Bishwajit Roy

The jungle of concrete that the port city has become following construction work of flyovers hardly provides any indication that a

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale of all."

A massive crowd turned up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on the weekly holiday yesterday, but

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza felt two of his most experienced campaigners performed when they needed to. The ever-reliable Mushfiqur Rahim and ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan stepped up at the right time to guide the hosts to a 145-run win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the three-match series in Mirpur yesterday.

One can enjoy nothing more brilliant, vivid and striking than the company of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. Ask any of his teammates how big his influence is both on and off the field, ask any journalist how entertaining and refreshing spending time with the brave-hearted cricketer is, or ask any of his friends, regardless of class and creed, how warming it is to spend time with him; they will tell you the same.

The domestic cricket season is going to get underway with the National Cricket League (NCL) next month. And with another season

Mushfiqur Rahim has always been vocal in favour of his team getting more opportunities to play Test cricket, but even the Test captain

The high-ups of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) can stay happy campers following the national team's success in the last eight months in international cricket, especially in the ODIs.

Many had their share of inputs behind the Tigers' recent dream run, especially in the limited-overs version of the game under the

Batting-wise it was like the Chittagong Test revisited for the Tigers. A number of batsmen got the starts, settled in the middle but failed to convert those

At one point Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim refused to rule out the possibility of 1-0 series victory against the world's number one Test team, South Africa, while speaking at the pre-match press conference in Mirpur yesterday. But before that he made it clear where the challenge laid in the second and final Test, beginning at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today under the threat of rain.

What waits for wonder boy Mustafizur Rahman when the second and final Test between Bangladesh and South Africa begins at the Sher-e-Bangla National

The question whether he would be considered for Tests was never there, rather it was when?

A spectacular turnaround! Ah! Relieved, it all clicked in the nick of time. Soumya Sarkar got the reward of being patient; Mahmudullah Riyad took only one match to return to his composed self. The bowling had its best out in the middle to set an easy platform for the batters. New pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman took three wickets and gave a message that he was not a migratory bird and came here to stay;

The Tigers were fantastic in the World Cup down under, they were magnificent against Pakistan and they have dominated India -- a fairytale by any stretch

The first ODI began two hours and forty minutes after the scheduled time due to heavy rain but when it began, South Africa's debutant

Almost the entire ground was under covers yesterday. The outfield was water-logged. The Tigers were confined to indoor practice at Mirpur while their

A slow wicket without much turn is the preferred pitch for the Tigers against South Africa. As there was torrential rain yesterday and the rectangle was under

South Africa yesterday gave a strong message to their hosts Bangladesh that they were a hard nut to crack no matter what conditions they were in.

Can buoyant Bangladesh rewrite history again? The Tigers have scripted new chapters against two mighty neighbours -- Pakistan and India -- in the last