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 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will soon be sending a Covid-19 management plan to the Cricket West Indies (CWI), who are scheduled to tour Bangladesh in January next year for three Tests, three ODIs and two T20Is.
A year has passed since that earth-shattering moment in Bangladesh cricket when ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was banned from all cricket for a year for failing to report corrupt approaches. During a programme at Queens Palace auditorium in New York on 27th October, Shakib answered questions from expatriate Bangladeshis and talked about his ban coming to an end.
Cricket in Bangladesh remained suspended since March this year due to the outbreak of coronavirus. But after a couple of months, there were talks about how the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could restart the game back in the country.
Mahmudullah XI had lost both their group stage matches against Najmul XI but came back strongly in the final to lift the BCB President’s Cup.
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s ban from all forms of cricket will end on October 29th and the Tigers’ head coach Russell Domingo reiterated that Shakib will need to be given time to get reacquainted with the pressures of playing cricket before he can perform like his former self.
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo was adamant that the top-order collapse evident throughout the BCB President’s Cup tournament was not related to larger issues but rather rustiness from not playing any competitive cricket for the last seven months due to coronavirus pandemic.
The ongoing BCB President's Cup final, originally scheduled to be held tomorrow, has been rescheduled to Sunday, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) through a media release today.
The BCB President's Cup is set to come to an end with the final scheduled to be played on Friday between Najmul XI and Mahmudullah XI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. And according to Mahmudullah Riyad, the success of the intra-squad three-team tournament lies in the fact that all the players tried to outperform each other throughout.
Tamim XI were knocked out of the ongoing BCB President's Cup following a seven-run defeat against Najmul XI in the final group stage match of the tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Former Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza suffered a hamstring injury while practicing at the City Club Ground in Mirpur last Monday.
