selection is how many players return without having performed in order to stake a claim.
