Joseph takes five before Piedt rescues South Africa pride

West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph took five wickets before unheralded tailender Dane Piedt rescued South Africa's pride on the opening day of the second Test on Thursday.
15 August 2024, 19:32 PM

'Focus is on cricket'

Bangladesh spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed on Thursday said that the players have recovered from the effects of the chaotic situation in the country and are focusing on cricket.
15 August 2024, 18:30 PM

Nazmul in favour of resigning?

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan is in favour of stepping down as board president, sources have claimed.
15 August 2024, 17:20 PM

Mushtaq impressed by Bangladesh's ‘coachable’ nature

Mushtaq emphasised that Bangladesh are not a side to be underestimated.
15 August 2024, 13:49 PM

Ripon, Jishan star as HP pick up second win in Top End T20

Ripon Mondol picked up three wickets and Jishan Alam hit a half-century as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance Unit defeated Australian Capital Territory (ACT) by six wickets, notching up their second win in the Top End T20 series at the TIO Stadium in Darwin, Australia today.
15 August 2024, 13:16 PM

Root can break Tendulkar's run tally, predicts Ponting

Root only recently scored his 12,000th Test run to become the seventh highest run-scorer of all time and the 33-year-old has second-placed Ponting and Tendulkar's overall record within sight.
15 August 2024, 13:11 PM

New Zealand's Conway opts for casual contract

New Zealand opener Devon Conway has opted for a casual rather than central contract for the upcoming 2024-2025 season, allowing the lefthander the flexibility to play in South Africa's SA20 league next January.
15 August 2024, 07:35 AM

Is the current BCB board legitimate?

The board of directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) might face a legitimacy crisis as they were elected under the 2017-amended BCB constitution, which entitled six top-flight Dhaka clubs to nominate two councillors each to vote, instead of the previous one-entity-one-vote system.
15 August 2024, 01:00 AM

India names Morne Morkel as new bowling coach

India has appointed former South Africa Test fast bowler Morne Morkel as its bowling coach, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.
14 August 2024, 14:43 PM

Pakistan Shaheens batter Bangladesh ‘A’

Pakistan Shaheens' batters made merry against Bangladesh 'A' bowlers on the second day of the opening four-day match as they were 367-4 at stumps at the Islamabad Club Ground on Wednesday.
14 August 2024, 14:36 PM

Ebadot looking to comeback stronger than ever

Bangladesh paceman Ebadot Hossain is going through the gears in order to regain fitness following an ACL injury. The paceman told reporters today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur that he wants to return to the field stronger than ever.
14 August 2024, 14:20 PM

Teenage prodigy named in South Africa T20 squad for Windies series

Teenage fast bowler Kwena Maphaka and all-rounder Jason Smith have been called up to South Africa’s Twenty20 squad for the first time for a three-match series in the West Indies, Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday.
14 August 2024, 10:17 AM

Pakistan-Bangladesh Karachi Test to be held without spectators

In a decision reminiscent of the COVID-19 days, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to host the second Test against Bangladesh at the National Stadium here behind closed doors.
14 August 2024, 09:29 AM

Bangladesh HP thrashed by Adelaide Strikers Academy

Bangladesh High Performance squad suffered their second successive defeat in the Top End T20 series in Australia, this time losing by eight wickets against Adelaide Strikers.
14 August 2024, 07:57 AM

Tigers look to overcome hindered preparations

Bangladesh Test team reached Pakistan yesterday, five days ahead of schedule, to officially begin the final phase of their preparations for the forthcoming two-Test series against the hosts, having failed to do so at home owing to weeks of unrest.
14 August 2024, 03:00 AM

England captain Stokes out of Sri Lanka series with torn hamstring

England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn hamstring and will miss the Test series against Sri Lanka, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Tuesday.
13 August 2024, 18:43 PM

Gwalior to host opening T20I between Bangladesh and India

The venue for the opening T20I of a three-match series between Bangladesh and India has been changed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday.
13 August 2024, 17:00 PM

BCB refutes claims of deliberately delaying World Cup prize money

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refuted claims made by a BCB councilor concerning BCB’s delay in distributing the prize money of the ODI World Cup last year.
13 August 2024, 15:23 PM

Graham Thorpe killed by train

Former England batsman Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station, an inquest into his death heard Tuesday.
13 August 2024, 14:41 PM

Bangladesh 'A' fold for 122 against Pakistan Shaheens

Bangladesh A team demonstrated a disappointing batting display against their Pakistani counterparts on the opening day of the two-match four-day series opener as they were dismissed for just 122 runs in their first innings on Tuesday.
13 August 2024, 14:17 PM