Mazhar Uddin

Interview / ‘Cricket in Bangladesh shouldn’t be Dhaka-centric’

Raja shared his views on the state of BPL, Bangladesh cricket, and more, in an interview with The Daily Star.

27 February 2024, 01:41 AM

Tanzid Hasan Tamim Interview / ‘I don’t want to confine myself to one format’

'I have the desire to represent Bangladesh across all three formats as I don’t want to confine myself to a particular format'

25 February 2024, 03:00 AM

Ingenuity behind Shoriful blooming

The 22-year-old left-arm pacer spoke about his game among other things with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star during an interview.

20 February 2024, 01:30 AM

Shoriful hopes to carry over BPL form into T20 World Cup

Shoriful is leading the wicket-takers list in this year’s BPL, having taken 22 wickets in 12 matches at an average of just 15.86.

19 February 2024, 06:04 AM

‘I have no complaints, nor am I disappointed in myself’

Jaker Ali Anik came to the fore when he smashed three consecutive hundreds in the 2022-23 Bangladesh Cricket League, ending up as the leading run-getter of the tournament. The 25-year-old is one of the handful of local cricketers who have been able to show glimpses in the ongoing and the previous Bangladesh Premier League season for Comilla Victorians. Anik, whose exclusion from the Bangladesh T20 squad for the upcoming Sri Lanka series led to Comilla head coach Mohammad Salahuddin criticising the selection process, spoke about how playing for Bangladesh 'A' team and High-Performance team had helped his game and the way Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan had an influence on him along with a few other topics during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The...

18 February 2024, 01:00 AM

Aliss’ rocky ride to national team

Aliss Al Islam talked about his journey and experience during an interview with Mazhar Uddin of The Daily Star. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

15 February 2024, 01:00 AM

Shanto’s dream comes true

“One of my dreams came true,” said Najmul Hossain Shanto as he expressed his initial reaction after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declared him as the all-format captain yesterday.

12 February 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Good players on good wickets will lead to good cricket’

'When you put good players on good wickets you will get to see some good T20 cricket.'

11 February 2024, 01:00 AM

‘There is no alternative to being disciplined’

The morning air felt a little different in Durban yesterday, perhaps more so for Taskin Ahmed, who at one point a few years ago had felt unwanted in the national fold.

24 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Taskin rises to the occasion

It takes immense willpower and focus for a cricketer to forgo a lucrative offer to play in the money-spinning Indian Premier League for the first time in his career and return the very next day to pick up a five-wicket haul.

23 March 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Bigger than the IPL’

"I am a proud man, especially with a Bangladeshi fast bowler getting a five-for, winning the series [for us] and winning the player-of-the-series award."

23 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Pace battery finds its footing

The biggest threat to any side visiting South Africa has arguably always been the fast and bouncy nature of the tracks, conditions the hosts consistently utilise to undo opponents across the formats.

19 March 2022, 18:00 PM

‘His bowling will continue to inspire generations’

The current generation of youngsters may have not witnessed Shane Warne, who retired from cricket in 2007 after cementing himself as the greatest leg-spinner in cricketing history, but his legacy and aura are things that cannot be ignored.

9 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Liton’s class showcased again

An on-song Liton Das is always a treat to the eyes as the elegant right-hander mesmerises everyone with his batting skills. Following a lack of consistency early in his career, Liton has surely come of age as a batsman, having taken the next step in becoming a world-class act in recent times.

25 February 2022, 18:00 PM

‘You need to bowl 15 to 20 overs every day’

While Bangladesh are still searching for leg-spinners, Afghanistan have made producing world-class leg-spinners their forte.

10 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Pacers thrive in their natural habitat

The way Ebadot Hossain welcomed the experienced Ross Taylor to the crease, with a well-directed bouncer that the right-hander somehow managed to survive, served as a perfect example of true fast bowling at Mount Maunganui yesterday.

4 January 2022, 18:00 PM

‘We were never in control’

One could be tempted to take positives despite Bangladesh crashing to a convincing eight-wicket defeat in the first Test against Pakistan inside the first session of the final day to start the second cycle of the ICC World Test Championship with a defeat.

30 November 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I’m sure the players, too, are very frustrated’

Once again batting failure has led Bangladesh to the verge of another Test match defeat following some poor decision making by the Tigers batsman against Pakistan on the fourth day of the first Test in Chattogram yesterday.

29 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Taijul does the trick again

Many may be unable to recall that Taijul Islam had taken five wickets in the last Test that he played for Bangladesh just over six months ago against Sri Lanka in Pallekele.

28 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Impact of genuine fast bowling showcased again

Irrespective of pitch and conditions, the possession of potent attacking fast bowlers keeps a team invariably in the hunt and the Pakistani frontline pacers proved that yet again by utilising the new ball perfectly to dismantle the Bangladesh batting line-up.

27 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Liton, Mushfiqur stand tall in time of crisis

Both Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim had faced a fair share of criticism and got embroiled in controversies after Bangladesh’s dismal showing in the ICC T20 World Cup. And that had seen them being eventually dropped from the three-match T20I series against Pakistan.

26 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Mominul hints at long-term plan

Compared to other cricketing nations, Bangladesh have probably given the least emphasis to improving in the Test format after

25 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Parvez the latest entrant to opener merry-go-round

Bangladesh are all set to field a new opening pair as they tweak the team to eke out a consolation victory in the final game of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

21 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Revamped Tigers show promise even in defeat

It was a case of so close, yet so far for Bangladesh, who put up a great fight in defending a small 127-run total before going down to a four-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the first game of a three-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

19 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Selected sans credentials

Four uncapped players were included in the squad for the Pakistan series in the form of Bangladesh Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Akbar Ali, Test specialist Saif Hasan, a relatively ordinary performer in recent times in pacer Shohidul Islam and Yasir Ali, who has been around the set-up but is yet to play an international game.

17 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Marsh, Warner fire Australia to maiden World T20 title

Australia were just being Australia: ruthless, invincible and powerful as Aaron Finch and Co gave no quarter to New Zealand on way to lifting their maiden ICC T20 World Cup title with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory in the final at the Dubai Cricket Stadium yesterday.

14 November 2021, 18:00 PM

A World Cup to remember

It was a huge challenge for the governing body of world cricket to stage the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE while adapting to the norms of the new normal against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.